Home Networking Problem

[Sanji Himura]

As a general supporter of hard line when possible, I developed a conundrum about 20 minutes prior to post over a CES product preview that I saw on youtube about a new modem/router.

My living situation is that I live in a small apartment off the main house on the property with the main internet connection in the main house. I run multiple devices on wifi (three Rokus, one laptop, one desktop and multiple cell phones), and I would like to cut down on the number devices that are connected on wireless (primarily the one roku and my desktop that is sitting in my apartment.)

I do have access to a cable line in my apartment, so I can install a pretty cheap modem, but I don't want the rest of the houses to feel left out in any upgrades that I might do to the house, hence why I am seriously considering spending the $300 in getting this upcoming modem/router (seen in the video below) from ASUS.

My overall goal is to "future-proof" my home network while connecting my one roku and my PC to a hard line. Any advice?

Product Preview:

 

[dice1998]

...I would like to cut down on the number devices that are connected on wireless (primarily the one roku and my desktop that is sitting in my apartment.)

I do have access to a cable line in my apartment, so I can install a pretty cheap modem, but I don't want the rest of the houses to feel left out in any upgrades that I might do to the house..

My overall goal is to "future-proof" my home network while connecting my one roku and my PC to a hard line. Any advice?

Powerline Adapter?

 

[Infinital-NG]

How is that router going to cut down on the amount of wireless devices you have?

How far between the apartment and main house are you?

What about burying a cat5/6 line in the ground between the two building, bringing the line into your apt, putting in a simple switch to hard-wire the devices you want.

 

[TB]

What about burying a cat5/6 line in the ground between the two building, bringing the line into your apt, putting in a simple switch to hard-wire the devices you want

If possible, this is your best bet.

 

[Sanji Himura]

How far between the apartment and main house are you?

From wall to wall about 10 feet. To reasonably connect my devices, I think that I would need about 200 feet in two 100 feet lines since the roku is actually in a different room than my PC.

 

[Danoff]

I love the ubiquiti unifi - which is a device that hardwires into your switch and broadcasts your wifi signal elsewhere. I use it to provide a lagless overlap of my wifi network to the end of my house that my router won't reach. It's not a repeater, so it doesn't suck. If I had it all to do exactly the way I wanted, I would not get a wireless router. I'd get a wired router that did nothing but route extremely well, and then put everything else to a switch (or 5) under the router. The ubiquiti style access points then get wired into the switches and placed where you want them for maximum coverage.

There's a 5ghz version as well I believe so that you can avoid congestion on the lower band.

Here's what my network looks like:

Hardwired:
- Access point
- Desktop
- Desktop
- Laptop
- Laptop
- Printer
- Server
- Server

Wireless
- Phone
- Phone
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Laptop
- Camera
- Camera

 

[Sanji Himura]

I love the ubiquiti unifi - which is a device that hardwires into your switch and broadcasts your wifi signal elsewhere. I use it to provide a lagless overlap of my wifi network to the end of my house that my router won't reach. It's not a repeater, so it doesn't suck. If I had it all to do exactly the way I wanted, I would not get a wireless router. I'd get a wired router that did nothing but route extremely well, and then put everything else to a switch (or 5) under the router. The ubiquiti style access points then get wired into the switches and placed where you want them for maximum coverage.

There's a 5ghz version as well I believe so that you can avoid congestion on the lower band.

Here's what my network looks like:

Hardwired:
- Access point
- Desktop
- Desktop
- Laptop
- Laptop
- Printer
- Server
- Server

Wireless
- Phone
- Phone
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Tablet
- Laptop
- Camera
- Camera

I wouldn't know the first thing in that. Any idea as to where to buy one?

 

[Danoff]

I wouldn't know the first thing in that. Any idea as to where to buy one?

Amazon. Gotta have a hardwire for the ubiquiti unify access point though.