What's the point? 802.11AC

[iSeven]

So I buy an R6300 router. Claiming 1.3gbit on 5ghz. The whole reason I bought it is so me and my neighbor two houses away 45feet--can share the online storage. Ok well with signal loss I may not get 40% of that link speed, but how, I mean without bottle necking, should w pull this off....there no AC adapters, just the NG N900 adapter. So how the heck do I get even half the bandwidth I paid for?

I had an idea if he used an E4200v1 bridged if that could be a better AC client than a USB 2 bottleneck.

[AruisDante]

So right now AC routers are basically future-proofing. As you said, there aren't actually any devices that use the AC standard. Heck, the AC standard isn't even finalized.

But also as you noticed, AC isn't exactly long range, and doesn't really play nice with walls. It's one of those things that's really really great if you fit the use-cases for it, but isn't any better than N in all the other use-cases.

[Transnone13]

Sounds like a P2P Omnidirectional Antenna solution...

[i8lifeup2]

I read here that the WiFi Certification testing won't even start till early next year
http://pusz4frog.wordpress.com/2012/...a-11ac-router/

It sounds like that with 11n launch, there was issues because the initial 11n products had performance and compatibility issues.
Do you think it is better to wait till early next year to get a WiFi Certified 11ac router?

[Namtaro]

Just wondering, can't you lay a ethernet cable across between you and your neighbor? Ask the neighbor inbetween if you could lay it across their fence or somewhere unseen.

[hostage67]

AC is high speed, but short range. For longer ranger you may want to look at using N.

However, in both cases there are several ways to help increase your range...

1. Use a repeater at both outer walls (preferably at a window). This will strengthen the signal to carry it the distance between the houses. This obviously requires the purchase of the repeaters and may still not resolve your issue.

2. Use a parabolic antenna to direct the signal. This should help extend the range. There are several plans for DIY setups or you could try purchasing a real Parabolic antenna for best performance. I would suggest trying one of the cheap DIY ones just to see how much impact it has for you.


http://www.pcworld.com/article/15095...reflector.html

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html

http://coachdanny.blogspot.com/2007/...indsurfer.html

There is even one using a Pringles can somewhere . Anyways I have heard good things about the signal boosts, I have no idea if it will be enough for you guys alone, but it's worth a shot.