Does a mesh wifi system work well here?

[judyvin]

I currently have a Mikrotik routerboard and when it was first set up I could get a signal in all rooms and even at our gate, some 40m away! Now I struggle to get a decent signal more than the 10 /15 m away. We are currently having an extension built and I will need Internet to reach there. I have tried extenders but they haven't worked.
Amazon have their Eero Pro mesh WiFi 5 router system on offer and I wondered if that might solve the issue.
Can anyone please advise.
Thank you

[Groucho]

I don't have one but by all accounts it will be fine. My son keeps suggesting we need one but we are fine with the Xoami MI Extender.

[wanderer]

Mbps download Upload
81.4 mesh +vpn 24.6
162.0 Direct +vpn 24.5
264.7 Direct no vpn 25.9
89.7 Mesh no vpn 25.8

UK fiber from virgin uk 264 speed reduced to a 1/3 with no vpn
VPN nocks a big chunck off direct speed and halves it on mesh
We find mesh good for upstairs because of a copper water tank
You need to bypass the tank to work in the upstairs office TRNC speed might be better extending














Mbps download

[judyvin]

Thank you for your replies.
I don't use a VPN I use a DNS from Streamvia. Will that make a difference?

[Hector]

We have run an ethernet cable in our villa from the main router on the ground floor to a second older spare router upstairs. That gives us extra ethernet access direct from the main router on the ground floor and also acts as a second wifi upstairs. We engaged Dinç Electronics (Ahmet) who has his shop in Karakum ‭+90 (392) 815 33 66‬ to do that for us. He also installs CCTV and repairs electrical items etc.

[TAC]

I am also looking at get a mesh system but my understanding is they need to be connected on the same electric line to work
My problem is my downstairs are on 2 different rings same with the upstairs

[Keithcaley]

I am also looking at get a mesh system but my understanding is they need to be connected on the same electric line to work
My problem is my downstairs are on 2 different rings same with the upstairs

You seem to be referring to a Powerline system (where internet signals are routed over the mains electricity cables) whereas a MESH system usually relies on wireless signals (WiFi) to maintain the connectivity of the network.

The system suggested by Hector is much more robust - the second Router needs to be configured as a 'bridge' which is not as complicated as it sounds, the setup routine built into the router will guide you through the steps involved.

[TAC]

I am also looking at get a mesh system but my understanding is they need to be connected on the same electric line to work
My problem is my downstairs are on 2 different rings same with the upstairs

You seem to be referring to a Powerline system (where internet signals are routed over the mains electricity cables) whereas a MESH system usually relies on wireless signals (WiFi) to maintain the connectivity of the network.

The system suggested by Hector is much more robust - the second Router needs to be configured as a 'bridge' which is not as complicated as it sounds, the setup routine built into the router will guide you through the steps involved.

Yes Keith a powerline system is what I was looking at and have now found a way to connected them on the same line
I agree with Hector way of doing it if you want to go upstairs but in my case my upstairs is fine its the back of the house and pool area I need more signal too I have a large garden which needs a boost

[laptawrinkly]

Agree with all so far.

I have just installed a new MESH Wi-Fi router with MESH compatible extenders. Works well and the main advantage is if you've had non-mesh extenders, often they all had different _EXT names, and you had to physically switch to the best _EXT signal as you moved around the house; with MESH it is automatic.

Re plug-in power extenders: if your electrics are all on one fuse box (i.e. same ring main) it will be ok. However, if your modem and the plug you link it all to are on a different ring main it won't work. In our house we have another fuse box on the 2nd floor, so in reality the system only worked on the ground floor, hence we recently upgraded router/modem to MESH.

As Keith said, using an old spare modem/router as a bridge is very easy to do - Google the model and it will show you: don't of course set your main incoming modem/router that has the internet connection through it as a bridge or you'll lose your connection I think.

Always remember hard wired connections trump all other Wi-Fi options; so if you can run an ethernet cable to the point of use nothing beats that (I think); using an old router as a bridge also gives you extra points to hard wire/plug any other devices in to. Wires run externally in the sun are best covered in some way, though Ahmet in Karakum has external cable guaranteed for 10 years, sadly only in black I think, but could paint over it!