Wifi Mesh System (Google Nest WiFi, Eero, etc)?

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by laxjoe, Oct 15, 2021.

  1. TYdeFan05

    TYdeFan05 gOATS ™
    Donor
    California Golden BearsAlabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesTampa Bay Buccaneers

    I found a forum post from a month ago that says you need to power cycle the modem after enabling security and it will work. Sure enough, it worked. I’m still Jon Snow, but I at least have a basic firewall in place now. I appreciate the links. I’ve got some reading to do.
     
    matistic and jorge like this.
  2. TLAU

    TLAU Dog Crew
    Donor
    Auburn TigersAtlanta BravesAustin FC

    Posted this in a similar thread on the gaming board. May add a 3rd mesh node in the house I'm moving into in a few weeks.

     
    Willpépé likes this.
  3. Craig Pettis

    Craig Pettis Que será será motherfucker
    Donor
    Memphis TigersTennessee VolunteersSt. Louis CardinalsMemphis GrizzliesMetalPoker

    Think I'm about to pull the trigger on an eero 3 pack. Anybody have a promo code they want to share?
     
  4. Parab00n

    Parab00n Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson Tide

    Yea, a lot of their "advanced" features are very hit or miss. I've also had firmware issues before, but its all pretty easy to rollback and the forums are pretty good for basic support.
     
  5. jorge

    jorge Founder of Post ITT if your team sucks
    Donor
    Penn State Nittany Lions

    I have one switch that will take a firmware upgrade fine, but the next reboot, it needs a reset. Every. Time.

    Other than that most of my issues I have eventually determined were Layer 8/PEBCAK
     
    Name P. Redacted and Parab00n like this.
  6. Parab00n

    Parab00n Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson Tide

    I've been in the field for 20+ years (mostly military) and I've never heard of PEBCAK before, really missed out a lot of situations where I could have got a laugh with that.
     
    jorge likes this.
  7. jorge

    jorge Founder of Post ITT if your team sucks
    Donor
    Penn State Nittany Lions

    Yeah that term really seems perfect for military use haha

    Some UniFi shots if anyone is intrigued by the SDN life, plus my setup.

    Screen Shot 2021-10-25 at 5.33.45 PM.png Screen Shot 2021-10-25 at 5.34.14 PM.png
     
  8. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Power cycles work miracles
     
    TYdeFan05 likes this.
  9. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

  10. jorge

    jorge Founder of Post ITT if your team sucks
    Donor
    Penn State Nittany Lions

    Thanks. It makes it fun to get the rest of the family involved for suggestions.
     
  11. Constant

    Constant Meh
    Donor
    Detroit PistonsMichigan WolverinesDetroit Red WingsDetroit Lions

    Amz Treasure Truck has EERO 35% off rn.
     
    bigred77 and Willpépé like this.
  12. WillySaliba

    WillySaliba Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Philadelphia 76'ersArsenal

    I purchased the Blue plus to fuck around with based on your post. Any recs or places to start?
     
  13. matistic

    matistic Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Florida State SeminolesSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis BluesChelseaAustin FC

    There’s a decent Reddit, Firewalla, that has lots of good info.
     
    Willpépé likes this.
  14. WillySaliba

    WillySaliba Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Philadelphia 76'ersArsenal

    Thank you.
     
  15. GrizzliesDrew

    GrizzliesDrew Fuck Freeze
    Donor TMB OG
    Auburn TigersMemphis Grizzlies

    Just got AT&T Fiber. Holy fuck is this shit fast!

    IMG_3908.jpg
     
    #115 GrizzliesDrew, Nov 2, 2021
    Last edited: Nov 2, 2021
    Willpépé and ramszoolander like this.
  16. ramszoolander

    ramszoolander Known for Buns
    Donor
    West Virginia MountaineersBirmingham Legion

    is that on a wired connection or wifi?
     
  17. GrizzliesDrew

    GrizzliesDrew Fuck Freeze
    Donor TMB OG
    Auburn TigersMemphis Grizzlies

    Wifi on my phone
     
    ramszoolander likes this.
  18. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
    Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesAtlanta FalconsChelseaAtlanta United

    6C2E1AF5-1CC3-427A-97D2-83213C9169C4.png

    Orbi’s still cruising. I’ve run into one issue I can’t seem to resolve though. I’ve put in a few tickets with Netgear and there seems to be an issue when downloading large files like video games from steam or Battle.net (>50gb) that it basically kills your internet. I’ve had to unplug the router on a few occasions because of this issue. It’s not just me either. There’s some discussion on Netgear forums as well. Just a heads up. Everything else is great.
     
