Mike, I have been using 2 APs wired to the switch for many years and always have lots of dropped calls when moving around the house. Hopping from one AP to the next just does not seem to work. I am hoping mesh will solve this problem.
I am not a cable installer, and I don't want to bring anyone into the house at the moment - I have a compromised immune system and don't want to take any chances. I would have to install a separate backhaul line if I wanted to move the main access point to another room and use it as the main gateway device between the router and switch, as the manufacturers want. Not sure why, unless they need it for DHCP, but my router does that just fine. Thanks for your suggestions! Mark On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 1:29 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I need to upgrade my home wifi network with a high speed mesh network > > (primarily for better phone coverage in my house - I make a lot of video > > calls to the UK). I have Cox Gigablast on my wired network. > > > > > The issue I am running into is that the "base" unit of the eero units and > > other vendors'boxes have to connect to either (1) the cable model or (2) > > the router and not the switch. My modem, router, and switch are all in a > > cabinet above mysdesk in the office, so (1) I don't need wifi in the > office > > and (2) I don't > > relish the thought of having a wifi transmitter sitting 3 feet from my > head > > 12 hours a day. > > > > I want to connect the wifi boxes to my wired network in a > > couple of different rooms away from the office. Eero (and other vendors) > > says the "base" unit has to act as a gateway (my router does that now), > so > > it cannot be after the switch. Any suggestions on how I can get a high > > speed mesh network in my house and not take a daily showert in 2+ GHz > > radiation? I also want to use the wired network as the backhaul channel. > > > > Given that I only know a lil' a bit about your home network, nothing about > the physical space nor your aesthetic requirements nor budget I've ideas > and questions. > > 1. Cat 5 ethernet cable and above is spec'd for approx 300 feet. So you > wouldn't need to have your Wi-Fi gateway above your head to backhaul it > over ethernet to your ISP modem/ router. > > 2. If snaking 300' of Ethernet cable through your house is ugly and a pain, > you can get an Ethernet powerline adapter. If you're not familiar, here's > some current info on a couple of options. > > In the early oughts, I was the sr. network engineer for a large healthcare > organization that was implementing a paperless hospital system that used > mobile workstations & handheld phones that worked over 8012.11 b Wi-Fi. > > This wasn't a mesh network, just individual APs that were placed according > to a wireless site survey. Admittedly, the system had its glitches and the > hand-offs between APs for phone calls weren't exactly buttery smooth, but > it worked and met the hospital staff's requirements. > > I say this b'cuz, I can understand the desire for a Wi-Fi mesh network but > I have to question whether it's really needed or might 1 or 2 individual > APs ethernet backhauled work for you. > > HTH > > -- Mike > > . > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
