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Hi! I recently got optical fiber in my house (upgrading from 30mbs to 900mbs), so im looking to get the best coverage I can (I have a big garden and I want to get as much as possible in there). I have been looking into Mesh networks, as the concept of a continuous uninterrupted network is really appealing. My understanding is that I need to have the first node connected to the main router directly. After that, I would like to connect another 2 nodes to the network(possibly a 3rd one depending on how I can connect it). Can I daisy chain them with ethernet? Like, connect each node to the previous one with cable? If not, should they need to be connected by wire to the main router? Any advice with models would be appreciated. Budget is around 400€ (im in spain) thank you for your time!
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Hey guys. Any comment on my setup? Right now, I'm adding a 4th desktop to my home network but I don't have anywhere to plug it into. I drew the wired part of my network below. The ISP provided modem has 4 ports. 2 are for mesh access points, 1 for a set-top box, and 1 for a home theater PC. Desktop 2 and desktop 3 are connected via ethernet to a mesh AP and each of those APs have 2 ports, one for the desktop and one for the ISP router. The mesh APs can use either wired or wireless backhaul. Room 3 is adjacent to room 1 so it gets a good enough wifi signal that I don't need another AP in it. I'm adding another desktop in room 3 but there is nowhere to connect it to. I've considered the following options: 1. Buy a network switch and put it in room 3 (Problem: I don't have another power outlet for this so I'd probably buy another extension cord or replace the outlet with a 3 gang outlet) 2. Buy a usb/ pcie wifi adapter for desktop 4 and just connect wirelessly (Problem: Gigabit wifi is too expensive in my area. Cheap adapters that are available only go up to around 150 to 300Mbps) 3. Use the old 100mbps ISP router as a switch for desktop 3 and 4 and have 3 extra ports (Problem: I'm limited to 100Mbps in addition to the problems in option 1) 4. Continue using the spare mesh AP which connects to AP 1 wirelessly(Problem: I power it using the 12v cable from inside the PC and takes about 10 mins to boot so I can't use the internet for 10 minutes after opening the PC, also it only goes up to 250-400 Mbps) I'm leaning towards option 4 as of now.
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Hi, so i need help with a budget friendly wifi setup for my place. The house is long and I have a google nest hub hooked up to my gateway. The hub works as an extender and since the home is old the access point are near each other and i get little to no signal in the back. I want a wired system since they are tearing some walls down and attic is easy to work with. I am hopping for a setup less than $200 hopefully and i think i will need 3 maybe 4 nodes house is 80 ft long.
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Has anyone used the TaoTronics Mesh Wi-Fi system? More specifically, has anyone tried using the VPN settings? I got this system on Amazon after doing some research and finding the overwhelming consensus that this router “does it all”. My ISP router is shockingly bad at WiFi and sadly they are out of their proprietary Mesh. So into modem mode it went and now I’ve got my own, and I’m trying to configure the VPN using the L2TP/IPSec PSK settings and just not having any luck. I’ve used 2 VPN services that both support L2TP and I’ve even been on with their tech support to try and crack it, but no joy so far. On the Wi-Fi side of things, I couldn’t recommend this product more. We now have full speeds on Wi-Fi from anywhere in the house. Thoughts from anyone?
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Hi, I am looking upgrade my wifi system, at the moment I am using the modem that my internet provider (TalkTalk UK) with an Netgear Extender EX2700. I have researched Mesh WiFi and getting a better router that 'takes over' the orginal modems function and come up with lot of option. I personally was looking in £150 range for any improvement but can see a max of £200 depends on spec and future proof. I was suggested website below but its a little steep, https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-wireless-satellite-extender/dp/B01N4F1192/ref=sr_1_9?crid=21Q55MNV8OZP6&dchild=1&keywords=netgear+extender&qid=1613769178&sprefix=netgear+ex%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-9 My Problem: - there are more than 20+ devices on the wifi network including smart tvs, alexas, laptops, etc - signal is weak upstairs - i pay for 70mbs and as my house is an older one and electric not updated, I don't have ethernet port or wire coming upstairs to connect to extender so acts as a repeater - I looked into what frequency my wifi was on and matched with other peoples wifi near me so there is interference there but not really sure how to interpret data tbh and how to chnage what channel my 2.5+5 GHz runs on Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can improve it? Any suggest of alternative or comparison tables that I can view myself?
