Best Wi-Fi system? Mesh or wired APs?

[MacBH928]

Other than mesh or mesh-like network like ASUS, there’s also power line.

the question is which one one. Bad routers and mesh devices give subpar experience with dropped signals

 

[erihp]

the question is which one one. Bad routers and mesh devices give subpar experience with dropped signals

that person is simply suggesting the use of powerline networking as wired backhaul for the APs, which is the most important part of a mesh wifi network.

if you 'cant' wire ethernet to the APs for backhaul, use the wiring in the walls that you already have. this is the highest value thing you can do, no matter what the setup is.

 

[MacBH928]

that person is simply suggesting the use of powerline networking as wired backhaul for the APs, which is the most important part of a mesh wifi network.

if you 'cant' wire ethernet to the APs for backhaul, use the wiring in the walls that you already have. this is the highest value thing you can do, no matter what the setup is.

thats what i am trying to explain, powerline speeds max around 50Mbps so its better than NOT having internet but a mesh system actually gives a better signal. I tested this by going into a room and testing wifi and got like 200Mbps. then connected tv to ethernet to powerline and got 40Mbps max.

 

[User #07242024]

thats what i am trying to explain, powerline speeds max around 50Mbps so its better than NOT having internet but a mesh system actually gives a better signal. I tested this by going into a room and testing wifi and got like 200Mbps. then connected tv to ethernet to powerline and got 40Mbps max.

Looks like some troubleshooting is required.

 

[erihp]

thats what i am trying to explain, powerline speeds max around 50Mbps so its better than NOT having internet but a mesh system actually gives a better signal. I tested this by going into a room and testing wifi and got like 200Mbps. then connected tv to ethernet to powerline and got 40Mbps max.

not all powerline devices (and electrical infrastructure) are made equally. in my experience powerline can achieve much more than 50Mbit/sec. perhaps you have older technology?

heres some good tips on real world use/optimizations that could help: https://micoolpaul.com/2023/07/10/how-to-actually-increase-powerline-adapter-throughput/

also remember, throughout and latency are two different things.

plus if you have a noisy environment (or lots of chatty wifi devices needing to stay connected) using wireless to back-haul wireless generally is going to be a bad time, no matter what brand/implementation you go with.

 

[MacBH928]

Looks like some troubleshooting is required.

not all powerline devices (and electrical infrastructure) are made equally. in my experience powerline can achieve much more than 50Mbit/sec. perhaps you have older technology?

heres some good tips on real world use/optimizations that could help: https://micoolpaul.com/2023/07/10/how-to-actually-increase-powerline-adapter-throughput/

also remember, throughout and latency are two different things.

plus if you have a noisy environment (or lots of chatty wifi devices needing to stay connected) using wireless to back-haul wireless generally is going to be a bad time, no matter what brand/implementation you go with.

thanks for the article. I was getting sub-50mbps , i looked at youtube and hardly saw any one pass 80Mbps except one guy who had 2 nodes close to each other. Maybe I can improve things a little bit with the provided adjustments. Or get one of the newer G.hn models.