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Router / satellite positioning - for highest performance
I have a 3000sq ft house, mainly on one floor with a lot of thick walls and separate rooms. The router is positioned at one end only, so I'm mainly having to daisychain my satellites. I currently hav...
So far no one has mentioned Powerline Ethernet as a way of extending your network.
This can create a wired connection between devices.Tour modem and router for example.
I have a powerline link between a modem and router (two separate boxes) and an Orbi router in AP mode. In your case, this could let you move the Orbi router to the middle of the house.
You could leave the Orbi in router mode and ignore the Virgin Super Hub. Or you could put that into modem/router mode so that it can provide wifi where the Internet enters the property. This can leave you with a slightly messy wifi environment with separate SSIDs, but most users won't notice it. That works fine here. Wifi clients are pretty good at working out which source to latch on to.
Unless you have seriously fast Internet Powerline can usually manage that. It is only when you get to really fast Internet connection that it begins to get in the way.
Another advantage of Powerline is that you can use it to connect things that don't move around the house, like TVs and media toys.
michaelkenward wrote:So far no one has mentioned Powerline Ethernet as a way of extending your network.
This can create a wired connection between devices.Tour modem and router for example.
I have a powerline link between a modem and router (two separate boxes) and an Orbi router in AP mode. In your case, this could let you move the Orbi router to the middle of the house.
You could leave the Orbi in router mode and ignore the Virgin Super Hub. Or you could put that into modem/router mode so that it can provide wifi where the Internet enters the property. This can leave you with a slightly messy wifi environment with separate SSIDs, but most users won't notice it. That works fine here. Wifi clients are pretty good at working out which source to latch on to.
Unless you have seriously fast Internet Powerline can usually manage that. It is only when you get to really fast Internet connection that it begins to get in the way.
Another advantage of Powerline is that you can use it to connect things that don't move around the house, like TVs and media toys.
I will look into a Powerline ethernet link, thanks for that. Do you have any recommendations? The last time I tried one (8 odd years ago) it was pretty pants, but I'm sure they're improved now. I could at least use that for a wired backhaul, that would improve speeds into the furthest satellites here.