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Hi, I am looking to install wifi in a 4 floor house which has in-house ethernet installation done all over the place. Floor plate of one floor is 2500 sq ft. I wanted to know if I can install TP-link EAP 225 ceiling access points in strategic positions on every floor such that all floors get wifi coverage. Each access point will be connected via ethernet which will be hosted on a single network. Further, I want every access point to have the same SSID and password. I wanted to know if I can seamlessly move throughout the house and get unbroken internet experience? Will the connection of my phone/laptop automatically shift to the best access point available? In other words, can a network of multiple Tp-Link EAP 225 be used as a substitute to Ubiquiti equipment? Thanks
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Hi there! So here's my current setup: Linksys MR9000 router, 3 WHW03 nodes (Living Room, Hallway & Upstairs) and my ISP is Virgin Media M500 (500+ down, 36 up). The connection goes Hub 3 -> MR9000 -> Living Room -> Upstairs & Hallway So if I'm in the room with the router, I get roughly 500mbps on wifi, which is freaking awesome, but the nodes get around 150 (the hallway is the furthest away and gets about 80). The most important node is the upstairs node which is where I work and wired directly into the node along with my PS5. Is there anyway to improve the speed of an individual node? I'd like to get above 300mbps on the upstairs node since that one would benefit the most from the higher speed. I've heard of powerline adapters and was wondering if I could use these to boost the nodes performance.
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Hi I just got 8 linksys velops(already had four). The current network has 42 devices connected at all times then increases to 73 devices when everyone starts to get off work. Will it better to have two separate networks or a single larger network? --The two networks would be connected to a single modem. If that option is better what will be the best configuration? --Yes all the devices belong to my house there is no leachers on my current network as the password is changed monthly.
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Hello all, I'm currently thinking of changeing my current setup of multiple wifi routers across the house to a mesh wifi network but have a couple questions around the functionality regarding communicating with other devices on the network. My house is very old and has thick walls so it is very difficult to get an adequate signal across all rooms in the house. Currently I have google nests and a car charger connected to wifi around the house but in order to connect to/communicate with those from my smartphone I need to be connected to the same router that the the subsequent device (nest/charger) is on. Is someone able to tell me whether in a wifi mesh system, would my smartphone need to be connected to the same mesh wifi "pod" that the nest/charger is in order to communicate with it? If I connect the car charger by ethernet to the main (central) wifi pod will I still be able to connect / cummunicate to it via my smartphone through the mesh wifi? (no matter which "pod" I'm connected to) Any help would be appreciated! Thanks -
I was hoping somebody could help me. I live in Queensland, Australia and I just go connected to NBN finally! But I have a major issue my ping is really bad 60 if I'm lucky and then I get spikes up to 250 ping so I cannot play Overwatch ever and Battlefront 2 is just painful. I was wondering if I could run a wire outside my house and drill a few holes in the wall to just get some Ethernet. Can anyone help me with this. Another question if I got a Mesh WiFi System would that improve my ping or make it worse?? My router is so far away and I only get 1 bar with WiFi on my PC and nothing on my consoles. all my devices are in my room and I cannot move my setup because of family reasons. If anyone can help or suggest some steps or websites or videos anything would be greatly appreciated.
