I finally got my optic fiber internet. The actual box/modem was installed in my carport on an outside wall. The new provider connected a line (cat6) from that modem and drilled a hole through the garage wall where he wanted me to place my router. I tried that at first but my speeds varied based upon location etc. Long story short, I placed the router (Deco Mesh) in the house, used a coupler, and ran a line from the garage to that router. It works great in the house.
My “Cave” is in the upper level of the garage. I’m hoping to use a gigabit switch in lieu of the coupler and send a second line to the Cave at the same time as sending a line in the house to the main DECO router. Does anyone have experience using a switch like this and if so does it screw up things by splitting the speed between the two or should they run similarly even if reduced just a bit from the max speed? Hope this makes sense. Thanks
Power-line adapters as TXron said work great. This is actually a very old technology and I first used it in the mid 80’s with a commodore computer to control lights in the home. I still have that device and it still works. So much better than wifi extenders. Even the mesh system can be iffy. I have it from my Isp (R) Does it work? Yes. Does it work well? Almost
** The last thing I used my adapter on a few years ago was to turn off the FS instead of pulling the plug to reboot it.
Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate your responses. What I was originally going to do won’t work because I would have two MAC addresses trying to use the one modem. So I will either place the main router in the garage and send off two cat 6 or 7 lines to the sub mesh routers or go with the powerline whichever gives me the best speed.
I agree with placing the router next to the modem. But shouldn’t you then have only that 1 router, to avoid IP conflicts? And connect any other “remote” locations/devices using powerline adapters with switches if needed?
I have a similar physical set up to yours with my modem. Router sits near it connected by cat 6. One powerline adapter connects to the router. Matching multiport powerline adapters are placed through the house, some hard wired to devices (paricularly TVs), some connected to wifi bridges (not routers), one to a switch. No IP conflicts with this config. But be aware that signal strength drops the further an adapter is from the router.
Any complications involving potential conflicts with overlapping WiFi signals can often be overcome by using different channels. I personally use WiFi Analyzer from the Playstore to scan my surroundings for signal overlaps, and channels. Also don’t forget the 2.4GHz band can travel through potential obstructions better but the 5GHz will be stronger over line of site distances under 35 feet. Of course ethernet will not have these signal issues. Also over bigger properties and multiple levels a Mesh system may be your best bet for stronger signal. I’ve even seen mesh where the hub was waterproof and set up outdoors to cover an entire pool area.
