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Stefano Marinelli<p>Last night I was amazed that even the most remote devices remained connected to the 'small' MikroTik CAP AC. This morning one of the devices disconnected and couldn't reconnect. I conducted a brief survey (using WifiMan on the Pixel 7 with GrapheneOS, disabling the polling frequency limit for wifi from developer options) and indeed, the difference compared to the Ruckus is quite marked. At the limits of the house, even though the Ruckus shows a weak signal, the devices can still communicate well without packet loss. The MikroTik signal is definitely weaker and more unstable. I expected this for two reasons: I'm comparing two devices from completely different ranges, from totally different generations, and with significantly different prices. In fact, for the price of one Ruckus, you could buy about 12 or 13 CAP AC units. So the question I now ask myself is: was it more sensible to keep two separate access points in two key areas of the house (as I did years ago) or a central Ruckus? I will answer this once I get a more recent generation MikroTik for a client. That will be a clearer test. Ruckus excels in particularly crowded environments, which is certainly not my home.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Ruckus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ruckus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MikroTik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikroTik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Wifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>For a long time, I used three access points at home. A few months ago, I decided to downsize and see if, with technological advances, I could reduce the number of APs. Obviously, the more remote areas would be penalized, but at the moment I don't need a lot of bandwidth, just stability. So I kept only the Omada 670 - hung from the ceiling, roughly in the center of the house. The coverage was fairly complete, except for a few unimportant corners. It was ok-ish.</p><p>I had the opportunity to get a Ruckus R550 at an interesting price (for a Ruckus, of course) and, despite having lower speed performance than the Omada, I wanted to try it. Initially I was disappointed. The coverage was almost the same (but the Ruckus is in a slightly worse position, about a meter from the Omada but resting on a wooden piece of furniture), so I didn't see the advantages. However, I left it running, since I had it. The network remained stable for months.</p><p>A few days ago I needed the poe injector I use for the Ruckus (while the Omada is powered by its own power supply) so I reconnected the Omada and turned off the Ruckus. Same channels, same configuration.</p><p>Suddenly, I realized the difference. Even seeing (almost) the same signal levels from the monitoring apps, the actual performance is very different. Even in a distant room with many walls (of brick and concrete) in between, the 5Ghz signal of the Ruckus remains stable and reliable, while with the Omada it was much less stable. As "bars", almost the same. But with the Omada it is a continuous packet loss and switching to 2.4 GHz. Moreover, the most distant device (a Raspberry PI A+ with FreeBSD) with the Omada loses signal several times a day, with the Ruckus no problem and despite having a minimum bandwidth, it does not lose packets.</p><p>Going back to the Omada for a few days showed me that yes, there are differences. Yesterday I reconnected the Ruckus. Gone, again, all the problems. Of course, with the cost of a Ruckus (on offer) I get 3 "superior" Omadas, but the difference is there.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/WiFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Omada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Omada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Ruckus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ruckus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wireless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/AccessPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccessPoint</span></a></p>
hobbsc<p><a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> run. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ruckus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruckus</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/scooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scooter</span></a></p>
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