I currently have 5gb internet but on a google nest system. I recently found out some mesh routers such as the orbi RBKE963 or the tp link deco XE200 have direct 10gb uplink ports. What other mesh products exist with uplink ports in them? Doesn’t have to be 10gb as I said my internet is 5gb.
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Questions are …Is your Wi-Fi on your end devices 6E or 7? How many spatial streams? Are you really using that much bandwidth at once? Most APs use 30% to 50% overhead, they are half duplex. So there will be loss vs the max MCS index. Power of the AP also is relevant. Most advertisers lie about their Wi-Fi. Also Keep in mind the 6Ghz band in a lot of devices is shared across the three bands(for example Eero and uses a higher channelization, shares all 3 bands, which means less total channels and increases CCI, but it gives faster speeds. So in a non dense environment it’s fine.) if you can find an AP where you can use just the 6Ghz band then that’s the route I’d go. Also your devices need to be WPA 3 capable for use on Wi-Fi 7.
If you want to know max speeds look at an mcs index for 1-2 spatial streams and know only a few devices (MacBook Pro for example) use 3 spatial streams. The Wi-Fi 7 Intel card is 2 spatial and it’s only one of a few on the market.
Are you planning on plugging them all in? If so, why not look at traditional APs like the Unifi U6 Enterprise? It only has a 2.5gb uplink, but it’s also a good bit less expensive.
AVM makes routers with an ONT built in and a good mesh ecosystem, with basic NAS features and a built in Wireguard server/client. And the biggest advantage is they don’t require you to sign up for some online service and have an app on your phone for configuration, it’s all in a very comprehensive web interface.
Hard to get outside Europe though.
Definitely Ubiquiti for that type setup.
The ubiquiti dream machine se has a 10g SFP WAN port you could use. Might need a media convertern with it. Then you can get APs from there, either wired or meshed.
I’m using the Google Home Router behind my T-Mobile 5G gateway. I’m able to do all the router/subnet/DHCP/static IP, stuff you’d like to do. You control it from Google Home. The t-Mobile gateway app is kind of HOKEY
ASUS AXE16000 has 10GbE ports. ASUS has other routers like the RT-AX89X that has 10GbE. 10GbE or 2.5GbE are going to be the norm for most router devices or mesh systems with higher speed capacity. 5GbE is not a widely used standard for these devices. The newer the better though in order to support the speed as well as multiple devices and have a longer use life of the device. If you’re looking for a mesh system, those support it but the ASUS XT12 Pro or similar devices will be better-ish but all of their more recent models support the AiMesh system, but the Zenwifi devices are more intended for this practice. They put out regular updates as well for security and functionality that is unrivaled in my experience.
Eero is pretty good
Love my Eero Pro 6. For your speeds, get the Eero Max.
Been waiting for it to release
I’m running 2 AX89X routers in AI Mesh (10 GbE wired backhaul) with wifi 6.
I tried the AXE-16000 but for whatever reason, I couldn’t get past 200 megabit on wifi 6 devices. And I tried everything. On an 8 gigabit symmetrical fibre connection.
Our ISP is brutal and uses PPPoE for authentication, so for our use case, the router has to have NAT acceleration working correctly to get full speed. Using a QNAP switch to break out the 10 GbE to extra ports. I saturate the network fully with this setup and it’s been really solid.
Having worked in IT the past 20 years of my life, it’s absolutely BONKERS to me that you can now get 5GB connections to your home. Never thought I’d see that day.
Remember when 1.54mbps was a solid connection for a whole office building?
Currently have 1.5 gbps up and down. For $10 more a month I can get 3 gbps. Some areas around me are getting upgraded to 5 gbps and 8 gbps. FTTH was installed in my area a year and a half ago.
My network has 1 gbps switches and no device can handle more than that. So no real need for me to go for anything faster. Getting a couple of 10g switches with poe costs a lot for something I probably wouldn’t notice right now. Downloading from steam is already at it’s limit due to CPU bottlenecking.
You could make the argument that multiple devices could use the speed simultaneously. But in my case, I am the only one using the wired connection. The rest are using WiFi, so the extra 500 mbps may not be used by my computer but could be used by WiFi devices at the same time as they each use a different port on ISP router.
Q: how much is the internet at your place and what is your location anyway? Greatings from probably the otherside of the planet, with interest.
Thats a lot of porn.
The TP-Link Deco line is tough to beat. You have the option to run mesh (meh) or use wired backhaul for better performance.
You dont like mesh?
I personally use it for phones, laptops, and tablets and its not bad at all. Even have signal out to my backyard.
I do get backhaul is better but mesh isnt too bad.
Disclaimer: anything that can be hard wired in my house is hardwired, mesh is only for things without a lan port.
Ubiquiti + APs. Only way.
Where the fuck do you live that offers 5gb internet?
asking bc i will need to see if it’s logistically possible to be your roommate
On 8 gig here! (Ontario, Canada)
Brag about it 🙄
Edit: I was so tempted to downvote lmao