Hi Guys,
Really need some help.
There is going to be two parts to my problem:
1.
For last few years i had bought and used this router: Netgear dgnd3700, it is a 802.11n router.
I then upgraded to BT Fibre Optic here in UK. They installed a second rather ugly white Modem which sits between the line and the Router.
I live in a 3 floor house with literally around 10-15 devices constantly connected to my router wirelessly. I then also have 5 ethernet cables attached to the router that goes all round the house to other devices such as a HUB Switch that connects cat6 cables to 5 other devices including games consoles and my huge NAS server.
This router had worked wonderfully for last few years, providing nice wireless speeds all round my house including in the attic (3rd floor rooms). I have the router sitting on ground floor passage near the stairs so i guess the location was ideal for the whole house.
I have one 2.4ghz and one 5ghz network setup. Guest network is also enabled (which i think is another 2.4Ghz).
However, in the last few weeks all this has changed and wireless speeds have come to a stall!! I get sluggish speeds no matter where i am in the house, sometimes the 2.4Ghz network name doesn't even appear on my network lists for example on my iPhone 5s.
My ethernet speeds still seem good enough though, it only seems like the wireless speeds are affected! I was thinking of a factory reset but not sure if that will help plus i will loose all my manual settings I've changed on the router?
What could be wrong? Has the router had the best of its time and is dieting now? Time for a change? Something effecting my wireless signals but what could it be?! Almost impossible to track down in a big household. This leads on to my 2nd question.
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2.
If I'm looking for a replacement, i ideally want a router that can take the white BT Fibre Optic Modem out of my network. So does my router need to be a Cable router this time instead of an ADSL+ router? (which is what i think my current one is). Will i then be able to take the BT modem away? or does this always need to be setup for fibre optic?
I have been looking at a few replacement routers particularly these ones, any recommendations? In particular i thought it would be good to go for a 802.11ac router:
Netgear R6300-100UKS AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Cable Router
Netgear R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router
Then there are also a few recommendations here but the article is a little out of date, so maybe there are newer better ones to choose from here in UK?
http://lifehacker.com/5920709/five-b...-wi-fi-routers
Thanks guys for any help you can provide me with. Any questions feel free to ask!
Regards,
Nads
Really need some help.
There is going to be two parts to my problem:
1.
For last few years i had bought and used this router: Netgear dgnd3700, it is a 802.11n router.
I then upgraded to BT Fibre Optic here in UK. They installed a second rather ugly white Modem which sits between the line and the Router.
I live in a 3 floor house with literally around 10-15 devices constantly connected to my router wirelessly. I then also have 5 ethernet cables attached to the router that goes all round the house to other devices such as a HUB Switch that connects cat6 cables to 5 other devices including games consoles and my huge NAS server.
This router had worked wonderfully for last few years, providing nice wireless speeds all round my house including in the attic (3rd floor rooms). I have the router sitting on ground floor passage near the stairs so i guess the location was ideal for the whole house.
I have one 2.4ghz and one 5ghz network setup. Guest network is also enabled (which i think is another 2.4Ghz).
However, in the last few weeks all this has changed and wireless speeds have come to a stall!! I get sluggish speeds no matter where i am in the house, sometimes the 2.4Ghz network name doesn't even appear on my network lists for example on my iPhone 5s.
My ethernet speeds still seem good enough though, it only seems like the wireless speeds are affected! I was thinking of a factory reset but not sure if that will help plus i will loose all my manual settings I've changed on the router?
What could be wrong? Has the router had the best of its time and is dieting now? Time for a change? Something effecting my wireless signals but what could it be?! Almost impossible to track down in a big household. This leads on to my 2nd question.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.
If I'm looking for a replacement, i ideally want a router that can take the white BT Fibre Optic Modem out of my network. So does my router need to be a Cable router this time instead of an ADSL+ router? (which is what i think my current one is). Will i then be able to take the BT modem away? or does this always need to be setup for fibre optic?
I have been looking at a few replacement routers particularly these ones, any recommendations? In particular i thought it would be good to go for a 802.11ac router:
Netgear R6300-100UKS AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Cable Router
Netgear R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
Netgear R7500 Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router
Then there are also a few recommendations here but the article is a little out of date, so maybe there are newer better ones to choose from here in UK?
http://lifehacker.com/5920709/five-b...-wi-fi-routers
Thanks guys for any help you can provide me with. Any questions feel free to ask!
Regards,
Nads