Mesh WiFi

54and56

Hi all and Happy New Year,

I currently have a 10 year old Asus RT-N66U WiFi router connected to Virgin 200mb fibre which has been a solid performer but now with teenagers playing online games, 2 adults working from home and the general explosion of tech and IOT etc (up to 35 devices connected at any one time) I need to upgrade so the whole house receives a decent WiFi signal.

Mesh WiFi seems to be the way to go but I'm struggling to figure out what system to invest in.

I've an average size two storey house so reckon a two unit setup would probably suffice.

I'm looking for a recommendation where the base unit has at least 4 Ethernet "out" ports.

Any suggestions?

Should I wait for Mesh E systems to become available in the next few months? Are they worth the wait and the price?

ongarite

Check this discussion:
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/113250642

Ubbquittious

54and56 wrote: »

Hi all and Happy New Year,

I currently have a 10 year old Asus RT-N66U WiFi router connected to Virgin 200mb fibre which has been a solid performer but now with teenagers playing online games, 2 adults working from home and the general explosion of tech and IOT etc (up to 35 devices connected at any one time) I need to upgrade so the whole house receives a decent WiFi signal.

Mesh WiFi seems to be the way to go but I'm struggling to figure out what system to invest in.

I've an average size two storey house so reckon a two unit setup would probably suffice.

I'm looking for a recommendation where the base unit has at least 4 Ethernet "out" ports.

Any suggestions?

Should I wait for Mesh E systems to become available in the next few months? Are they worth the wait and the price?

Mesh eats into channel bandwidth. Run a cat6 cable between hops if you can

54and56

ongarite wrote: »

Check this discussion:
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/113250642

Thanks Ongarite, I had looked for such a thread assuming it would be a popular topic but didn't see one.

Lots to read and learn.