Post by @argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org

@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org

2026-08-03 15:24 UTC

@jbrownesq@mastodon.social @d1@autistics.life Whenever somebody gets excited about a consumer #router, I can't help but chuckle and think back to this graph. In the article where this graph is featured, it is captioned, “Pictured: flawless victory.” Consumer #routers suck. Use a real #computer! Even if it's a dinky little box that looks like a cheap knock-off of the Mac Mini, it'll eat consumer routers for breakfast. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/numbers-dont-lie-its-time-to-build-your-own-router/ #Linux #IT

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@d1@autistics.life 2026-08-03 15:26

@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @jbrownesq@mastodon.social I always thoroughly test my routers with iperf3. It's a strange hobby of mine. You might say, a special interest

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@avoca@gladtech.social 2026-08-03 17:30

@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @jbrownesq@mastodon.social @d1@autistics.life I'm not sure the router is the issue at my locality. I think its the widlly variable and unreliable input network it's connected to. Part satellite, part fibre and part copper. Always 'choked' at critical/peak times. You could have a piece of wire with a gain of 100 as a router, means nothing if the network data rate is 10MB/S. IMHO. And besides, my internet is 5G, my Mac hasn't got a SIM slot I'm afraid.

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