Turning an old PC into a Wi-Fi NAS: Sending videos from a tablet using Linux Mint and a USB adapter

I have already installed Linux Mint on an old PC, set up file sharing with Samba, and configured it for SSH management.This ...
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Linux and wi-fi: terrible/erratic bandwidth

So, given that Windows 11 (which came with my laptop) was getting increasingly irritating I figured I'd finally switch it over to Linux. The laptop has Wi-Fi only, though it mostly is light-duty use.