I got 99 problems but my WiFi ain't one

It doesn’t work like that. You should be asking if there’s a shred of evidence to support WiFi causing damage.

Spoiler alert...

There isn’t.

Modem, router, 2 switches, Hue hub, 2 (so far) Pis, and a NAS are the things I want to tidy up and chuck in a cabinet.

Having a quick look around, I think I'll end up putting a patch panel bracket (which supports rackmount form factor fittings) into a cupboard and use adapters to mount the switches and router, and a tray for the modem - all powered from a rackmount UPS, with a patch panel to tidy up the cabling.

Off to buy some mesh letter trays - thanks. Just found the air temperature in the gap between a couple of my devices is pushing 60 deg C. Which may explain my unreliable network.

possibly wrong thread...
what simple (as in, both to understand, as well as to get set up) wifi+landline package do people recommend? Looking at a £25/mo BT "for new customers" deal. I don't use the phone much, but enough to want to have it.

okay @TW and @mashton I have brought all the ubiquiti things!!!

Edge Router
Tough Switch 5
Wifi AC

So my current plan is to use switch for wired connections to:

Front room -
Amazon Fire Stick
NAS
PS4
Network Audio Streamer

Study -
Desktop Mac

Which means my WiFi would be a seperate network, as if I remember correctly @Velocio mentioned that the edge router creates a different network for each ethernet connection.

I was enamoured of having everything on one network, both wired and wireless. Feels like the future.

Is the solution to have one of my wired connections become my wifi ac, and use the one thats swapped out wirelessly.

Or am I needlessly overcomplicating/thinking things?

You can choose in the edge router settings whether each port on the router is a separate network or whether they're the same network.

Everything on the same network is easiest in terms of wireless devices being able to access your NAS, PC, etc but obviously less secure in that wireless devices can access your NAS, PC, etc

Is that really an issue with a personal network? How likely would I be to someone breaking into my network? How secure would I have to make it to make this less likely?
Also is having wireless access to my network a good thing? Would I actually use that wireless access for anything at all or would it just be an affectation?
Probably questions I should have asked before buying the kit..

You can set the WiFi Access Point to have a guest network that doesn't route any traffic to the internal network, only the internet. That way, any visitors can get online but not access your NAS, PC etc.

This didn't protect from malicious actors, but is a good thing to do. It also means you can have a short, memorable WiFi password for your visitors to use and a longer, more secure one for all of your own devices.

To clarify, in that scenario, you would have the Edge Router configured to have all ports on the same network.

It's probably not a huge issue. Depends how paranoid you are, how sensitive the stuff on your NAS, etc is (confidential work stuff where you may get sued if there's a breach or just a collection of 80s sitcoms), how strong the passwords are to protect them and so on. If you're in a block of flats with 20 flats able to pick up your wi-fi or above a pub or something it may be more of an issue than if you're in a house.

Personally I have them all on the same network so I can do stuff such as use my phone on wifi to control my HTPC which is wired.

You could also have more than one wireless AP

His AP allows multiple network SSIDs, any of which can be set as external internet only.

Don't think he needs more than one AP, to cover the whole flat.

I should probably read the instructions on my APs to see what they can actually do...

A guest SSID sounds like a good idea

I’m hoping this one will cover the whole flat!
One of the reasons for the upgrade is the Bt wireless router not being able to send a signal that will penetrate the thick concrete block walls all the way to the bedroom and study.
Hopefully now all will be good, otherwise I may have to get another AP..

What are the recommendations for extending wi-fi without running cabling? Now that my back room is a study rather than bedroom the "just about works" wi-fi isn't fast enough.

Ideally something that merges/extends the current system rather than a separate SSD. Can adding another Ubiquiti AP do this or do they all need to be wired. Some stuff online suggests that this should work but info on the Ubiquiti website is scarce.

You can use a Ubiquiti to do this, as a wireless uplink, but it is not recommended.

Buy an ethernet over mains set (Poweramp or similar). Keep the box and receipt. Test it on your home wiring. If it works, ace, if not, take it back.

When it works, it's ace. On old electric installs it can be shite.

@aggi
you can get wifi over mains extenders
https://www.shop.bt.com/category/networking,network-devices,homeplug/11301-50910
plug one end in at the router and into the power and the other end in the room where you need more wifi.
Both devices need to be configured before use i.e. changed from the default to your wireless SSID and pwd etc.

I've tried the generic wi-fi extenders before and had issues with devices sticking with the weaker wi-fi rather than being passed on to the stronger connection. I was hoping a system using the Ubiquiti APs exclusively may deal with this better.

I hadn't considered power-line adapters plugged into the AP. I have used them in the past and they weren't great (old electrics) but the technology may have moved on. I also had the very weird issue that I was initially connecting to a network 2 doors down (I knew this because I could access their NAS and see documents stored on there) which made me somewhat wary of them.

Maybe I'll give them another try and see, I've had a new consumer unit fitted since last time I tried which may make a difference.

I share my wifi with my neighbours (terraced houses). The router is in their house and I am having issues where my chromecast and my iphone keep dropping from the wifi or just slow speeds.

Am I right in thinking I should buy a wifi extender, connect it to the neighbours wifi and it should solve all my issues (maybe)?

The 'mains' power in the cable supplying your road is 3-phase. Residences are connected sequentially to roughly balance the demand. You're not the first to find this phenomena.

I'd like WiFi in my garage which is around 30 meters away. Some sort of extender in my window and another extender in the garage?

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I can't connect to non-www sites (e.g. https://velo-orange.com) with my 8 year old Sitecom WL-340 router. Anyone got any ideas?

I can't change the DNS on this router. Disable DHCP server? I'm afraid I might break everything. Time for a new router?

DHCP is about assigning IP addresses to devices on your internal network. If you really can't change DNS, yes it sounds like new router time.

I have moved DNS (and DHCP) off my unreliable router to a Raspberry Pi Zero running Pihole (not actually blocking ads which is what it is normally used for) but I don't think you have that option

yes it sounds like new router time.

Thought so. Guess I just have to bite the bullet. Thanks for your response.

Obvs check web first, see if there is a firmware fix or something, though...