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FromtheEditor

Computeractive

Printe dint he UK

Issue 623 •19January–1February 2022

Backwhenwewereallfrettingaboutthe

MillenniumBug(seepage9foramodern

equivalent),Irememberbeingimpressed

thathomeWi-Fispeedscouldreach 1 1Mbps.

ThatwasthemaximumoftheWi-Fi 1

standard(aka 802 .11b)–notthatmy

primitiveequipmentgotanywherenear.

Over 2 0yearslaterandthetopspeedof

Wi-Fi6isaround 90 0timesfaster–at

9.6Gbps(9,6 00 Mbps). That’sspectacular,

butI’m moreexcitedbyhowitcan

guaranteefaststreamingwhenyouhave

severaldevicesconnectedtoyournetwork.

InourCoverFeatureNikRawlinson

explainshowthisworksusinganalogies

thatinvolvewidepipes,colouredenvelopes

andbusycarproductionlines.Healso

revealshowheaddedWi-Fi 6 toanold

laptop,andrecommendsthebestrouters

forbringingthetechnologytoyourhome.

Followhisadviceandyou’lltransform

yournetworkovernight.

DanielBooth

[email protected]

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ArtEditorKatie Peat
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