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Netgear Orbi and Eros are the two I see most commonly written about as being top performers. Tom’s Hardware offers fairly knowledgeable and unbiased reviews. Here’s their write up on Netgear that also shows some data on Eros. They favor the Orbi.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/netgear...view-4263.html
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08-05-2018, 05:35 PM | #3 |
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Most people I've talked to favor the Orbi in terms of consumer-grade gear. I'm still not sold on mesh for home use - I prefer to use wired backhaul but I'm old school.
Smallnetbuilder is my goto for all things wifi. This is a pretty decent article if you're considering mesh networking. https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...system-secrets |
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08-05-2018, 05:55 PM | #4 |
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I have the Orbi and really like it. It was easy to set up. I have the internet hook-up on the second floor of my house, and my laptop was really lagging when using it downstairs. I got the Orbi, set-up was easy, and now the strength of the WiFi signal downstairs is excellent.
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If you HAVE to use wireless backhaul then I guess mesh will suffice but I'd rather run a cable. |
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I’m with hitsmage, stick with the cable. But if you have to tear up your house, oh well. Get yourself some mesh.
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You're better off running a network cable from your router to the other end of the house and installing a repeater at the end of the cable. Usually cheaper, and a much more reliable signal.
Get a long cable: https://www.amazon.com/UbiGear-Ether...+network+cable And plug something like this into the other end: https://www.amazon.com/AMAKE-Repeate...ss+point&psc=1
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I just noticed that you said the AT&T DSL is also your wireless router - that's a potential problem. If you're going to do mesh or wireless repeating, the first thing you need to do is get all of the wireless and routing functions in that thing turned off so that you can install your own AP's and stuff.
If that's not possible, you're only real option is to use wired backhaul off of that device. One other thing - make the SSID's (the network names) of all of your radios the same. So if you have a single home network, make the SSID's for every radio on every AP/router "Buehler-Home" or something like that. Most modern devices will roam almost seamlessly between AP's and you'll never notice them switching. |
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I'm currently using AmpliFi's setup, and like it quite a bit. Have and HDHOMERUN hooked up for OTA channels, and have zero issues using it over some wireless connections.
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