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Does the type of WiFi adapter matter (for gaming)?

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Yes, the type of WiFi adapter does matter, especially for gaming, but you don’t necessarily need to go for the most expensive option. Certainly, nothing beats an Ethernet connection, yet, but a good wireless router paired with a compatible WiFi client device can achieve a stable performance as long as you limit the amount of …

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Will A New Network Card Improve WiFi?

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In most cases, a new network card should improve the WiFi performance, assuming that it’s a better card than the one that you’re replacing. So, what are you waiting for? Go on, install that new network card and enjoy a far better Internet experience. And I won’t deny that it a lot of cases, this …

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Does the WiFi router store the browsing history?

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The question on whether the WiFi router stores the browsing history can be seen from two angles. One is the worried parent that wants to know if their children have accessed dangerous or questionable content for their age. And the other may be either a teenager worried that the parents are invading their privacy or …

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Do WiFi 6 routers have better range?

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I do get the question of whether the WiFi 6 routers have better range from time to time and my answer is that some do have a better range than the WiFi 5 router, while some don’t. It’s only normal that an expensive new piece of technology will behave better than an old, battle-scarred router. …

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Should you Disable IGMP Proxying?

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The IGMP Proxying is a clever way of taking the strain out of a router when dealing with multiple devices that use multicast. And the way it reduces this strain is by intercepting the IGMP traffic from multiple users which either wish to join or leave the multicast group and then the proxy behaves as …

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Why is my WiFi so slow? And how to fix it?

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I noticed that a lot more people are complaining about slow WiFi now than a few years ago and I guess it’s a bit more difficult to have a stable, well-performing WiFi connection when everyone is broadcasting the wireless router’s signal without doing any site survey. And this phenomenon is worse in densely populated environments, …

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