On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 14:59:44 UTC+1, RJH wrote:
On 8 Sep 2020 at 14:34:15 BST, "polygonum_on_google"
wrote:

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 14:13:34 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
R D S wrote:
I've never had bother with WiFi in the past but then i've never really
challenged it. At home and prior workplace everything is in close
proximity.

At my current workplace it just doesn't work. But there are more walls,
there's a metal security gate between one PC and the router because of
the L shape of the building (seemingly a complete no go), upstairs is
particularly bad and i'm wondering if that's because we have a lot of
flourescent lighting.

So, is WiFi just a bit ****?
Shall I knuckle down and run cable (would be a ballache) or persevere
resiting the router and PCs and trying different channels?
(Which I have done today and it's currently usable)

I'm starting to think it's only suitable for domestic/non critical
applications.

I'd ask if in a workplace there is the same need for cordless as at home?
After all, even a decent laptop won't run all day on batteries.

My experience has been that whatever wired options were installed, someone
would want to locate their computer or printer (or whatever else) such that
there was no easy way of safely running a network cable. Hence, even in
otherwise extensively wired offices, there has often been quite a bit of wifi
in use as well.

Mainly phones and tablets IME of work. It also seems to have something to do
with the correct IP address to access the intranet - so mobile data might not
cut it.

DHCP is handled exclusively by the router. Several are static and it is set up with long expire times (a few days, IIRC).

Never even think about it these days. It just works.

I can see all the devices on the network - no problem - from anywhere.