On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 12:09, Bob Goodwin <bobgood...@fastmail.us> wrote:
> . > Does anyone have experience with the so called "mesh wifi" systems. My > daughter suggested that I need one after reading a review. All I can > find is a lot of hype devoid of the things I would like to know, mainly > how are the units interconnected? It occurs to me that they might use > Ethernet via the ac power line. > > I would appreciate anything anyone might have to share on the subject. The Apple Airport Extreme allowed you to configure one unit as the router and others as range extenders. This gave one network with multiple access points and a single login with DHCP assigned IP that worked as you moved in and around the house. My previous house had cable internet that came into the basement. The was a massive brick chimney in the center of the house which created a large dead zone opposite the router. My wife's office was on the 2nd foor and could not connect to a wifi router located near the cable connection. With 2 Airport Extremes we had very robust wifi throughout the house with all sorts of devices, but the household generally consisted of 2 adults, no internet gaming but sometimes a couple video streams going to laptop or tablet screens. Now I live in a modular house with metal siding, and have a Pakedge system with an access point (connected back to the router by cat 6) in each module. This gives us robust access throughout the house. I chose Pakedge because they had a record of supporting their dealers well. The TV's each have cat 6 to the router. I did try using one TV on wifi but it sometimes had problems. https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/231645-best-whole-home-wifi-solutions/ Some of my colleages live in more urban settings where there are many wifi routers competing. Since wifi came into existence I have lived in rural settings with low density of wifi routers. The two main thnigs to consider are your bandwidth requirements and the RF environment (stuff that blocks or reflects the signal and number of other routers within range). -- George N. White III
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