spectron2k
New Around Here
Hi, first time poster here.
I currently have an AC86u as a main router, and an AC68u as a AiMesh node (wireless backhaul as wired is not possible). The AC86u is unfortunately in probably the worst place it could be, being downstairs in the extreme corner of a 1000 sq ft house, but there is nowhere else it can go without messing with wiring as that's where the modem is. This caused dead zones on the other side of the house upstairs, which is why the AC68u is a node for upstairs, more centrally. I just upgraded to virgin media gigabit speeds, and connecting directly to the virgin hub I'm getting almost 1000 Mbps. When connecting a playstation (wired) to the main hub I'm getting about 800-900 Mbps, which is perfectly fine for me. Most of the speed tests I've done upstairs, tested wirelessly through either hub, i’m only just getting 100 Mbps. Right now I'm on a laptop upstairs in the next room to the AC68u node about 10ft away from it on the other side of the wall, and I'm getting 102 Mbps on 2.4 ghz and about 37 Mbps on 5ghz. I know there will be a drop off, but didn’t think it would be that harsh. Is this normal or am i doing something wrong?
I currently have an AC86u as a main router, and an AC68u as a AiMesh node (wireless backhaul as wired is not possible). The AC86u is unfortunately in probably the worst place it could be, being downstairs in the extreme corner of a 1000 sq ft house, but there is nowhere else it can go without messing with wiring as that's where the modem is. This caused dead zones on the other side of the house upstairs, which is why the AC68u is a node for upstairs, more centrally. I just upgraded to virgin media gigabit speeds, and connecting directly to the virgin hub I'm getting almost 1000 Mbps. When connecting a playstation (wired) to the main hub I'm getting about 800-900 Mbps, which is perfectly fine for me. Most of the speed tests I've done upstairs, tested wirelessly through either hub, i’m only just getting 100 Mbps. Right now I'm on a laptop upstairs in the next room to the AC68u node about 10ft away from it on the other side of the wall, and I'm getting 102 Mbps on 2.4 ghz and about 37 Mbps on 5ghz. I know there will be a drop off, but didn’t think it would be that harsh. Is this normal or am i doing something wrong?
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