[dba-Tech] gigbit router for big house

[Peter Brawley]

On 6/6/2018 12:41, John Bartow wrote:
> I've used quite a few TP-Link AC1750 routers for my residentials. Nice units, keep them in an area with good circulation though.
>
> If the walls are a problem and you have cat5/6 run already, you might consider going with a TP-Link TL-R600VPN Router, TL-SG1008 POE Switch and as many AC1750 Wireless Access Point as you need for good throughput from each area. I've used these in small offices - the included controller software is very easy and capable. I wouldn't, but you could run a hotel with these. Nice wireless pass off of connections from unit to unit. The ceiling mount APs mount easy enough. AND I haven't had any of these units overheat (KoW).

Thanks John, the R600VPN might be more technology than I can get this 
old head round, and might entail replacing some switches too, I think 
I'll give the AC1750 a try.

PB

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> Trying to resolve a lan slowdown has made me aware how old our (NetGear) router is. It's way past time I upgraded it.
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> It's a big 90-year-old sprawling 2-storey house with electronically resistant stone walls. The router sits upstairs at the northeast corner near 2 (sometimes 3 or 4) ethernet-connected 'puters (one of which is getting a new NIC, per that thread). Ethernet cable & switches connect to 3 more 'puters and a half-dozen other devices downstairs. A few smartphones & tablets connect via wifi, upstairs & downstairs (where there are two wifi extenders).
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> This is in a wee southern town, internet is slow and can't be reliably sped up but the lan has to be reasonably fast.
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> So routers like the NetGear 6700 or the TP-Link AC1750 look like fits, and sure enough there are lots of favourable reviews for them, but there are also enogh horror stories to give me pause.
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> So I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions.
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> PB
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