[image] https://www.metageek.com/training/resources/access-points-support-legacy.html disabling this would reduce overhead by 40%. so this should be disabled to have better performance. right? BUT it would also reduce coverage area. so this is not just about wifi B devices it will also affect wif…

Let's review. Checking the "Allow b rates" affects what the AP will transmit. In particular it will send most overhead packets including beacons, probe responses, and authentication / authorization as the slow, noisy, 1 Mb DSSS signal. That is bad for you and your neighbors. Do not check that bo…

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Clarification on "Allow legacy 802.11b rates" in advance setting

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration

lleachii May 31, 2020, 12:52am 2

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