Recent content by tbroome81

I want the 5-2 band for my AX devices. I still have AC devices that I currently have on the 2.4 band and the speed is defaulting to the slowest device, which is a smart plug that apparently is slower than Christmas. I want the AC devices on the 5-1 band.

I'm about to ask a dumb question: what are the benefits of wired backhaul other than signal stability between parent and child and freeing up the 5-2 band?

That'd be great, if I had ethernet connections in every room of my house, which is not the case. The only devices on my 5-1 band are AX devices. Everything not AX capable is on the 2.4 band.

Tried powerline and it slowed the speeds to the client devices down way too much. I'm just wanting to free up the faster AX 5-2 band for my AX devices instead of backhaul WITHOUT having to drill holes throughout my house to run CAT6 from one side of the house to the other. What about MoCA...

I removed 2 nodes and speeds increased. Now I have another question. Due to various constraints, I can't run a true ethernet backhaul to free up the 2nd 5GHZ channel. Could I use gigabit powerline adapters to accomplish the same thing, albeit a bit slower than if it was true ethernet backhaul?

We are covering an area just over 1000 square feet including the garage, but the signal has to penetrate through a double brick outer wall (brick over cinder block) for 4 of the smart devices. When I look at the info on my MacBook Pro, here's what I get: RSSI received signal strength: -40 dBm...

Update: My 2021 MacBook Pro is only pulling just below 200mb on Wi-Fi 6 this morning. I'm at a loss.

We just recently switched from cable internet to fiber. We have 4 XT8 routers (1 main, 3 nodes). Ethernet backhaul isn't really an option given the construction of our house. We have 25 smart devices (Ring cameras, MyQ garage door control, Amazon Echos, smart switches/plugs/etc), all on the...