Long story: My home office is in an outbuilding behind our house. Spectrum dropped our internet line there. That line feeds a Spectrum modem which, in turn, feeds an Aiport Extreme router. With me so far? Good! From that router, there's a Cat 6 line running to the house that hits a Netgear giga-switch in our basement. That switch feeds two Airport Extremes in the house - one upstairs and one downstairs. And teh one downstairs feeds our TV via Cat 6.
Whew!
Obviously, the Airport Extremes have outlived their usefulness and I want to upgrade to Orbi. Having the Orbi router in my office seems like a waste, since the bulk of our real wireless usage takes place in the house. So - does it make sense - and is it techincally possible - to keep the Airport Extreme in my office as a router and have it still feed the giga-switch, and have that feed the Orbi? Our house is about 3000 sq ft and was built in 1927 - thick plaster walls and lots of 2x6's. Would I need a satellite upstairs as well?
Thanks for sticking with this question!
Paul
