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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3044128" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>Going to chime in here again and suggest that if you are willing to spend a little extra to have a LOT better wifi connectivity I would actually suggest setting up something with PfSense or OpnSense or Smoothwall and then use something like the UniFi AP AC Pro <a href="https://www.ubnt.com/products/#unifi" target="_blank">https://www.ubnt.com/products/#unifi</a> as the wireless access point. The larger the house is the more you can add and setup, they can work in a MeshNetwork mode but should be able to hand off clients from one to the other very quickly. </p><p></p><p>Grabbing an Avoton based board with a couple sticks of ram and a hard drive can create a very nice router, then use switches to add as many hard wired clients as you like with the UniFi AP's to hook up wireless clients. It's more expensive to begin with but you can add or replace AP's if you need more coverage or new tech comes out that is vastly superior. The router itself is using software that is updated on a regular basis and can be used with multiple different flavors so if the one you start off with isn't doing what you want then you can change it. The router software can also be easily configured with many things that the linksys and netgear ones just can't handle.</p><p></p><p>Basically you would be running something that would be at home in a business, school, hospital, or other enterprise type of situation. And if someone wanted to set something of this nature up but are a little put off by it I would be more than happy to help.</p><p></p><p>And some good reading about the AP I mentioned is available here <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/review-ubiquiti-unifi-made-me-realize-how-terrible-consumer-wi-fi-gear-is/" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/review-ubiquiti-unifi-made-me-realize-how-terrible-consumer-wi-fi-gear-is/</a> it is a couple years old but is still very relevant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3044128, member: 29706"] Going to chime in here again and suggest that if you are willing to spend a little extra to have a LOT better wifi connectivity I would actually suggest setting up something with PfSense or OpnSense or Smoothwall and then use something like the UniFi AP AC Pro [URL]https://www.ubnt.com/products/#unifi[/URL] as the wireless access point. The larger the house is the more you can add and setup, they can work in a MeshNetwork mode but should be able to hand off clients from one to the other very quickly. Grabbing an Avoton based board with a couple sticks of ram and a hard drive can create a very nice router, then use switches to add as many hard wired clients as you like with the UniFi AP's to hook up wireless clients. It's more expensive to begin with but you can add or replace AP's if you need more coverage or new tech comes out that is vastly superior. The router itself is using software that is updated on a regular basis and can be used with multiple different flavors so if the one you start off with isn't doing what you want then you can change it. The router software can also be easily configured with many things that the linksys and netgear ones just can't handle. Basically you would be running something that would be at home in a business, school, hospital, or other enterprise type of situation. And if someone wanted to set something of this nature up but are a little put off by it I would be more than happy to help. And some good reading about the AP I mentioned is available here [URL]https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/review-ubiquiti-unifi-made-me-realize-how-terrible-consumer-wi-fi-gear-is/[/URL] it is a couple years old but is still very relevant. [/QUOTE]
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