Having searched the threads, I suspect I know the answers that I will get but wanted to ask for your feedback anyway. I am in the process of making some changes to my home network.
Current set-up:
Comcast Modem, not providing wireless routing nor dhcp....basically internet connect only.
NetGear Wireless router providing two wlan's...(24 and 5 g) and serving dhcp
Unifi A/P access point (24/5g)
12-13 wired nodes some home run back to closet some connected to mini hubs...
8 port switch (monoprice cheappy) in main wiring closet
2x 4 port hubs (too lazy to want to run wires back to central spot)...
Future Set-up
Comcast Modem as above
16 or 24 Port Gigabit Switch
Net Gear Router (as above)
UniFi A/P
12-13 wired nodes (home run back to closet, going into new swtich..
eliminate mini hubs
Questions:
1) Currently I connect modem to Net Gear wireless router. Is there any downside to connecting Modem to Switch, Switch to NetGear Router?
2) Is there any upside or downside to eliminating the mini hubs? The minihubs are all gigabit, I was just wondering if the spaghetti of wires going every which way causes bottlenecks.
3) Would my wLan work better if I replaced my netgear router with another Unifi A/P and allowed the modem to be the router? I would have to think handoff between a/p's would be better but are there any other advantages?
Thanks for your help!
Current set-up:
Comcast Modem, not providing wireless routing nor dhcp....basically internet connect only.
NetGear Wireless router providing two wlan's...(24 and 5 g) and serving dhcp
Unifi A/P access point (24/5g)
12-13 wired nodes some home run back to closet some connected to mini hubs...
8 port switch (monoprice cheappy) in main wiring closet
2x 4 port hubs (too lazy to want to run wires back to central spot)...
Future Set-up
Comcast Modem as above
16 or 24 Port Gigabit Switch
Net Gear Router (as above)
UniFi A/P
12-13 wired nodes (home run back to closet, going into new swtich..
eliminate mini hubs
Questions:
1) Currently I connect modem to Net Gear wireless router. Is there any downside to connecting Modem to Switch, Switch to NetGear Router?
2) Is there any upside or downside to eliminating the mini hubs? The minihubs are all gigabit, I was just wondering if the spaghetti of wires going every which way causes bottlenecks.
3) Would my wLan work better if I replaced my netgear router with another Unifi A/P and allowed the modem to be the router? I would have to think handoff between a/p's would be better but are there any other advantages?
Thanks for your help!
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