markyodo
New Around Here
The family has made the decision to cut the cable TV, but I have a big hurdle to overcome before it becomes reality and I need some advice. Right now everyone complains that the internet is slow, the wireless media clients have problems, etc.
My current home setup / devices.
Ranch house with finished basement.
Qnap NAS
5+ year old Wireless N Router & 5+ year old Wireless N Access Point
8 Port GB switch
2 wired media players (Amazon Fire TV 2) & 2 wireless media players (Amazon Fire TV 2)
2 PS4 (wireless) / 6 iPhones / 2 iPads / 4 Laptops (wireless N) / 1 Kindle
2 Wireless Printers
2 Raspberry Pi 2 (floaters wired or wireless)
On weekends the wireless count can double when the kids friends are over for game nights.
We want to drop cable and move to a 50-60mb internet connection.
So I need to upgrade and want to know - if I am basing my purchase in order of importance:
It's been years since I have had to research network equipment and I have read there are pros and cons to each type and chipset so your input and recommendations are valuable to me.
Thanks in advance!
My current home setup / devices.
Ranch house with finished basement.
Qnap NAS
5+ year old Wireless N Router & 5+ year old Wireless N Access Point
8 Port GB switch
2 wired media players (Amazon Fire TV 2) & 2 wireless media players (Amazon Fire TV 2)
2 PS4 (wireless) / 6 iPhones / 2 iPads / 4 Laptops (wireless N) / 1 Kindle
2 Wireless Printers
2 Raspberry Pi 2 (floaters wired or wireless)
On weekends the wireless count can double when the kids friends are over for game nights.
We want to drop cable and move to a 50-60mb internet connection.
So I need to upgrade and want to know - if I am basing my purchase in order of importance:
- Stream internet media (netflix, hulu, etc.) to wireless media players.
- Stream local NAS media wireless to media players.
- Internet for connected devices, while media is streaming.
It's been years since I have had to research network equipment and I have read there are pros and cons to each type and chipset so your input and recommendations are valuable to me.
Thanks in advance!