I will have to check out Ubiquity. Thank you all. Right now I just have a little Asus RT-N56U, up until about 3 or 4 months ago it was sufficient for my needs.
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 2:41 PM, AJ ONeal (Home) <[email protected]> wrote: > drafted earlier, sending now: a third recommendation for Ubiquity > > Check out Ubiquity UniFi AP. > > Get a few of those and then just turn the WiFi off on your existing router > and use it in gigabit wired mode only. > > Very simple setup if you already have ethernet jacks (or if your phone > jacks use CAT 5e, like most newer homes use). > > AJ ONeal > https://coolaj86.com > > > 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. > > > > /* > > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > > Don't fear the penguin. > > */ > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
