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Interesting test results:
I took my USB 2.0 extension cable, which is 3 meters long and plugged it into the Orico hub in a USB 2.0 port. Extended it closer to the router, making the distance shorter by a good 6 feet, and away from the metal case of the rig (the adapter had been hugging the side of the case).
Still using the 5ghz band to download the 239MB WAV file from my NAS to the rig, using the Comfast adapter:
Before extending, ran two tests:
22 sec. , 26sec. Connection speed: 130mbps
After extending (i.e. shortening the distance from the router by 6+ feet, as the crow flies, and extending away from the case), ran 4 tests:
13 sec, 12 sec, 14 sec, 12 sec. Connection speed: 260mbps
That's quite an improvement! Of course, this was just now, there could be interference issues at other times.
I took my USB 2.0 extension cable, which is 3 meters long and plugged it into the Orico hub in a USB 2.0 port. Extended it closer to the router, making the distance shorter by a good 6 feet, and away from the metal case of the rig (the adapter had been hugging the side of the case).
Still using the 5ghz band to download the 239MB WAV file from my NAS to the rig, using the Comfast adapter:
Before extending, ran two tests:
22 sec. , 26sec. Connection speed: 130mbps
After extending (i.e. shortening the distance from the router by 6+ feet, as the crow flies, and extending away from the case), ran 4 tests:
13 sec, 12 sec, 14 sec, 12 sec. Connection speed: 260mbps
That's quite an improvement! Of course, this was just now, there could be interference issues at other times.