Weapons-grade home WiFi suggestions
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silentbrown said:
Can you log in to your linksys web UI and see the troubleshooting page?
That should confirm if you've got a gigabit link to the ONT.
I will try this tonight. Thank you. That should confirm if you've got a gigabit link to the ONT.
Needless to say, another reboot hasnt changed anything. Due another call with Vodafone back end of the afternoon.
simonwhite2000 said:
OpenReach now attending Monday morning - hopefully they can resolve the issue.
Fingers crossed you get it resolved.I think you haven't said if you have removed the Vodafone-supplied router entirely, or are just using your linksys gear as a wifi system downstream of it?
silentbrown said:
simonwhite2000 said:
OpenReach now attending Monday morning - hopefully they can resolve the issue.
Fingers crossed you get it resolved.I think you haven't said if you have removed the Vodafone-supplied router entirely, or are just using your linksys gear as a wifi system downstream of it?
xeny said:
So now you have the right speed at the bottom of the house, what is it at the top?
The wifi is a bit better but not by much. Im going to reset the router today and reconnect the 2 mesh nodes and see if that improves anything. I need to find an app to check for channel congestion, maybe thats having an impactsimonwhite2000 said:
silentbrown said:
simonwhite2000 said:
OpenReach now attending Monday morning - hopefully they can resolve the issue.
Fingers crossed you get it resolved.I think you haven't said if you have removed the Vodafone-supplied router entirely, or are just using your linksys gear as a wifi system downstream of it?
The issues you are getting with the mesh may not have been noticeable before due to the low inbound speed.
Check node spacing. They need to be goldilocks distance apart.
Blown2CV said:
Check node spacing. They need to be goldilocks distance apart.
Its worth having a wander around the house with a phone app like WifiMan or WifiAnalyser to see what the signal strength is like in different place. It can be surprising localised, eg I get a decent signal one floor up directly above a node, but it drops off really quickly as you move around because the signal then needs to go through a solid concrete floor at an angle rather than at 90 degrees., so much more concrete in the way. I also have a bit of dead spot in the kitchen in the shadow of the fridge.
Not sure our situations are the same but...
I recently had BT FTTP installed and discovered that wifi speeds when directly connected to the BT router were all over the place. BT came and checked and said it was an Openreach problem. Openreach subsequently came and said it was a BT problem.
I stumbled across the apparent resolution - turn off wifi on the BT router and just use the BT Whole Home mesh system. Simples.
I recently had BT FTTP installed and discovered that wifi speeds when directly connected to the BT router were all over the place. BT came and checked and said it was an Openreach problem. Openreach subsequently came and said it was a BT problem.
I stumbled across the apparent resolution - turn off wifi on the BT router and just use the BT Whole Home mesh system. Simples.
We have an Orbi Mesh set up connected to a Virgin Superhub. Has worked flawlessly for years. Received an email to say the Orbi is now end of service and will receive no further software updates. Obviously, they want me to buy a new one and indicate that my current gear is a now a security risk.
Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
DoctorX said:
We have an Orbi Mesh set up connected to a Virgin Superhub. Has worked flawlessly for years. Received an email to say the Orbi is now end of service and will receive no further software updates. Obviously, they want me to buy a new one and indicate that my current gear is a now a security risk.
Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
Difficult to say as it depends on how you use its / what functions. Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
But there are millions (if not billions) of unsupported network devices out there.
Most likely you’ll be right…
DoctorX said:
We have an Orbi Mesh set up connected to a Virgin Superhub. Has worked flawlessly for years. Received an email to say the Orbi is now end of service and will receive no further software updates. Obviously, they want me to buy a new one and indicate that my current gear is a now a security risk.
Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
how old is itCan any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
Blown2CV said:
DoctorX said:
We have an Orbi Mesh set up connected to a Virgin Superhub. Has worked flawlessly for years. Received an email to say the Orbi is now end of service and will receive no further software updates. Obviously, they want me to buy a new one and indicate that my current gear is a now a security risk.
Can any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
how old is itCan any learned people advise whether this is indeed the case and am I likely to be hacked forthwith?
Many thanks.
A quick question please.
4 bed house across 3 floors and have an Asus RT-AC87U which has done us fine for the last 8 years, connected to the broadband router via cable and acting as our main access point.
However, kids complaining about slow speeds at the top of the house of late so musing an upgrade to the router. The Asus RT-BE88U looks like a contender as similar to the current model. But I could also buy a zen unit instead and have a mesh option too.
Does the wisdom of PH think the router upgrade would improve range and signal strength (given the huge leap in tech) and if so, which path to choose?
House is 1930s standard construction. No thick walls really and router placed centrally on the ground floor by the staircase.
4 bed house across 3 floors and have an Asus RT-AC87U which has done us fine for the last 8 years, connected to the broadband router via cable and acting as our main access point.
However, kids complaining about slow speeds at the top of the house of late so musing an upgrade to the router. The Asus RT-BE88U looks like a contender as similar to the current model. But I could also buy a zen unit instead and have a mesh option too.
Does the wisdom of PH think the router upgrade would improve range and signal strength (given the huge leap in tech) and if so, which path to choose?
House is 1930s standard construction. No thick walls really and router placed centrally on the ground floor by the staircase.
Asus RT-AC87U is a Wifi 5 router. The advancements to Wifi 6 and 7 are generally aimed at higher frequencies (which means worse structure penetration), so are not that likely to help at greater distances from the router. You're probably a good fit for a mesh if the 2nd floor is annoyingly slow compared to the actual broadband speed.
Have you checked:
what speeds they are seeing compared to the ground floor,
if they're connected over 2.4 or 5GHz (For win 11 click the wifi icon, the greater than sign by the blue wifi icon and then the I in a circle and you're interested in Network band and Aggregated link speed)
if they're on channels that are relatively free from neighbouring network interference (Wifiman app on an android phone does this reasonably well)?
Have you checked:
what speeds they are seeing compared to the ground floor,
if they're connected over 2.4 or 5GHz (For win 11 click the wifi icon, the greater than sign by the blue wifi icon and then the I in a circle and you're interested in Network band and Aggregated link speed)
if they're on channels that are relatively free from neighbouring network interference (Wifiman app on an android phone does this reasonably well)?
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