Hey guys. I've lurked here for years and gleaned tons of valuable info. Thanks for that! I have a 2200sf split-level house with lots of strange walls etc that wifi has to penetrate. The inlet for my cable ISP is in the basement smack in the middle of the house near the HVAC and a bunch of ductwork... not an ideal placement. Here's my situation:
I currently have a Nighthawk x10 R9000 with Voxel firmware. Its been an amazing router for the last year. I tried multiple other routers including the GT-AC5300, RT-AC88U, and Linksys Velop mesh.... nothing worked like the x10 has in terms of wifi speed and wifi signal/whole-house coverage. The trouble is I think my x10 is dieing. The connection keeps going in and out and I've already ruled out the cable modem as its been replaced and the lines have been tested... I have about 30 clients or so give or take.
I bought the x10 from Microcenter, and I was smart enough to buy the 2 year protection plan... therefore if I bring it in I will have about $375 to play with in purchasing a new network system.
I'm not really a fan of the true blue "mesh" systems out there because of their lack of advanced features in the GUI. I have a QNAP Nas that I need some advanced features for, and I also need strong wired performance for my wired devices.
I'm heavily considering trying Aimesh and buying 2x RT-AC86U... my concern is with the inlet being smack in the middle of the house the wifi devices, there will be too much overlap in wifi coverage and my mobile devices won't easily transition to the strongest signal.
It seems like Aimesh has come a long way in terms of being a viable option..... am I missing anything here? Should I try aimesh or should I go with another single router config?
Really wish my x10 wasn't on the outs.... thanks for any advice guys.
I currently have a Nighthawk x10 R9000 with Voxel firmware. Its been an amazing router for the last year. I tried multiple other routers including the GT-AC5300, RT-AC88U, and Linksys Velop mesh.... nothing worked like the x10 has in terms of wifi speed and wifi signal/whole-house coverage. The trouble is I think my x10 is dieing. The connection keeps going in and out and I've already ruled out the cable modem as its been replaced and the lines have been tested... I have about 30 clients or so give or take.
I bought the x10 from Microcenter, and I was smart enough to buy the 2 year protection plan... therefore if I bring it in I will have about $375 to play with in purchasing a new network system.
I'm not really a fan of the true blue "mesh" systems out there because of their lack of advanced features in the GUI. I have a QNAP Nas that I need some advanced features for, and I also need strong wired performance for my wired devices.
I'm heavily considering trying Aimesh and buying 2x RT-AC86U... my concern is with the inlet being smack in the middle of the house the wifi devices, there will be too much overlap in wifi coverage and my mobile devices won't easily transition to the strongest signal.
It seems like Aimesh has come a long way in terms of being a viable option..... am I missing anything here? Should I try aimesh or should I go with another single router config?
Really wish my x10 wasn't on the outs.... thanks for any advice guys.