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RBE970 Satellite Connections
Why does a WiFi device 10 feet away from the satellite end up connected to the Router RBE971 which is a 100 feet away? I've also seen where devices close to the satellite initially connect to the sat...
Not an accurate statement. For some of the newer WiFi frequencies and protocols, the speed will decrease as the distance decreases. This is usually considered the near field environment.
Not an accurate statement. For some of the newer WiFi frequencies and protocols, the speed will decrease as the distance decreases. This is usually considered the near field environment.
Do you have a reference? I am aware that if a client is very close to the router that the router transmission can overload the RF front end in the client (signal saturation). But I haven't seen anything else on this.
Generally, saturation is only a possibility if the the client is less than 5 feet from the router/AP. FWIW, I agree that distance is not the only factor. The details of the environment matter (reflections, objects that block the signal, etc).
As far as I know, near-field environment generally describes being within two wavelengths ot the transmitting antenna. Which would be about 4 inches for 6 ghz, increasing to about 10 inches for 2.4 ghz.