If you know you don't need Wi-Fi 6, but still need a reliable way to extend a network that sees frequent use from multiple data-intensive streams at a time, the Nighthawk X4 is one of your best options. With metal shield. The extender utilizes the latest materials for EMI shielding with five sole flat cables design. This technique allows each cable to be fully covered by electromagnetic interference shielding with conducting polymer to guard against incoming or outgoing emissions of electromagnetic frequencies, minimize disturbance and degradation on performance, and reduce the weight of the extender. Both the P15S-P15F adapter and the SATA controller have arrived so I was finally able to do some testing. vmnic1 0000:04:00.0 igb Up Down 0 Half 00:1b:21:93:b3:b0 1500 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection

Well, when I opened up the application menu again, it was significantly faster. I thought there was no way the thing actually rebooted. So, I ran the good ol’ mount command and looked for the trusty root partition. Lo and behold, it was on the NVMe drive.vmnic3 0000:05:00.0 igb Up Down 0 Half 00:1b:21:93:b3:b2 1500 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection Unfortunately, the 5th Gen NUC does no longer have a Mini PCIe slot. Instead it has M.2 slots. An easy solution would be a M.2 NIC, but until today there are no such cards available. In this post I will explain the possibilities to use PCIe cards with the M.2 slot to upgrade the 5th Gen NUC with additional NICs or other cards like Fibre Channel HBAs. The Key E slot is used for a WiFi adapter. The Key B ports is typcially used for a M.2 SSD. But according to the specification, they should theoretically provide the following interfaces: vmnic0 0000:00:19.0 e1000e Up Up 100 Full b8:ae:ed:75:08:68 1500 Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (3) I218-LM Some words about the performance. The NUCs M.2 slot is based on PCI Express (PCIe) Revision Gen2 and has 2 lanes (X2). Each lane supports a data transfer speed of 5.0 GT/s (Gigatransfers per second). To get the actual usable bandwidth, you have to take into account that PCIe Gen 2 uses a 8b10b encoding which means that it requires 10bits, to transfer 1 byte (8 bits).

Wi-Fi mesh systems are ideal for users with little or no technical knowledge. They can be installed in minutes and typically come with a user-friendly mobile app that walks you through the installation process with easy-to-follow illustrated instructions. And their prices are coming down, too.Still, maybe the fastest possible throughput is what you're after. That could be because you're running business applications across your network, or because you're in the market for a gaming router or especially a Wi-Fi 6 router. If so, be sure to test the connection between your endpoints to ensure you're getting the maximum traffic speeds you can. PCMag thoroughly tests all routers and range extenders that come through its doors so you'll have a good idea of what to expect before you buy. (Credit: Linksys) Form Factors - M.2 devices are denoted using a WWLL naming schemes, where "WW" specifies the modul width and "LL" specifies the module length. You can find notation like "M.2 2280 Module" in the NUC documentation. For the first test I am using a network adapter with an Intel 82576 chipset. This is fully supported with ESXi so I do not have any driver issues. If your ESXi does not detect the card you should verify that the NUC has detected it in the BIOS (Devices > PCI). If the card as been detected, you probably have a driver issue in your ESXi. My solution at this stage is to use a USB 3.0 to SATA adapter. This is by no means ideal, but it works :) When shopping for a range extender, it's important to find one that matches your router's specs. For example, if you have a dual-band AC1900 router, get a dual-band AC1900 extender (or better). If your router supports Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) data streaming, which provides enhanced performance by sending data to compatible clients simultaneously rather than sequentially, look for an extender that supports this technology if you want to extend your MU-MIMO network.

The P14S-P14FP adapter has a Key B interfaces which is available on all 5th gen NUCs. It converts the M.2 slot to a PCIe X4 slot where you can insert your PCIe network adapter. In light of this, the (re-) boot time of about two seconds is stunning. Now, this isn’t all just CPU power, the Debian spin is very optimized for this board and has many unnecessary bits removed (which is a must when you’re running on an SD card). So, there’s more than just blazing storage going on here. It’s the combination of lightning-fast storage and, just as importantly, a well-optimized system. The adapter (or Extender Board) consists of 2 PCBs that are connected with a flexible flat cable (FFC). You should be aware that it comes without any cases, so you probably have to build your own. Without further modification, the setup is very fragile and looks like that:

Now your WiFi can reach farther

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