Given the description of your house, I highly doubt you'll even be considering a second wifi router once you see how good that AXE75 works for you.
Your Choice for Router in 2023
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Really doubt he will get 400 on the other side of the house with 3 walls between no matter what router.
Also mesh nodes are not routers necessarily
.Go for TP-link deco mesh if price is the question.
But that is considered using it as a repeater, and you're saying there will be a speed penalty using it in that way?
Just do not worry about speed, okay
.You are living with 17mbits today. You can still stream 3-4 4K movies with the WIFI 6 Mesh.
Speed will still be faster on the other side of the house then with one router most of the time, even with a 30-40% penalty.
True, but I find it's extremely rare to come close to saturating our 250 down Comcast service, even with 5 power heavy users home at the same time.Really doubt he will get 400 on the other side of the house with 3 walls between no matter what router.
Also mesh nodes are not routers necessarily
Go for TP-link deco mesh if price is the question.
Well the theoretical speed of the mesh is 3000mbits so even if you half that its more the his WAN connection.
It's amazing how far we've come in 20 years. I used to cross my fingers and pray that the modem connected at 56k instead of 28.8 or 14.4.
There will be a performance penalty unless you connect nodes via Ethernet. This is because it has to bridge the connection from the primary node wirelessly. The lag however is not even close to being as bad as those garbage range extenders.
Again, unless you are downloading large files all day or havr every TV streaming in 4K, most people only use a fraction of the bandwidth they're paying for. A reliable 100 megabit connection is more than enough for most families.
Why are there so many "Renewed" tp-link mesh systems on Amazon?
Just more units sold?
Maybe look at other brands.
Just more units sold?
Maybe look at other brands.
First thing you need a new docsis 3.1 cable modem.. that one you have is an antique.
if your location is central you can get away with 1 router
if its at the end of a house you are better off using a mesh system.. if its triband the penalty wont be much and still faster than your internet.
If your current router provides good signal in all areas of the house the new one will on 2.4ghz at least.
you may have dead spots in the 5ghz coverage due to it penetrating less than 2.4ghz.
if your location is central you can get away with 1 router
if its at the end of a house you are better off using a mesh system.. if its triband the penalty wont be much and still faster than your internet.
If your current router provides good signal in all areas of the house the new one will on 2.4ghz at least.
you may have dead spots in the 5ghz coverage due to it penetrating less than 2.4ghz.
I’m looking pretty hard at the TP-Link Archer AXE75/AXE5400.
Can anyone help me tell if there’s a difference (other than styling/design) between the AXE5400 which is advertised for $136.96 by Walmart, and the AXE75/AXE5400, which is advertised on Amazon, as well as some other sites, for $179, and obviously has different design/styling?
I haven’t done an in-depth comparison of the advertised specs, but, a quick look, would seem to indicate the same features and hardware.
It is strange, because, the sources that I’m looking at are claiming that the AXE5400 and the AXE75, are the same thing.
So, I am not understanding the price difference of more than $40.
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Can anyone help me tell if there’s a difference (other than styling/design) between the AXE5400 which is advertised for $136.96 by Walmart, and the AXE75/AXE5400, which is advertised on Amazon, as well as some other sites, for $179, and obviously has different design/styling?
I haven’t done an in-depth comparison of the advertised specs, but, a quick look, would seem to indicate the same features and hardware.
It is strange, because, the sources that I’m looking at are claiming that the AXE5400 and the AXE75, are the same thing.
So, I am not understanding the price difference of more than $40.
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In fact, as you can see in the photos that I posted in the post above, Walmart sells both models on their site, and their price for the so-called AXE75 is higher than that of Amazon and other retailers, at $197.
As I said, I have not looked in depth at the details of the specs between the two. But, on the surface, they would look to be the same.
Maybe I am missing something.
But, the AXE5400 is actually in stock at my Walmart down the street. I could go down there and get it for the $136.96 price tonight.
As I said, I have not looked in depth at the details of the specs between the two. But, on the surface, they would look to be the same.
Maybe I am missing something.
But, the AXE5400 is actually in stock at my Walmart down the street. I could go down there and get it for the $136.96 price tonight.
I found out years ago that if you have multiple access points, and configure them to use the same SSID and key, just about any wifi device is smart enough to roam between them, no mesh needed. They don't even need to be the same brand.
This configuration only works if you have the access points connected via ethernet cable.
I use a separate router and access points, because my router (and the cable modem) is in the basement. Needed two access points to cover my entire house. My router is a Mikrotik RB750GL which has been up for 450 days and which is probably 5 years old, and is still supported with firmware updates.
This configuration only works if you have the access points connected via ethernet cable.
I use a separate router and access points, because my router (and the cable modem) is in the basement. Needed two access points to cover my entire house. My router is a Mikrotik RB750GL which has been up for 450 days and which is probably 5 years old, and is still supported with firmware updates.
Any old x86 PC with two NICs and Endian UTM free download. They offer the free downloads so IT pros can become familiar with it and consider for commercial use. I’ve been running it for years. A full intel cpu wont break a sweat doing wire speeds here.
Get the WIFI 6 version for 99usd. And add a mesh node later.
6E wont do anything behind walls.
6E wont do anything behind walls.
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pfsense works well on old X86 PCs, problem is that old X86 PCs use a bit more power than a typical router.
Pfsense is great, but the only problem is you need a CCNA certification to understand 3/4s of what it does.
Plus 1 on the AXE3000. You'll never use the extra bandwidth the AXE5400 offers with just 2 adults and 2 kids. Before Covid, 20 people in my office ran happily on less.
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OK, then I'd recommend the Ubiquiti UDR:
UniFi Dream Router - Ubiquiti Store
A fully-featured UniFi Gateway Console with an integrated security gateway, WiFi 6 access point and ports supporting PoE output.
store.ui.com
(which unfortunately appears to be out of stock on their store at the moment, maybe check Amazon?)
It's more capable than the other devices you are looking at and they have pretty good tech support. @Rand has been using their products and has been quite happy with them.
The only problem with a non mesh is expecting the new router's 5ghz band to actually reach the whole house.
That UDR will work with all unifi waps starting at 99$ if a second AP is needed.. it can be configured with wireless backhaul or wired(the udr has poe+ ports)
The UDR is semi-pro level not quite commercial.. maybe prosumer/light commercial/industrial is a better word.
I run a full unifi setup at my house and it was been very reliable. The uptime is only 10 days because of an update.
In the end the OP has a Ford Model T of a router and an equally outdated (surprised it still works) cable modem.. anything is an upgrade as long as it is reliable.
Not a big fan of TP link but it does have a good price/performance ratio.
before I went tp link I would consider this ASUS
www.newegg.com
for 164$
That UDR will work with all unifi waps starting at 99$ if a second AP is needed.. it can be configured with wireless backhaul or wired(the udr has poe+ ports)
The UDR is semi-pro level not quite commercial.. maybe prosumer/light commercial/industrial is a better word.
I run a full unifi setup at my house and it was been very reliable. The uptime is only 10 days because of an update.
In the end the OP has a Ford Model T of a router and an equally outdated (surprised it still works) cable modem.. anything is an upgrade as long as it is reliable.
Not a big fan of TP link but it does have a good price/performance ratio.
before I went tp link I would consider this ASUS
ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual-Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router, Game Acceleration, Mesh WiFi Support, Lifetime Free Internet Security, Dedicated Gaming Port, Mobile Game Boost, MU-MIMO, Aura RGB - Newegg.com
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