[PhasmaFelis]

So (in this particular arena) Linux can, by Googling around and digging into conf files, match the speed that a Mac has out of the box? That's nice, but it's not exactly impressive. Why isn't it configured that way to start with?

(My personal machines are a Mac laptop, a Windows desktop, and a Linux server. I have no dog in this fight. I kind of don't understand why people think they do have a dog in this fight.)

[Tobu]

It's standard, Linux distributions generally install NetworkManager. The tweaks are for people who want more control or have less typical setups.