Uh.................. only if they support 4x4. And that range will be very limited. 5.x does not penetrate obstacles well.

Show me a single 802.11n router today that fully support beamforming. Even the Ruckus and Wavion gear are only using part of the 802.11n spatial multiplexing capabilities.

I have no idea why you were downvoted. What you've said is entirely accurate.

It's got more application in a server room than it does in the home. Range will be no better (and probably worse) than 5Ghz on your 802.11n routers and the amount of 5Ghz frequency it requires is simply put: ALL OF IT. So you won't be able to place multiple routers in an area, because they'll stomp on each other either at the AP or the endpoints.

This is a standard for (at best) a home audio/video system where all the components are nearby and for a server rack where you use wireless as a second network to communicate between servers. For home device use, most of us will be better off with 802.11n

And BTW, 802.11n is *still* not being fully utilized. You can get 600Mbps (air speed) per frequency out of a single 802.11n router if you take full advantage of its spatial abilities. The best I know of is 450Mbps per frequency. Ruckus probably makes the best APs out there right now.

Uhm, since deployed Windows systems largely don't support SMB 2.x much less SMB 3.x I fail to see how this is a major failing on the part of Linux. Although I am of course entirely for supporting the current protocols.

Much like Windows Defender. Or in the case of Window 8, Window Defender.

Er, wow. I drank the kool-aid... that would be Googolplex.

This, times 1.5 Googleplex.

Companies are still shipping network gear that is IPv4 only. Find me a fixed-wireless device that supports IPv6! Sure they're layer 2 devices, but the units themselves don't have IPv6 addressability.

IPv6 will take a long, long time. Maybe 10 years for major crossover. The fanbois and the advocates get shriller every day, but moving to IPv6 - even dual-stack - from an existing network is currently *hard*.

It may be more than you want... but check out Freeside.

Also, the Dawn of War series (RPG)

However, most of the programs I want including DoW will run on Wine. Sins ... not so much.

...these companies should stick with tried and true products and environments, and expand upon them. That's why Linux is still relevant today and is taking over damned near everything that isn't a desktop, IMHO.

Uhm... you have no idea what the U.S. government or any of its allies or protagonists have that has not yet seen the light of day. The U.S. in particular has a next-generation arsenal they are sitting on which has never yet been used in a conflict.

Precisely. Why are they creating a societal cage?

About 11 years ago, when 9/11 made all the dreams of the totalitarian twatwaffles come true. In the opinions of many, the two circumstances are linked.

There are virtually no government ministries that are effective, why would this one be different? Actually, it is... it's even less effective and even more insulting than most.