[HN Gopher] TP-Link band-steers 2,4 to 5 GHz Wi-Fi even when the...
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       TP-Link band-steers 2,4 to 5 GHz Wi-Fi even when the radio is off
        
       Author : kevincox
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2022-09-04 14:42 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.ctrl.blog)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.ctrl.blog)
        
       | porjo wrote:
       | I was just reviewing the TP-Link EAP225 which supports OpenWRT.
       | And DAWN [0] can be used with OpenWRT for handling band steering.
       | Does anyone have experience using it? Can you recommend it?
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       | [0] https://github.com/berlin-open-wireless-lab/DAWN
        
       | dt2m wrote:
       | Don't spend all the money you save doing this at once!
        
         | chrismeller wrote:
         | A bit heavy on the snark, but I have to agree... of all the
         | hundreds things I could think to do to micro-optimize power
         | usage around the house, disabling the 5ghz band on my router at
         | night doesn't even _remotely_ make the list.
         | 
         | Edit: I mean, the time keeping the computer turned on to write
         | this post wiped out how many decades of savings in disabling a
         | Wi-Fi band?
        
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