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Large house with TERRIBLE wireless conditions (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by kraftwagon@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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I am not sure if we have lead in our walls, but wifi routers don't 'carry' far. The cable/internet modem is in the basement at the end of the house. I have hardwired

- office (one floor above the cable router)

- kitchen (first floor, middle of house)

- 2nd floor bedroom (2nd floor, other end of house, above garage, to cover garage/driveway)

Currently using 3 routers (cable modem, kitchen, bedroom)

Cable modem feeds into a switch connected to switch are LAN printer and lines to office, kitchen, bedroom.

While this setup works, it requires to switch from one router to another, depending on location. This is particularly problematic when trying to access the other, wireless ONLY printer (basement, next to cable modem), since the signal does NOT reach far.

I am therefore considering putting all routers on the same network, I guess the term is making them accees points (rather than individual routers with they own network). Accessability is realy the only big aspect; we don't have 10 people all streaming video at the same time. Only some TV features (I think Netflix and Prime Video rely on wireless to connect (to the kitchen router)? I don't have the TV hardwired).

I am looking for a good DIY that walks me through the steps of creating ONE network (instead of 3) so that the color printer is always reacheable.

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[–] MrMotofy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Use proper WAP's designed to do the job not routers designed to do a different job. But yes you're correct they're working as designed you want them in AP mode. Many newer have that option but tons of older don't.You also want to do a Wi-Fi site survey and see what channels everything is on and spread channels out.