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The confusing alphabet soup of Wi-Fi versions got renamed. 802.11n became Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac became Wi-Fi 5, and 802.11ax became Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 7 is still in development so 6 is the best in-use version.
And then, because they can’t help themselves, they came out with 6E. Honestly I think all standards bodies (USB, HDMI, WiFi) just love making stupid sub-versions that make things even more confusing.
What’s the difference?
The very simple version is that the newer versions support faster speeds.
Lots of really cool little things that add up to making it faster
WiFi has literally gone the opposite of USB.
It used to be obvious what USB speeds were, whereas WiFi was 802.11b or whatever.
Now we have WiFi 5 or WiFi 6. And we have USB-C PD 10gbps with AltMode
It’s wifi 6
5
4
3
2
1
Wifi 6, little bit poor signal, and password locked
In base 10, the “6” simbol means this much “IIIIII” of something or the unit which is this amount from the beginning.
I’m surprised that you didn’t go into Roman numerals. VI
This isn’t a wrong answers only post so lets make sure everyone is aware of Internet Protocol versions 4 and 6.
Most internet addies look like this 001.002.003.004
That’s IPv4, the current common standard. And were running out of addresses.
To fix this some systems are using IPv6 which adds two more numbers (and more bits per number) as well as a whole batch of protocol improvements.
I’m pretty sure that’s what the WiFi ⁶ enumerator is about.
…or maybe I’m wrong. All the interne6 suggests its the WiFi protocol version 6. Sorry.
c/confidentlyincorrect
It’s the WiFi version. Some devices also show 6E.
