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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by mseebach on Saturday March 04, 2017 @12:04PM (#13791742)
Is there a good suite of tools to actually measure the quality of a wifi connection and/or surface, even help diagnose, problems?
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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Saturday March 04, 2017 @02:38PM (#13792543)
Wifi Analyzer is a good place to start.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wi...

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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by FabHK on Saturday March 04, 2017 @07:30PM (#13793846)
On macOS, someone below recommended "WiFi Signal", USD 5.

Not so fully featured, I assume, but free is Wireless Diagnostics. Ignore the popup, and go to Windows -> Info/Scan/Performance (it's in System -> Library -> CoreServices -> Applications, but I start it via Spotlight)

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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by ValentineC on Saturday March 04, 2017 @07:50PM (#13793921)
> Not so fully featured, I assume, but free is Wireless Diagnostics. Ignore the popup, and go to Windows -> Info/Scan/Performance (it's in System -> Library -> CoreServices -> Applications, but I start it via Spotlight)

Protip: it's also easily accessible by holding Option and clicking on the Wifi icon in the menu bar.

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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by tlow on Saturday March 04, 2017 @08:53PM (#13794171)
Fing for services and ping?
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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by majewsky on Sunday March 05, 2017 @10:33AM (#13796349)
That's at least one OSI layer north of what was being asked.
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Re:A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks by anth1y on Saturday March 04, 2017 @04:02PM (#13792909)
It really depends on your Operating System.
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