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Recommended Orbi Mesh Network type
We have a three story home, with the Cable modem coming into the basement. Would you recomment going with a Daisy Chain or Star network. I am considering putting the Router on the main floof via exis...
Extending the cable for the modem to the main floor would be a viable option. This is your choice. The CAT5 cable is probably fine if your ISP speed is 100Mb/s or less, but cannot handle 1Gb/s.
Thanks Tom. The wiring is 18 year old Cat5, so it sounds like using the Gbyte cable from modem to router is the way to go. Only other option I can think of is coupling the incoming cable coax to a mainfloor coax port and moving both the modem and Orbi router. Do you think that woule be worth the extra effort?
Thanks again.
Pete
Extending the cable for the modem to the main floor would be a viable option. This is your choice. The CAT5 cable is probably fine if your ISP speed is 100Mb/s or less, but cannot handle 1Gb/s.