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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Hi
Need a new modem and wifi router and was wondering with the wifi6 system what you can do about internet through it as all the models only seem to be a router Is there just wired modems you can buy from asus or tp-link that you can plug into those high performance routers Looking for minimum mesh wifi even if you buy the base and add later and have internet as well. Have following models in mind Asus RT-AX82U RT-AX88U What modem could you buy that is just a modem or a good cheap modem router that you could turn off wifi and use the wifi6 from asus or tp-link Also have this in mind from asus DSL-AX82U and notice it’s wifi6 modem router and is mesh, could you just buy that for now and add mesh spots later Also have the archer ax73 from tplink in mind as well but need a modem for it |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Victoria
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This is a very different Post from you Car10002.
Seemingly you already know a bit about Modems and Routers. what service are you using ie: Telstra? they normally provide the modem and router as part of the package
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Had a modem just a cheap one from nbn that stopped and got a new one a couple years ago and now may need a new one and want to try upgrade to wifi6 or atleast mesh system
What modem can you buy that’s just a modem that you can plug into wan port on your choice of router |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Hi
Will ask here instead of making new post What’s the clues and what do you lot experience to know when it’s time to get property and house of your own and/or live by yourself even if it’s just a shed and part time house of your own meaning have a decent shed and stay there part time to start with. If you would like to buy and don’t want to spend nearly as much as you would paying off something you own when you’re limited to what you can do to place what do people do to just hang on until they can buy Also sometimes you have a busy day working and you get home and you just want to do your own thing without being bothered by others Reason for asking is that am at age where am starting to want different to the other household members and you don’t always want what they want and same the other way. Back to the modem/router, if the other members don’t want the router you want or other way around is buying a second wifi router of your own plugging it into the existing router and creating your own wifi and plug the wifi router into existing modem/router and share same internet going to be a problem. If only there was enough room on property to have a flat then could have ran a ethernet cable over to it and had own wifi and shared internet. Am happy living at current place and whatever outcome is that place will still be the primary one for a while atleast Last edited by car10002; 10-07-2021 at 11:03 AM. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Hi car10002,
There is a lot to unpack in your question. I would not rush out to buy a new wireless router just yet. Before jumping to a solution, what is the problem you are trying to solve? Is the internet too slow? Are there too many people in the house using the internet at the same time? Are you having problems with getting a good WiFi signal? Have you tried to connect a LAN cable directly between your computer/laptop and a spare port on the back of the router? If this solves the problem, it might give some hints as to the next step. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2005
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These are some clues;
When you live by yourself there are a lot of chores to keep doing, because no one else is around to do them. Does that help? |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,630
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Also if at cabins and you want to have a 4g modem and also a wifi reciever to use at places that have wifi and be able to create your own can you use a hub and connect the 4g modem and cpe ethernet that’s used to pick up parks wifi when there’s wifi and plug either into wan port or both if hub is used
In other words do you use wan port or any lan port in a wifi router when using as a access point |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Check out this how to for the Nighthawk. https://kb.netgear.com/24105/What-is...ghthawk-router EDIT: I should add, for the cost and the hassle involved, most people prefer to run tethered to their mobile phone. |
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Join Date: Jun 2015
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Any modem/router you buy will allow turning the internal wireless off if you wish. Stick to Asus for excellent performance and features for a fair price. Netgear stuff is decent too.
Tplink are typical chinese **** - cheap because they steal IP etc and are supported by the communist government over there. Unless you have computers and laptops with wifi 6 chips it is pointless getting a wifi6 router at this stage - by the time all your other hardware is wifi ax, the speeds the routers will support will be much better and the price will be cheaper for them too. |
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Coast
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Just installed this at work and I will be getting a mikrotik for home. Home Wifi requirements are fulfilled with ubiquity gear. currently have ubiquiti in-wall HD's.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2009
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tbh I've just gone wired at my place. with the kids, wife, laptops, phones, netflix all clogging the wireless, we were not getting anywhere near max speeds. With most of the fixed PCs, radios printers etc in the house now wired, the wifi speeds on everything else are so much better
so consider a switch https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/d...-metal-housing |
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What is it that you're actually wanting? The option of using both 4G and wifi when it's available? wifi preferrably but auto-fallback to 4g when it's not? As a side note I don't think you'll even find a hub on any store's shelf anymore, it's all just switches now. |
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