51 sats \ 13 replies \ @k00b 20 Jan \ on: Two Routers In Home Network? tech
Our rental has a small studio in the backyard and we have another wifi router there. There are a lot of wifi mesh systems available now.
If you have ethernet in the other part of the house, I recommend getting a mesh system with an ethernet backhaul like this one. Although I'd shop around some because there are a lot of options.
I use this mesh thing from Google, but I've had it for years and it doesn't seem to be as effective as it once was:
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I have a similar mesh model. I have 3 nodes for a pretty wide house, and it still works pretty well! Definitely pre-covid, though I can't say how old for sure.
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Same here. I have no idea how old. I will try new ones. I live in a rural place with no cell coverage, so our devices rely on wifi even to make phone calls.
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I guess I assumed you lived in NYC currently, based on some of your content. I also have next to 0 knowledge of the boroughs, what's in vs out of the city, etc. lol
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I can see why you think that. My opsec isn't as bad as I thought!
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That doesn't look too old. If it's this system, it should perform pretty well if you are using the ethernet backhaul.
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I think it's that one. I have tried extenders, I always upgrade to the latest routers, etc. It may just be that my family simply has too many devices using wifi. That why I was thinking two routers, but it seems that really may not improve things. Maybe two networks? I don't know.
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Actually, I have four of them! Maybe I don't understand the tech. Is there no benefit to a second router? Are one of these mesh nodes essentially equivalent to routers regarding wifi coverage?