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Greetings from France first of all ! So since I live in quiet a large house, and the Router supplied by my ISP ist only able to send 2,4 or 5GHz, I've opted for another way to spread wifi throughout my house. I First bought another Router, but since this one refused to connect to the internet, I called the ISP support, just to be informed that they do not support 3rd party devices to be used as replacements for their CRAPPY OLD Thomson routers. Well, whatever. I then looked into Mesh wifi, as this seamed to be a pretty optimal solution regarding the thick concrete walls and large areas that need to be covered at my place. I picked the Tenda Nowa MW6 trio, as it was the cheapest. I disabled wifi on my router, plugged the three pods in different LAN ports throughout my house, followed the instructions in the app, and was rewarded with flawless coverage of my entire property for the following 3-4 months. 2 weeks ago, that all changed. The wifi access points kept disconnecting from the main unit, and the Tenda stations stopped supplying any bandwidth for a few minutes every half an hour., forcing me to restart them again every time. Since nothing has changed in my setup and the faulty behavior seamed to have appeared out of nowhere, I suspected a hardware issue, contacted amazon and got a replacement. After connecting the 3 cubes again and setting everything up again, the issue remained. Frustrated as I was I blamed it on the bad and cheap nature of the devices, and got myself three google wifi routers for over double the price of the Tenda. I set those up aswell and was greeted with the exact same issues I had with the Tenda units, google support was not able to help me either. Since I only know my way around the small basics of networking, I was wondering if some of you guys could help me out. As this issue seams to exceed my knowledge. Thanks in advance !
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Hi everyone, I am in the process of buying my first house and have always planned to have ethernet wired up throughout the house. But now I am in the process of things i am wondering if it would be better and easier to use a Mesh WIFI network like ASUS Mesh. I understand that both have there pros and cons, but am looking for peo peoples opinions where they may have considered this themselves. The property itself is a three storey house, if i were to wire the house up for ethernet it would be for the living room and the gaming room. I also run a server for plex and a few other things, not sure if this will have any real impact as it doesn't really now. I stream 4k content off of my plex server. I have never used a Mesh network so i don't really know how much this will really impact stuff like 4k, I assume not very much. Also if i were to use a Mesh network can devices just be plugged into each router using ethernet? Any advice/opions are much appreciated. Thanks
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Hi guys, I'm looking at setting up a mesh WiFi system in my home since the far ends of the house away from the router have little to no usable bandwidth Quick Run down: -internet over cable, house has no wall Ethernet jacks -ISP: Xfinity, 500Mbps plan, -Speeds: Nearly 600 down on a desktop connected directly to the router, and 350+ down with an iPhone 11 Pro Max over WiFi when near the router. -Home: 2 stories, over 3000 square feet with drywall only, no concrete or brick construction. -Modem/Router: Xfinity provided combo unit, would like to continue using it. -Router Location: It is essentially stuck upstairs and to one side of the house. I know the best option here would just be to move the router to another cable jack somewhere closer to the center of the home, but it is my only way to use Ethernet access on my desktop, so I cannot move it. I've also heard from various LTT and TechQuickie vidoes that repeaters/extenders are more or less a bad idea except for specific use cases. That leaves me with mesh WiFi. Xfinity offers a proprietary mesh setup that seems like it would work okay, except the nodes have a maximum throughput of 200Mbps in a lab setting. This wouldn't be the end of the world, but it isn't ideal. What kind of mesh setup would you guys recommend? Or what have you done in your own homes? There seems to be a lot of options out there with a lot of marketing material and not much actual data. -Logan
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I live in 1600 square foot bungalow built in the 50s. The walls are unfortunately lath and plaster with chicken wire in them. Because of this wifi signal is a constant issue. Recently i've been looking at the "mesh" wifi systems like the orbi, linksys velop, google wifi, ubiquiti amplifi. What solution should I get? thanks any help is much appreciated -
I'm having some issues with Google WiFi. I hav 3 google wifi points in my home. The main one is located in the attic (since this is where the fiber line comes in). The two others are located in my living room and my basement. I'm experiencing network loss as high as 90%. If I'm in the attic I get speeds up to about 450mbps. When running the network check in the Google WiFi app it says that all the points have a good connection, but in the basement my network speed usually drops to about 40mbps. Is there any solution to this problem?
