HomeNetworking, community based networking help

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/NevrForvr on 2025-06-26 23:32:14.

My house is 2500 SF all one story. Kind of rural, so Spectrum cable based internet is the only option. It’s plenty fast over WiFi to my HP Z book which is across the hall from the cable modem and Spectrum AC router.

looking to fix two things:

1. LG smart TV loses connection almost every day. It’s not too far from the router so I have no idea why. The router does both 2.4 and 5 GHz but they don’t show as separate networks so maybe it’s on 2.4.
2. I’d like to have fast reliable WiFI in the garage and the yard.

I’m thinking of a TP Link Deco XE75 with two units. I’ll hard wire one to the Spectrum router and use TP as a mesh access point. The second one will go in the kitchen near the garage and yard. I don’t see a reason for a third unit.

Does this plan make sense? Will it accomplish what I’m looking for?

I’d rather not set up the TP as the router but I can if that’s the suggestion for best performance.

Thanks!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/il-liba on 2025-06-26 23:24:31.

I need to backhaul from my router in my garage to my shed to add a satellite. The distance is about 53m. From what I understand, I want to get a Cat6A shielded cable. Should I be running the cable through any conduit or will it be fine as a buried wire? Is this as straightforward as it sounds or am I missing anything?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/BOSSKILLER_tv on 2025-06-26 23:06:27.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Grand_Excitement_597 on 2025-06-26 23:02:31.

Hi, bit of a newbie concerning internet lingo and how it all works but I will try and explain as well as I can.

Recently, we have changed how our mesh system works and it has started making my internet real funky - complete dropouts for a few seconds, 2%-30% packet loss in games, and upwards of 400 net jitter - consistently.

We originally were using a TP-LINK AX3000 as our modem - then using ORBI AX6000 as boosters. That worked well. But then we unplugged the modem, and used one of the ORBIs as the modem. I was wondering if maybe not having that extra ORBI satellite could be causing the problems I am having.

Also I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for the setup of our ORBIs, originally we had the first ORBI about a metre away from the modem (probably not the most efficient way of having it) then we had one in the kitchen and one downstairs.

The top floor of our house is quite open, so I was thinking only one in the kitchen, one downstairs (directly under the modem) and the third downstairs on the other side of the house. Or is it recommended to have an ORBI somewhat close to the modem?

Sorry for the ramble, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/jasonsmith4738 on 2025-06-26 22:50:20.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/GregoInc on 2025-06-26 22:45:13.

Greetings from down under. Just recently purchased a Leviton 47605-28W enclosure and will shortly be installing it into the wall. Keen to have an Australian power outlet inside the enclosure, but I note the electrical options from Leviton appear to be only for US power outlets.

Has anyone in Australia installed this model Leviton 47605-28W and added power? I am thinking I may have no choice but to hack the enclosure to fit an Australian outlet, or I somehow install an Australian power board inside?

Ideas appreciated.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Air-Flo on 2025-06-26 22:23:32.

I have a Cat6 cable that's very long, and a Cat5E cable that's very very long, both much much longer for their intended purpose and they're coiled at the end.

Can I just cut to where they're actually needed and terminate them myself? And then cut the rest of it into smaller cables as need be? If I get a crimper tool, a pack of 8P8C modules, and a couple YouTube tutorials? And AFAIk the Cat6 requires a shielded termination but the Cat5E doesn't?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/anirudhpulikonda on 2025-06-26 21:57:39.

I'm confused with Load Balancing or Bonding?

My purpose is to double the speed. I have a 300 Mbps connection and another 150 Mbps connection. I would want to combine both and get 450 Mbps.

Is there a router than can help do this. Or should I buy a Multi-nic Mini PC or something and do it via PFSense?

Can I buy TP-link TL-ER605 and do the load balancing thing? Would that help double the speed?

Please help!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/peasouplol on 2025-06-26 21:48:32.

My Tp-link eap610 speeds are dropping on fast from distance. Here is my current setup:

• Bell giga hub 4000
• into tp link er605 connected through pppoe
• er605 then into eap610 ax1800

I bought the ap thinking it would be sufficient enough for my home but when in the basement or upstairs it seems to drop and when I test it’s as low as 1mb/s. I get a good 500mb/s when standing in-front of the ap. Could it possibly be bells pppoe? I’ve heard frequent lag spikes and complete drop offs which I am experiencing both. A few times a month the pppoe connection seems to completely drop and only fixed with a bell modem reboot. That isn’t my main concern because I will be switching to rogers soon anyways so that will give me a bridge mode.

I’m wondering what my next steps should be?

• Get a second ap
• Switch to different kind of ap like those tp link home deco, which I’m just now figuring out the eap610 is more of an office ap.

any other options? Thank you

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Hungry-Librarian-567 on 2025-06-26 21:37:10.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/nalorin on 2025-06-26 21:32:45.

We just bought a 25'x45' bungalow with full finished basement and a detached garage (about 40 ft from the house). I'm looking for recommendations for networking equipment that's moderately future-proof (minimum 10 years). Normally I'd be able (and even excited) to research and plan all this myself but a recent cognitive disability makes such a mental investment impractical, if not impossible.