  19. jkun

    jkun UGA, United, Falcons, Braves, Tennis, Chelsea
    Donor
    Georgia BulldogsAtlanta BravesAtlanta HawksAtlanta FalconsChelseaAtlanta United

    Any experience with their Amplifi Alien line? Deciding between that or Orbi and leaning Amplifi.
     
  20. jorge

    jorge Founder of Post ITT if your team sucks
    Donor
    Penn State Nittany Lions

    There’s like a 90% chance you’re going to like either from what I’ve read, so I wouldn’t sweat it too much as long as you make sure it has any critical features you need. I haven’t used either system personally but both have been really well reviewed. That said, I like Ubiquiti a lot and sometimes Netgear pumps out some junk products.

    One thing to consider is if Wifi 6E is important to you. I believe the most recent Orbi is 6E but there is no 6E alien. I would only worry about this if you live in the midst of high density housing and want to future proof a bit.
     
    jkun likes this.
  21. jorge

    jorge Founder of Post ITT if your team sucks
    Donor
    Penn State Nittany Lions

    Did they fix this yet? That would be a deal breaker for me. I hadn’t read about this issue.
     
  22. ohhaithur

    ohhaithur e-Batman
    Donor

    Bump for help. I'm stuck between the Eero 6+ and TP-Link Deco XE75 but open to other suggestions. Any thoughts?
     
  23. ramszoolander

    ramszoolander Known for Buns
    Donor
    West Virginia MountaineersBirmingham Legion

    The Deco app is pretty useful. I bought 3 S4's a few years ago for our house (which is 3 stories, but small lot). It covers basically our whole property, although sometimes the switching isn't totally seamless. It is an older standard, though, so I imagine that what the extra $$$ for the XE gets you.
     
    Keef and ohhaithur like this.
  24. ohhaithur

    ohhaithur e-Batman
    Donor

    Thanks, allegedly the newer models are great but I've never had mesh so I'm not sure if my expectations are too high
     
    ramszoolander likes this.
  25. ramszoolander

    ramszoolander Known for Buns
    Donor
    West Virginia MountaineersBirmingham Legion

    Like I say, the one big issue we have is that my wife's computer doesn't always want to switch decos. I think it's an issue with her machine; no other device in the house has that issue.

    I was on wi-fi calling last night, and walked around the yard front to back. My parents were getting garbled for about 2sec every time the Deco switched. Not a big issue, IMO, and mine is a 2019 model, I think.
     
    ohhaithur likes this.
  26. Detlef Schrempf

    Detlef Schrempf Back to Back to Back AAU National Champs
    Donor

    I have Eero, no complaints really easy set up.
     
    Bo Pelinis and ohhaithur like this.
  27. ASG Sucks

    ASG Sucks Bitter Atlanta Sports Fan
    New York IslandersEvertonAtlanta UnitedGrateful DeadUnited States Men's National Soccer TeamMississippi Rebels

    Same here. Eero at home and it's a painless setup.
     
    Bo Pelinis and ohhaithur like this.
  28. oknole

    oknole MC OG
    Donor TMB OG
    Florida State SeminolesTexas RangersOklahoma City ThunderTampa Bay Buccaneers

    I run Google Nest. Having each point be a speaker is a lot of fun. Super easy to setup, schedules are great.
     
    dblplay1212 and ohhaithur like this.
  29. Love Tractor

    Love Tractor Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Florida State SeminolesTampa Bay RaysTampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay LightningFulham

    Eero Pro 6 here. Fast as fuck.
     
  30. momux

    momux AFAM Scholar
    Donor
    North Carolina TarheelsCarolina PanthersChelseaFormula 1

    I’ve got an Orbi setup and it fucks. Had about 3 years and with just a single satellite it covers all over my lot. From a cursory look it seems they’ve started to go pretty upmarket but I’d highly recommend.
     
    arrdub and You like this.
  31. 20/20/20/20

    20/20/20/20 running thru the house with a pickle in my mouth
    Donor TMB OG
    Nebraska CornhuskersCharlotte HornetsCleveland BrownsDetroit TigersNebraska Cornhuskers alt

    I’ve had a Google WiFi mesh setup for years and it’s worked great, no complaints.

