Tag Archives: wifi

Ubiquiti Unifi UAP-AC in-home performance

Posted on 2015-01-02 by Jethro Carr

Having completed the most important move-in task of wiring the house for ethernet and installing the Ubiquiti Unfi UAP-AC access point, I decided to run some benchmarks to see what sort of performance I could actually get. Manufacturers always quote … Continue reading →

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Keeping Android Wifi Awake

Posted on 2012-06-17 by Jethro Carr

I run a number of backgrounded applications on my Android phone, such as Nagios (server monitoring) CSipSimple (VoIP/SIP), OpenVPN (SSL-based VPN) and IMAP idle (push email). Whilst this does impact battery life somewhat, I’ve got things reasonably well tuned so … Continue reading →

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A tale of two route controllers

Posted on 2012-05-18 by Jethro Carr

Ever since I built a Linux 3.2.0 kernel for my Debian Stable laptop to take advantage of some of the newer kernel features, I have been experiencing occasional short periods of disconnect/reconnect on the Wi-Fi network. This wasn’t happening heaps … Continue reading →

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Thinkpad Wireless Headaches

Posted on 2011-08-01 by Jethro Carr

Last year I obtained a new Lenovo x201i laptop to replace my aging Libretto – it’s been going pretty well, with one glaring exception – thanks to the “Thinkpad Wireless” 802.11n wifi card. Lenovo sell their laptops with several wifi options … Continue reading →

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