This isn’t strictly “homelab” related, but I’m not sure if there’s a better community to post it.
I’m curious what kind of real-world speeds everyone is getting over their wireless network. I was testing tonight, and I’m getting a max of 250Mbit down/up on my laptop. I have 4 Unifi APs, each set to 802.11ac/80Mhz, and my laptop supports 2x2 MIMO. Testing on my phone (Galaxy S23) gives basically the exact same result.
The radio spectrum around me is ideal for WiFi; on 5Ghz, there is no AP in close enough range for me to detect. With an 80Mhz channel width, I can space all 4 of my APs so that there’s no interference (using a non-DFS channel for testing, btw).
Am I wasting my time trying to chase higher speeds with my current setup? What kind of speeds are you getting on your WiFi network?
Would you share why you only scan at night? I think currently I have autoscan enabled to switch channels every hour, day and night.
Every night is still probably overkill. My neighbors’ APs rarely/never change channels.