A personal account of four common home networking problems and their affordable fixes: a Wi-Fi dead zone solved by upgrading from a Wi-Fi 5 to a Wi-Fi 6 ISP router, a temporary lack of Ethernet solved with a $10 PCIe NIC, an outdated Ethernet cable replacement, and a recurring link speed drop from 1 Gbps to 100 Mbps that was resolved by the router upgrade. The emphasis is on practical, low-cost solutions over expensive mesh networks or advanced hardware.

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A dead zone in my apartmentA few weeks without EthernetOutdated Ethernet cable in my new apartmentLink speed dropping to 100 Mbps on my PC

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