My considerations: • future ISP may be up to 2.5Gbps fibre • want 1 Gbps networking (but would welcome faster speeds, if price differential is small) • connected devices will include: 4k TV, FHD TV, laptop, gaming desktop, 2 cell phones, and future home automation & security equipment, plus may include any devices guests bring • ready for future home automation devices (smart switches, door locks, possible cameras, security, maybe a couple appliances, etc) through either home assistant, matter, or other common frameworks • future plans to use Internet in the garage (maybe a kiosk or standalone computer) to watch YouTube and/or to remotely operate 1-3 future CNC devices, plus smart door lock, lights, and garage doors

I plan to eventually run hardwiring for 1Gbps+ within the home, but that likely won't happen for 2-5 years.

For the time being, I'll be using an ISP that doesn't provide a router, so I need to buy a router first.

So, I'm looking particularly for recommendations for Router (preferably wireless) and WLAN extension devices (either APs or mesh). I would also welcome suggestions relating to home automation integration.

Budget for router & APs: $200 CDN ($150 USD), but would consider up to 50% more if it's truly a buy once cry once scenario.

Bonus points if the hardware is available on Amazon.ca

TIA for your suggestions.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Possumistic on 2025-06-26 21:31:18.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Inside_Nectarine2861 on 2025-06-26 21:26:07.

Hello,

I'm running into an issue with my network lately. I am Verizon Fios 1gig plan.

I ran speed tests on speedtest.net and verizon page which give me good results on speed, upload and ping (950 download, 950 upload, 4 ping).

However, whenever I play a game, I get these intense spikes of ping. It's especially bad when I try to stream on discord. It's happening on both wired and wireless connections.

It's definitely not a hardware issue. Been running my pc setup for a year with no problems.

I'm not sure what the issue is.

Has anyone ran into this issue before?

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/RedRedWine48 on 2025-06-26 21:03:16.

Hi all,

I’m setting up a network and would love some insight on real-world PoE draw. Here’s the planned setup:

• UDM-Pro-Max as the router/controller
• 48-port PoE switch (195W budget, USW-48-PoE Gen2)
• Connected devices:
  • 7× UniFi U7 In-Wall APs (~13W each)
  • 2× NanoStation M5 (~6W each)
  • 15× G5 Bullet cameras (~4W each)

In theory, the total PoE draw is ~163W, which fits under the 195W budget. But I’ve read that real-world usage (start-up spikes, loss, etc.) can push beyond the rated numbers.

Question:

Has anyone run a similar load on the 195W switch without issues? Or would you recommend stepping up to the Pro 48 PoE (600W) for more headroom?

Appreciate any feedback—trying to future-proof but avoid overbuying.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/DaOrcus on 2025-06-26 20:15:36.

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/UrGirlToa5T on 2025-06-26 20:13:38.

Hi! So I recently just graduated college and moved in with my grandma to save money. She has been complaining of finicky wifi for a while a now but now that I’ve moved in I’ve realized that the rooms upstairs just don’t get any wifi at all. She has a spectrum wifi plan but she bought then plan under Time Warner Cable way back when and hasn’t changed it. She has a NETGEAR Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000 v2 and the modem is just a black box that says spectrum on it. I don’t know anything about modems and routers at all that but I would really like to help my grandma out. Any advice/solutions are appreciated!

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Steve1980UK on 2025-06-26 19:19:35.

Long shot. As it maybe software related rather than networking but thought I’d put it out and see if anyone has any advice.

LG smart tv OLED65C26LD Unifi dream machine Unifi in wall (IWHD) ap Unifi u6 lite Synology NAS running Plex media server Plex app on smart tv

Ap’s are hard wired back to the dream machine.

Tv is connected via wifi.

Everything worked fine then the Plex app on the tv would randomly stop playing media (spinning circle) failed to play media.

Sat in the same room as tv with phone, iPad and laptop on same wifi would play content with no issues.

To fix, I could go into the Unifi app and find the tv and force reconnect. It will then play media again for a hour or so.

Plugging the tv in via cat5 also resolves the issues.

I experimented with band steering and locking to the closest ap ( the in wall) neither helped.

Plex subs pointed me to a network issue rather than Plex app as that works fine on other devices.

Does anyone have any suggestions to try

The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Lyrics2Songs on 2025-06-26 17:23:52.

Hi everyone,

Been out of the home networking game for almost a decade now, I used to be way into it when we first bought our house but I haven't really had a need to upgrade hardware since. Currently have a Nighthawk R7000 which has served us pretty well, but since its come to end of life on firmware support just looking to get something more modern that may suit our needs a little bit better since our signal isn't the best on the upper and lower levels of the house.

Some additional details about our needs would be:

• 3 story home, no basement, about 3500sqft.
• Router is in the far end of the second story in an office.
• About 15 devices, as well as a single home server (that is hard wired via ethernet) and is managed headlessly via RDP/Docker. This server isn't high traffic, it hosts a Minecraft server for the kids and processes a locally hosted AI to be accessed via localhost.
• Mostly casual useage, a few gamers and some Netflix/Youtube. We're all pretty techy, but networking is not our thing, we're software developers.

The Nighthawk has mostly been fine but the signal is a bit sketchy on the bottom floor. I will probably turn the Nighthawk into an Access Point once its retired and the replacement is in place (since we do have an ethernet line down to the first floor) so I'm looking for something that is somewhat similar but simply more modern. I'd prefer to stick to 802.11N but would be fine with 802.11AC if the recommendations are compelling enough.

Thanks for your help. I am in your debt. :)

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