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How to test if my routers 5Ghz wifi can spit out the theoretical 1300mb/s? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So it sounds simple, but I can't figure out how to easily do it, what to search for, or what app to use.

Doing an internet speed test won't do it as it's ISP limited (at least for me - I'm not paying for gigbit+ internet.)

And your standard windows file transfer is tricky as I don't have the right setup for it (e.g. i have a server, but it's connected to gigabit port, so that would/does bottleneck it to 1000-1100, add to that the potential storage device on either side being a limiting factor (again, in my case).

I am running DD-WRT, so I have a bit more freedom that the average router firmware, if that's relevant (though I don't think it has network speed analysers).

I am just looking to see what the local bitrate/transfer speed is over my 5ghz signal is as a troubleshooting step for Meta's shiddy AirLink (which appearently is only giving me ~10mb on a completely empty 5ghz signal with nothing overlapping.)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The 1300Mbps is calculated by max of the 5Ghz + max 2Ghz speed + max streams.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

File transfer over wifi 🤮

Half duplex lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In short, you can't get 1300 Mbps.

But in short, find a matching client for MIMO e.g. if 1300 Mbps is for 3x3 WiFi 5, you need that client e.g. MacBook Pro.

Then in close proximity, you can do iPerf or even Internet speed test (but this is variable so may need to check different time of day, different server).

The max you are looking at is the Max # x 0.5-0.7. It's WiFi efficiency factor.

https://gameandtechfocus.com/wifi-college-why-is-my-wifi-slow-theoretical-max-speed/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

r as original question of 1300 Mbps, I assume it's 3x3 MIMO WiFi 5 router.

Will give it a crack. NB: 4 antenna router (Linksys 19200ACSv2) running DD-WRT v3.0-r52330 std (04/14/23)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I just had a quick look at how to use iperf. Do you need two physical machines for running one as server and one as client or just two seperate instances of iperf running? In bed and can't try right now haha