[Lugstuff] Mesh Network devices

[Annapolis Linux Users Group]

The TP-Link Omada is part of their business line and is similar to the
Ubuiquti UniFi.

It sounds like you may have ethernet cables already in your weak signal
areas, so adding a Wireless Access Point in that area should be simple.

High speed wifi links require 5GHz line of sight, so you need an access
point in the same room as the client devices.

If you have Verizon, I would also suggest that you use your own router, as
they maintain a back door into your internal network. If you go with UniFi
for the WiFi, a UniFi router integrates well with their management
software. Otherwise, a box with OPNSense would work well.

On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 2:03 AM Annapolis Linux Users Group via Lugstuff <
lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:

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> Thanks for the advice, and I know the WiFi mesh will not solve all my
> problems, I just need it to solve 1 problem, my ISP, router is in my
> computer room, but in the living room (4 walls, and a china hutch between)
> get weak signal (aka, in the computer room I can get 100 to 200 Mbits, but
> in the living room I get 5Mbits, and it drops alot) So I just want to solve
> that that problem of weak to no coverage in the living room
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> I am thinking I want to skip the TP-Link, as I tried the TP-Link Deco S4,
> and it would not even get past "setting up the network"  And required a
> phone app to set it up, and I just don't think that should be needed.  But
> also part of it is to removing the services off of the router.  A month ago
> Verizon said they had to change out the router since I was going from
> 100Mbits to 1Gbit service, and it was a pain just setting everything back
> up (now I know I am crazy to want 42 as one of the numbers in my IP range
> but, hay it 42, plus part of me is thinking some day I should really
> segment my network, and a ISP supplied router probably would not do well
> for that, so running a DHCP server on a Pi should make that easier)  But I
> will look at the Ubuiquiti UniFi and Microtik that you suggested, and any
> other suggestions that people on the list might have.
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> And yes I know that a mesh network will not solve all my problems, and I
> also know a little bit about RF (de KB3HCG)
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> I will admit all I am looking for is 50Mbits+ in the living room, that
> should be more then enough for the devices that do not have Ethernet plugs,
> for anything that has a Ethernet plug that will be and will stay wired,
> more reliable connection in that area), but for things like my cell phone,
> tablet, and kindles they don't have the ability to plug an Ethernet in, so
> I am forced to use WiFi with them.
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> So all I am looking to solve is getting semi reliable access to my WiFi in
> the living room, I can not even browes the web on my cell phone when in the
> living room if I am connected to my home WiFi, and give how small my Condo
> is that should not really be an issue, but in the living room does not get
> good signal from the computer room
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> Michael P. O'Connor
> mpop at mikeoconnor.net
> http://www.mikeoconnor.net
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