Benefiting from No-AMSDU in Mikrotik
Aug 2, 2016Setting up a Mikrotik as a wireless SOHO router at home is a relatively easy task for even a seasoned system administrator. Setting up 802.11 protocol to perform fast, fluent and adapted to the environment is an advanced thing that requires some in-depth knowledge of the field.
Some time ago I purchased a used RB951Ui-2HnD and set it to work in default mode. After making some basic settings such as the wireless channel, channel width and transmission power, I have noticed that the connection speed and latency in remote corners of the apartment is still awful. The signal is bearable, but I get only 5mbps out of 50mbps download speed over the air. 50 mbps is the tariff that comes from the ISP, but I get some sure 45-48mbps when measured in clear site with the router, over WLAN. My apartment is 70m2 and most of the walls are made of think concrete. Obviously, increasing solely the transmission power will bring nothing, except lots of extra signal noise. I needed a way to improve the situation without purchasing any additional hardware or cabling.
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