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Wired backhaul options (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a home networking newbie and would appreciate any advice folks have. I got my house wired for ethernet, but have some areas I was hoping to improve the wifi for my mobile devices with a wired backhaul setup.

I tried looking through the posts here and it seems like most folks don't recommend going with the mesh systems as it's paying a premium for a wireless backhaul that I wouldn't be using. It also sounds like I shouldn't use any random access points as handoffs between them may not work efficiently. That said, what devices do folks recommend? I saw ubiquity come up a couple times, but wasn't sure if there were cheaper and/or better options?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Paying for a mesh system with a extra backhaul band that can only be used for backhaul like the pre wifi 6e orbis is a waste of money. As for what hardware to recommend it depends on your plan speeds, devices you are connecting and if you need a faster lan connection.

I am useing deco x20's in wired backhaul and (dual band access points) performance is peitty good (maxes out my 300mbps plan) and they are easy to setup. They are missing features like vap and vlan tagging compared to a more prosumer setup.