GainfulShrimp
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I'm hoping to get 1Gbps symmetrical (i.e. gig up + gig down) broadband within the next 9 months or so. I'm very excited (sad, I know!)...
So, I'm looking to upgrade my home LAN in anticipation of getting the new connection.
At the moment, I use the following:
The NAS is connected using link aggregation (802.3ad) to the Netgear switch. Also plugged in to the switch are the Draytek router, a couple of PCs and a powerline adapter.
I have 3 further powerline adapters around the house, allowing my smart TVs and my PS3 to connect to the network while keeping wifi free for genuinely mobile wireless devices.
At the moment, things work OK but not great - the powerline adapters are "500meg" devices, but two of them run at <10mbps, presumably due to noise/wiring issues in my house. For standard def and some HD content, streaming to my TVs works fine.
In the new world, with a fancy new (?4K) TV and a gigabit broadband connection, I'll need to up my game LAN-wise. So I'm thinking of replacing all of the powerline stuff with cat6 (or cat5e).
I'm less sure of what I should do re: router and wireless.
My Draytek is amazingly reliable and although it's not fast wireless by today's standards, it's rock solid. If Draytek produced wireless-ac devices, I'd probably get one (both my MacBook and iPhone are AC capable).
I would ideally like to separate things, so getting a new wired router and an access point.
I use the VPN server feature of the Draytek to dial in to home when I'm out and about, although currently my broadband upload speed is so terrible that it's of limited use.
I also use some port forwarding to access various services on the NAS from my phone/laptop when away from home.
I've been looking at the following options for a new setup:
1. Edgerouter Lite or similar router.
2. D-Link DAP-2695 or similar wireless AP.
I would prefer to avoid 'consumer grade' all-in-one style devices as my experience before the Draytek was frequent reboots and hard-to-diagnose issues reaching my LAN from the Internet. I need something very reliable and yet also able to give me good VPN speeds over a 1Gbps symmetrical connection.
Any comments/thoughts or things that I haven't considered and should be, please?
Sorry for the long first post.
So, I'm looking to upgrade my home LAN in anticipation of getting the new connection.
At the moment, I use the following:
- Draytek 2820n (wireless router and ADSL modem)
- Netgear GS108T smart switch
- Synology DS1812+ NAS
The NAS is connected using link aggregation (802.3ad) to the Netgear switch. Also plugged in to the switch are the Draytek router, a couple of PCs and a powerline adapter.
I have 3 further powerline adapters around the house, allowing my smart TVs and my PS3 to connect to the network while keeping wifi free for genuinely mobile wireless devices.
At the moment, things work OK but not great - the powerline adapters are "500meg" devices, but two of them run at <10mbps, presumably due to noise/wiring issues in my house. For standard def and some HD content, streaming to my TVs works fine.
In the new world, with a fancy new (?4K) TV and a gigabit broadband connection, I'll need to up my game LAN-wise. So I'm thinking of replacing all of the powerline stuff with cat6 (or cat5e).
I'm less sure of what I should do re: router and wireless.
My Draytek is amazingly reliable and although it's not fast wireless by today's standards, it's rock solid. If Draytek produced wireless-ac devices, I'd probably get one (both my MacBook and iPhone are AC capable).
I would ideally like to separate things, so getting a new wired router and an access point.
I use the VPN server feature of the Draytek to dial in to home when I'm out and about, although currently my broadband upload speed is so terrible that it's of limited use.
I also use some port forwarding to access various services on the NAS from my phone/laptop when away from home.
I've been looking at the following options for a new setup:
1. Edgerouter Lite or similar router.
2. D-Link DAP-2695 or similar wireless AP.
I would prefer to avoid 'consumer grade' all-in-one style devices as my experience before the Draytek was frequent reboots and hard-to-diagnose issues reaching my LAN from the Internet. I need something very reliable and yet also able to give me good VPN speeds over a 1Gbps symmetrical connection.
Any comments/thoughts or things that I haven't considered and should be, please?
Sorry for the long first post.