Like will it make a difference?

  • knaescht@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ll just say it, it doesn’t matter.

    Religiously, I’m in the wired camp as well. But practically, it doesn’t matter. Been playing GeForce Now over WiFi (distance: 4 meters with a wall in between) or watching Apple TV via WiFi (5m distance) and it has been totally flawless.

    I’d still go for wired if it’s easy.

    And I’m even on old gear that only supports WiFi 5.

  • dedsmiley@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Wi-Fi is half duplex, Ethernet is full duplex. Wi-Fi cannot send and receive simultaneously and it cannot detect collisions.

    If I have the choice between wireless and wired, I will take wired 100% of the time.

    • Viloxity@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Does the length matter? Like I have a 50ft ethernet cable, and my router is right next to my pc. Does the connection weaken if the cable is that long? Or that doesn’t matter at all?

      • TheHDWiFiGuy@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        50ft is fine. So long as the cable is of ok quality and less than 300ft you’re golden. Current cable isn’t like the old stuff where colling too much caused issues.

        Also, this guy knows. Wireless is great, but wired is always better if possible.