    I’ve had it so long it wasn’t even Google Nest back then, just Google WiFi.
     
    dblplay1212 likes this.
  32. dblplay1212

    dblplay1212 Well-Known Member
    Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideNew York YankeesJacksonville Jaguars2pacSneakersFormula 1

    I have the main router and 2 points you can have for shipping if you want them. I upgraded to the Google Pro about 6 months ago and the older gen is sitting in a box. Signal seems to be a little better in a few rooms but it's negligible and I liked it better on the old system bc the points had google assistant and speakers built in and my whole life runs on Google so it was easy to do it in any room of the house. I had to add a couple of the mini's around the house to make up for losing them.

    https://store.google.com/us/product/nest_wifi_router?hl=en-US

    upload_2023-4-17_12-23-11.png
     
  33. construxboy

    construxboy xenForo is the new TMB
    Donor
    North Carolina TarheelsPenn State Nittany LionsBuffalo BillsBuffalo SabresArsenalCharlotte FC

    Always pimp the Gryphon here, esp for folks with young kids. Very secure and amazing parental controls.
    https://gryphonconnect.com/
     
  34. ohhaithur

    ohhaithur e-Batman
    Donor

    that's a very generous offer but having looked into it a bit, I think I need WiFi 6 or 6e for my usage. thank you though
     
    dblplay1212 likes this.
  35. dblplay1212

    dblplay1212 Well-Known Member
    Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideNew York YankeesJacksonville Jaguars2pacSneakersFormula 1

    Can't hide money.

    :rain:
     
    ohhaithur likes this.
  36. dblplay1212

    dblplay1212 Well-Known Member
    Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideNew York YankeesJacksonville Jaguars2pacSneakersFormula 1

    But for real, the new Google Pro is wifi6 and works well for what we do.
     
    ohhaithur likes this.
  37. Simon Templar

    Simon Templar Well-Known Member
    Kansas JayhawksChicago CubsSneakersBig 8 Conference

    I don’t know what eero I have but just ran a speed test on my phone furthest from the main router on one of the extenders and this seems p good
    upload_2023-4-17_14-31-9.png
     
    ramszoolander and ohhaithur like this.
  38. Space

    Space slicked back hair, white suit, sloppy steaks
    Donor
    Miami Hurricanes

    I was just looking to buy these and hopped in this thread... if you aren't gonna sell them I'd def take them off your hands
     
    ohhaithur likes this.
  39. NoNatty

    NoNatty Keyboard Cowboy
    Donor
    Oregon DucksPortland Trail BlazersSan Francisco 49'ersManchester UnitedPortland Timbers

    Bumping this thread. I currently have a google nest system. I have a shop about 30 feet from my main house and the point that I have in the corner of my house is really iffy connecting to the point in the shop.

    I did a little bit of searching, and it seems like the deco systems have the best range. Anyone have the AX3000 system or thoughts on how to get WiFi out there? Trenching a cat line out there isn’t an option as I’m a dummy.
     
  40. gilstein21

    gilstein21 Tight Rip 26 Seal Right
    Donor
    Auburn TigersSt. Louis CardinalsGreen Bay PackersWyoming Cowboys

    My basic deco can reach beyond thirty feet out in the yard.
     
    ohhaithur and NoNatty like this.
  41. GoodForAnother

    GoodForAnother I’d rather be down the allotment
    Staff Donor TMB OG
    Kansas State WildcatsKansas City RoyalsKansas City ChiefsSporting Kansas CityTottenham HotspurBig 8 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCoors LightFormula 1

    my eeros are trash with my work laptop since they put me on windows 11. anyone have google WiFi with windows 11?
     
    kennypowers likes this.
  42. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Trenching a cat line would be stupid, fiber would be the appropriate choice. Get a directional wifi antenna like the ubiquiti airmax.
     
  43. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Get ubiquiti you bitch
     
  44. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
    Donor TMB OG
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesAtlanta FalconsChelseaAtlanta United

    My Orbi’s are awesome
     
    Ray McKigney likes this.
  45. NoNatty

    NoNatty Keyboard Cowboy
    Donor
    Oregon DucksPortland Trail BlazersSan Francisco 49'ersManchester UnitedPortland Timbers

    I don’t know shit about fuck, that was just what I saw people say on Reddit to others in similar situations. Directional antenna and outdoor also seems too complicated for my dumb mind.
     
  46. GoodForAnother

    GoodForAnother I’d rather be down the allotment
    Staff Donor TMB OG
    Kansas State WildcatsKansas City RoyalsKansas City ChiefsSporting Kansas CityTottenham HotspurBig 8 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCoors LightFormula 1

    maybe I will
     
  47. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Sounds like you’re screwed then. Buy a hotspot from your cell phone provider.
     
  48. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    It looks so sick please do
     
  49. GoodForAnother

    GoodForAnother I’d rather be down the allotment
    Staff Donor TMB OG
    Kansas State WildcatsKansas City RoyalsKansas City ChiefsSporting Kansas CityTottenham HotspurBig 8 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCoors LightFormula 1

    I know what it is but can you post it for
    My friend
     
  50. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
    Donor
    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    www.ui.com