Mesh WiFi Routers
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carlinb17
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Just add a FV-1 chip in there and your good to go!
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szukalski
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Openwrt supports 802.11s (mesh). It’s a self-managed solution but you do get transparency into what’s on your system.
I’ve used openwrt for nearly a decade now, and have it throughout the house (albeit with 802.11r fast roaming because everything is connected via wire). Really happy with it. I do like to tinker though..
I’ve used openwrt for nearly a decade now, and have it throughout the house (albeit with 802.11r fast roaming because everything is connected via wire). Really happy with it. I do like to tinker though..
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Harry Klippton
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fig
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We upgraded from dialup to DSL .....oh wait that was awhile back wasn't it?
I could use some more fiber...
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Robert
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Speed isn't the priority here, I need reliable long range...
The typical WiFi extender isn't quite cutting it and my router is starting to act up a bit so I thought I'd tackle both problems at once.
I'd prefer to just run a cable but it'd be a fairly long run and burying it could pose some difficulties.
The typical WiFi extender isn't quite cutting it and my router is starting to act up a bit so I thought I'd tackle both problems at once.
I'd prefer to just run a cable but it'd be a fairly long run and burying it could pose some difficulties.
MichaelW
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I was an early adopter of the LinkSys Velop System, I have 5 nodes scattered about the house and it works well.
But if I were re-doing the wifi today I'd probably opt for something different.
One down side of the first gen Velop (not sure if they ever fixed this) is that while it does the wifi part well, it throttles Ethernet.
I use both hardwired and wifi in my house (2 gamer sons...and a dad that "needs" at least 350mbs
The Velop main node will not pass anything faster than 150mbs to the downstream switch via ethernet port. So I actually run 2 subnets in my house, one for wifi and one for ethernet. I run the ethernet side with an old Apple router.
It's a pain to remember which printer is on which network (my wife likes to sit on the couch in the living room and look at recipes on her phone which she then sends to the printer in my office. Always startles me when I'm "very busy reading pedalpcb.com" and the printer fires up.)
And more importantly it's a pain dealing with two automated backup systems. I have a NAS in my server closer (Master bedroom closet) that backs up all my machines automatically. The ones on Wifi get backed up to a standalone wifi drive.
But if I were re-doing the wifi today I'd probably opt for something different.
One down side of the first gen Velop (not sure if they ever fixed this) is that while it does the wifi part well, it throttles Ethernet.
I use both hardwired and wifi in my house (2 gamer sons...and a dad that "needs" at least 350mbs
The Velop main node will not pass anything faster than 150mbs to the downstream switch via ethernet port. So I actually run 2 subnets in my house, one for wifi and one for ethernet. I run the ethernet side with an old Apple router.It's a pain to remember which printer is on which network (my wife likes to sit on the couch in the living room and look at recipes on her phone which she then sends to the printer in my office. Always startles me when I'm "very busy reading pedalpcb.com" and the printer fires up.)
And more importantly it's a pain dealing with two automated backup systems. I have a NAS in my server closer (Master bedroom closet) that backs up all my machines automatically. The ones on Wifi get backed up to a standalone wifi drive.
giovanni
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The Google one works really well for that. I find the coverage to be really good even on the second floor. I never had issues with speed honestly although I don’t require significant speeds (mostly streaming services really, no torrents or anything like that, and regular pedal porn browsing obviously).
Robert
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jimilee
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You could spend a bunch of money getting something that might work and then go for overkill, or you could just go straight to overkill. I prefer the latter, but usually do the former.I must admit I'm seriously tempted by the Ubiquiti rack mount equipment....
Overkill? ... probably... but I'm a firm believer than overkill is never a bad thing.
Robert
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I don't recall ever taking the "economical" way out and felt like I made the right decision after the fact.
I've certainly never thought "Well this works great but I wish I had the cheaper one instead."...
And I'm cheap, make no mistake. But I've learned from my mistakes over the years.
I've certainly never thought "Well this works great but I wish I had the cheaper one instead."...
And I'm cheap, make no mistake. But I've learned from my mistakes over the years.
jimilee
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I never cheap out, I usually try to get the best of everything before I go overkill, and then go overkill. I was able to return something once.
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