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Netgear R6260 slow WiFi speed/coverage

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Description

I think last release with decent speed/coverage was probably 21.x. Been running snapshots ever since but the issue still persists. As soon as I move further away (~3m) from the router coverage and thus speed drops significantly whereas this used to be just fine before. Quick search shows this post on the forum related with low TX power.

I have initially reported this under the openwrt repository here.

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by comparing behavior between the last 21.x release and current snapshots, then read the linked OpenWrt issue and forum discussion for the R6260 low-TX-power reports. Done means identifying a reproducible driver regression and documenting or fixing its cause with a verification path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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