On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Brian J. Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm going to replace my home router, and I am trying to decide between > getting a rather beefy single unit or getting something more like a mesh > network. I'm also open to finding an old desktop to turn into a router then > using an 8-port switch if that will fit my situation better. I'd like to > keep it under $250 to $300 depending on the solution. > > The area I need to cover is a little over 2,600 sq feet for the house > alone, but I wouldn't mind if it extended into the backyard and garage a > bit, just not out into the street if that's possible with the placement of > the router. > > I have two desktops and a 1U server that need to be hard-lined in, I > currently accomplish this by having them all feed into a single switch that > connects directly to the router. I have two Rokus that also have wired > connections to said router. A third is using the wireless option to > connect. There are two laptops and two phones that my wife and I use. Then > there are about half a dozen tablets that are used by the kids at different > times. If I'm on my desktop, someone is streaming something from the > server, my wife is on her laptop, and some kids are watching something on > one TV while the others are on tablets, it can strain the system to the > point where everyone is getting grumpy about it. It doesn't happen that > often, but it has happened enough times we know what the current system's > limits are. Once a week we have family over and that adds an additional 10 > people that sometimes bring various devices that all drain the system to > the point where people are just getting knocked off the network. > > So, what do you recommend? I've got my eye on either Netgear Nighthawk or > Netgear Orbi. I'm not especially particular on the brand, just those two > seem to be highly recommended based on reviews I've found.
What equipment do you have now? How fast is your internet bandwidth? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
