I got 99 problems but my WiFi ain't one

see if there is a firmware fix

Good shout, but alas, an eight year old device:

maybe if you photoshop that to say there are some downloads available?

maybe if you photoshop that to say there are some downloads available?

If only my Photoshop skills provided real world benefits..

Oooh, just discovered this thread. Will have to wade through and see what the conclusion is.

Don't bother:

Ubiquiti Unifi(s).

Did you just TL;DR me? Because thank you.

Solved: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ubiquiti-airFiber-AF24-1-4Gbps-24Ghz/dp/B071FF19HS/ref=sr_1_1?srs=3754981031&ie=UTF8&qid=1532711375&sr=8-1

Hate to be the one asking these sorts of questions but running from a Virgin Hub 3 I'd need to connect one UAP via Ethernet and then have another UAP elsewhere in the house over wifi right? A single one can't just work as a wifi extender on its own? Or can it? Brain addled post-move so need handholding. If I need more than one device I may just get something cheaper/shittier/simpler in the meantime and do it properly down the line.

The single UAP can connect (over wifi) to the hub if you are also using your hub as a wireless access point.

Daisy chaining APs like that is a bit shonky though - better off hardwiring if you can. If you did that, you can also turn the wifi on the hub off, and run it as a modem & router

I use Ethernet over mains kit to connect my UAPs that are not near the Virgin Router. Works a treat.

It does require your mains wiring to not be Victorian.

Thanks both. Think I'll get a single one for now (using hub as wap) just on the off chance it works OK for the time being. Planning to get the place re-wired in a few months and will get fancy-pants cabling put in.

I think my WiFi extender is malfunctioning or is just a bit shit.

It’s a Netgear ex3700 and supplies WiFi to the back part of the flat - router is a Virgin Hub 3 at the front.

The 2.4ghz channel doesn’t seem to work and when I just stick to the 5ghz channel, my phone and laptop can’t connect at the same time, although I think that may be an Apple thing.

It’s always felt like a bit of a hacky solution but I can’t run Ethernet through the floors now so that’s not an option. Is some sort of mesh network the best option?

Ethernet over mains power is great, if your mains wiring is up to it.

Buy one from a place with a no quibble refund policy.

Then use it to go from your router or hub to a WAP in the other bit of your house.

WiFi extenders are bullshit. Avoid.

Any recommended routers?

Plan to build a setup with TP-link APs, but would still need a router to act as DHCP server and to connect some wired connections.

Moved into a new, small 1 bedroom flat, have a BT homehub 6 and fibre.

The master socket and only phone line socket in the flat is inside a cupboard with mirrored doors.

Doors open = 40 down.
Doors closed = 5 down and chromecasts/google home devices disconnected a few times a day.

Theres not really anywhere I can relocate the router itself, but I could probably ethernet cable to something on the outside of the door and attach something to the wall, is there something thatll let me do this?

@Velocio recommends the ubiquiti edge router x, currently have one which is doing the business in my flat..

Some form of wireless access point to take over wi-fi duties from the home hub.
https://www.comms-express.com/blog/review-to-the-10-best-wireless-access-points/

The Ubiquiti one is the forum favourite

stupid question.
just turned on my toughswitch and wired stuff into it. What gateway IP address should it have?
same as router's or something else.

I've removed my earlier endorsement of Google WiFi.

A succession of firmware updates have reduced the reliability of their mesh network to zero, and although the company eventually acknowledged the issue, they are remaining tight-lipped on any kind of solution or timeline.

I have the most vanilla kind of set up imaginable, so if their QA can't pick up these kinds of issues during development then I have no faith that this won't happen again.

Ubiquiti all the way.

Think this is the best thread for this.

Anybody want my spare Draytek Vigor 130? £50. Useful if you have poorer line quality. It tends to hold a connection better than an ISP modem. Note that it is not a router.

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I was upping that as a good tool in the Smart Homes thread (unofficially the home networking thread too).

A nice tool, and if I'd seen this 2 weeks ago I would've bought it from you.

I'm a big draytek fan.

I have a Vigor 2862 router that load balancers our rubbish 30Mb broadband with a 50 Mbps 4g connection.

This I want to know more about.

I have a Three unlimited data SIM card that I pulled 80GB off last month at 50Mbps before they throttled it down to useless. Our home ADSL is only capable of 14Mbps though, so the Three SIM was way better... but the ADSL provides a solid base load.

I'd love to be able to construct a solution that would always put the first 10Mbps through ADSL and then would attempt to send the rest through whatever the hell was available to it.

This is what Three say about their unlimited data allowance. Bit cheeky that they don't mention that they throttle!

"Unlimited data gives you worry free internet use. Even if you used your phone for every minute of every day you could only use, subject to TrafficSense™, around 1000GB each month. We may use this cap to identify inappropriate use of the service, such as commercial use, which isn't permitted under our terms and conditions."

I'm afraid that my solution isn't very sensible. I've got the EE home 4G service, which costs me £100pm for 500GB. It also helps that I have an EE mast literally on my roof.

In terms of load balancing, I don't think Draytek would help you load balance like that. They only really support IP or session based balancing.

That said, Draytek routers do support bandwidth weighting. Not sure if you can do custom weightings though. I'll take a look at the CLI help file tomorrow and take a look.

https://www.draytek.co.uk/information/our-technology/load-balancing

Surely you could use nginx on a Raspberry PI to do that kind of load balancing?