Recent content by SamS

Hey guys, Sorry, I didn't intentionally disappear from this thread! I didn't make any decisions 6-months ago, but almost pulled the trigger last night on a 3-pack of the Eero 6E Pro via Amazon deal. Ultimately, I've decided to stick with what I've got: Orbi RBK50 Wi-Fi 5 set up (including...

All valid points. $1500 never felt 'right' to me either, based on the (correct) assumptions that you're likely making that I don't have several devices that would see an immediate benefit. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any obviously 6E solution that was significantly cheaper.

That might be the ticket right there! Wondering how much they gimp the operation by using Standalone (non-Insight) mode?

I think you nailed it. I can add the wired uplink for ~$300 that will give me 2.5/5/10GE to all applicable wired devices that I have today. But here we are stuck with limited 6E options at reasonable prices. It's not like anyone in my house is complaining about the Wi-Fi 5 speeds or my current...

I'd prefer to have a single/small switch like this for my access points, that also supports 10GE + 5GE so I can pass that speed to both my Netgear Prosafe M5300-28G3 uplink/main switch, as well as directly to the handful of 10GE devices I have. This TRENDnet checks all those boxes, but it only...

I plan on using a TRENDnet TEG-S762 switch that will do the same thing as the Qnap card you linked - take in 5Gb and link @ 10Gb to my uplink 10Gb switch, as well as pass 2.5Gb on to the access points. This switch is out of stock on Amazon, where I need to use a fair amount of credits. Come on...

Today I upgraded from 1Gbps AT&T Fiber, to 5Gbps AT&T Fiber (via BGW-320 gateway). This gateway has a single 5Gb (/2.5Gb/1Gb) LAN port, and three 1Gb LAN ports. For Wi-Fi, I currently have an Orbi system consisting of RBR50 AC3000 router, two Orbi satellites, and an Orbi outdoor satellite...

Prices seem very reasonable on those! I get my 5Gb Fiber installed in one week. I'm still kicking around some ideas, I'll report back!

Sounds like a fun project, but more complexity than I have the time for currently. I'm also considering upgrading my Orbi mesh system to take advantage of Wi-Fi 6E, so that adds more complexity with wired backhaul, the AT&T gateway and the Orbi router/access points in different rooms. I already...

I can appreciate that. However (like many people) my home internet is crucial for me (and my wife's) work. So dinking around with a dedicated PC to handle routing (especially considering I'd surely stumble at first) would make for a very tenuous situation on the home front ha.

I like the creative thinking :) I dunno it my main Netgear is 18 years old, but it's certainly 10 years. I didn't pay a lot for it, but I assumed the 10G ports would at least give me some bit of future-proofing. But now that 802.3bz is catching on, looks like 10GBASE-T is not as useful for...

This is the most info I can find on the BGW320 https://help.sonic.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500000066642-ARRIS-BGW320 The literature seems to indicate the single "blue" port on the back supports 100/1Gb/2.5Gb/5Gb I know you struck the comment about the SFP+ module for the M5300-28G3.. that's an...

Ah shoot. I was afraid of that. Any workarounds? Replacing both of my 100/1000/10GBase-T switches gonna be $$$.

I almost feel silly asking this, but I'm giving up and coming to the experts here :) In a couple of weeks, I'm going to get a new gateway/router from AT&T with 5Gb fiber internet service. It's a Arris BGW320 that has a 5Gb LAN port. I plan on connecting that 5Gb port to my Netgear ProSafe...

Great article and overview. My main takeaway was that I'm not going to (ever?) be able to upgrade my Orbi RBR50/RBS50 and RBS50Y outdoor satellites to Wi-Fi 6E due to these new Low Power rules preventing weatherproof enclosures. I found it odd that Netgear never made a Wi-Fi 6 version of the...