Danomite44444 OP t1_j9z6jk1 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Reply to comment by app_priori in Wifi detective help by Danomite44444

townhouse 2800 sq ft: NetGear AC1750 router and NetGear CM1200 modem. Extender NetGear EX6120 - up to 1500 sq ft.

app_priori t1_j9za6c2 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:46 PM

Ah yeah. You might want an additional extender. That's a nearly twice the square footage of a usual house here.

diatho t1_ja2m3d7 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:08 AM

Yeah extenders suck. Essentially they are just taking the weak signal and pushing it out. You want a mesh system that is going to give you better coverage. ASUS makes a good system that is super easy to set up.

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/wi-fi-range-extender-vs-mesh-network-whats-the-difference

posam t1_ja33qul wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:17 PM

You need a mesh network.

I had to get one for 1000 square feet because my walls and the closet doors between rooms destroy wifi signals (glass plus dense lath and plaster = bad signal strength).

When you decide where to put them, think of each as having a circle and each circle needs to overlap heavily.

I have my satellite only around 15-20 feet from the main hub because of the objects and walls in the way. Some mesh setups will show you the signal strength of the satellites and you want those strong. Generally speaker direct line of sight can be further apart but the more “stuff” between two points the closer they will need to be.