mystichead
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Hi guys,
I need a lot of help in this; finding a router.
SO...
I am looking for a router can handle heavy duty traffic from 70+ devices simultaneously, with ability to send decent speed through many walls and a decent distance.
I have even gone through this list, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/802.11ac-wifi-router-testing,4107.html
and through the SNB ranking charts too
but im still a bit confused I guess... its my cost range though, generally.
My current scenario is such that there are 8 individuals in the household, each with an average of 2 mobile devices, 2 desktop/laptops. That by itself makes it 32 devices, but there are 3 separate VOIP services, and 4 streaming devices.
So now there are 39 different dedicated bandwidth requirements.
6 of the desktops are dedicated online gaming machines.
In addition there are 2 high spec psuedo-servers with 15-25(depending) different low-spec data nodes psuedo-servers.
So I think you can get the picture here why I said 70+
The total bandwidth requirements are generally met with 300/300Mbps but I have a 500/500Mbps plan, which i test regularly and i actually get the speed.
The problem is in my current situation:
I can only install the router on the top floor, and my whole work stuff can only be in the basement 40-50 feet away with many many walls and hallways in between. Adding another access point somewhere else isnt allowed.... and P-LAN(power lan) is unusable due to weak wiring mid way (ive tested multiple times with different adapters..it failed).
With such heavy use by so many gadgets, What should I buy that is the most cost effective?
I mean I do often work from home, and run data analysis with Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Kafka etc ...
and often need the mini-nodes to talk to each other in a good fashion while also having access to the internet for each of them. Since they and especially my main servers and my main machine also access databases elsewhere with massive amounts of data going back and forth in between and after analysis.
A wireless-bridge isnt an option since it will actually increase the cost of the processing speed at minimum by 2x to 16x, due to adding an extra-layer between the processing, and I cant afford that. Even the positives of Hadoop and Spark where it uses many many commodity hardware to do parallel processing will take a hit with this additional network level layer.
Most of the devices/nodes only support early N and some are even older than that, with only a few supporting AC. 5ghz is generally not supported by most devices, and it also doesnt reach the basement, atleast with my current router Netgear WNDR3700 which i upgraded with DD-WRT.... it worked for 2 yrs.. until more devices and the basement office...
But, DESPITE all this needs to be wireless... And not end up pissing off the others in the house by prioritizing everything to me, and have their games and streams be able to run simultaneusly.
What router should I get in THIS type of scenario that is cost effective while doing the job?
I'll be very very grateful
So to those even considering to help me, Thank you very much in advance
I need a lot of help in this; finding a router.
SO...
I am looking for a router can handle heavy duty traffic from 70+ devices simultaneously, with ability to send decent speed through many walls and a decent distance.
I have even gone through this list, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/802.11ac-wifi-router-testing,4107.html
and through the SNB ranking charts too
but im still a bit confused I guess... its my cost range though, generally.
My current scenario is such that there are 8 individuals in the household, each with an average of 2 mobile devices, 2 desktop/laptops. That by itself makes it 32 devices, but there are 3 separate VOIP services, and 4 streaming devices.
So now there are 39 different dedicated bandwidth requirements.
6 of the desktops are dedicated online gaming machines.
In addition there are 2 high spec psuedo-servers with 15-25(depending) different low-spec data nodes psuedo-servers.
So I think you can get the picture here why I said 70+
The total bandwidth requirements are generally met with 300/300Mbps but I have a 500/500Mbps plan, which i test regularly and i actually get the speed.
The problem is in my current situation:
I can only install the router on the top floor, and my whole work stuff can only be in the basement 40-50 feet away with many many walls and hallways in between. Adding another access point somewhere else isnt allowed.... and P-LAN(power lan) is unusable due to weak wiring mid way (ive tested multiple times with different adapters..it failed).
With such heavy use by so many gadgets, What should I buy that is the most cost effective?
I mean I do often work from home, and run data analysis with Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Kafka etc ...
and often need the mini-nodes to talk to each other in a good fashion while also having access to the internet for each of them. Since they and especially my main servers and my main machine also access databases elsewhere with massive amounts of data going back and forth in between and after analysis.
A wireless-bridge isnt an option since it will actually increase the cost of the processing speed at minimum by 2x to 16x, due to adding an extra-layer between the processing, and I cant afford that. Even the positives of Hadoop and Spark where it uses many many commodity hardware to do parallel processing will take a hit with this additional network level layer.
Most of the devices/nodes only support early N and some are even older than that, with only a few supporting AC. 5ghz is generally not supported by most devices, and it also doesnt reach the basement, atleast with my current router Netgear WNDR3700 which i upgraded with DD-WRT.... it worked for 2 yrs.. until more devices and the basement office...
But, DESPITE all this needs to be wireless... And not end up pissing off the others in the house by prioritizing everything to me, and have their games and streams be able to run simultaneusly.
What router should I get in THIS type of scenario that is cost effective while doing the job?
I'll be very very grateful
So to those even considering to help me, Thank you very much in advance
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