[i have posted this on other ftns for those that don't care this one]

I recently got stuck with an EERO 6E Plus wireless router as part of
my migration to metronet (fiber internet).

The device throws 3 bands of wifi into one SSID, and creates havoc for
trying to use wireless devices.

So I'm interested in purchasing a good wifi router that has 2-3 bands, that
can all be setup with their own SSID. To avoid issues with 2.4G devices not being able to be setup, due to conflicts with 2.4/5G devices talking to same SSID.

Currently, I have like 6 blink cameras, and 4 wifi light bulbs I cannot
use because of this situtation.

I've found TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router ARCHER AXE75 on amazon,
and looks nice. The manual clearly shows that each band has it's own
SSID. The guest network can even be set up with 1/2/3 bands, and those can
have separate SSID from the non-guest network.

Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it
goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in this
price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few days.
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On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:34:56 -0400
"Errol Casey" (21:1/182) <Errol.Casey@f182.n1.z21.fidonet> wrote:

[i have posted this on other ftns for those that don't care this one]

I recently got stuck with an EERO 6E Plus wireless router as part of
my migration to metronet (fiber internet).

The device throws 3 bands of wifi into one SSID, and creates havoc for
trying to use wireless devices.

So I'm interested in purchasing a good wifi router that has 2-3
bands, that can all be setup with their own SSID. To avoid issues
with 2.4G devices not being able to be setup, due to conflicts with
2.4/5G devices talking to same SSID.

Currently, I have like 6 blink cameras, and 4 wifi light bulbs I
cannot use because of this situtation.

I've found TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router ARCHER AXE75 on
amazon, and looks nice. The manual clearly shows that each band has
it's own SSID. The guest network can even be set up with 1/2/3 bands,
and those can have separate SSID from the non-guest network.

Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it
goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in
this price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few
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I had 2.4g and 5g on the same SSID and quickly separated them out, but
I'm using OpenWRT on a Netgear router. If you really want tri-band then
OpenWRT probably isn't going to work yet but if you're happy with 2
bands and want something likely better maintained than your stock
firmware, that's something to consider.

I've been using OpenWRT for years now and wont go back.
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Nigel Reed wrote to Errol Casey <=-

I had 2.4g and 5g on the same SSID and quickly separated them out, but
I'm using OpenWRT on a Netgear router.

I've been using one SSID on a Linksys WRT1900ACS running OpenWRT, it
seems to work OK. What kind of problems did you run into?



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Re: Re: recommendations for wifi router
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nigel Reed on Mon Jul 15 2024 18:25:00

I've been using one SSID on a Linksys WRT1900ACS running OpenWRT, it
seems to work OK. What kind of problems did you run into?

I'd get drop outs if I was away from the router and it would try switching between bands or a 5g device would get stuck on 2.4g unless I changed it manually.
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Re: Re: recommendations for wifi router
By: Nigel Reed to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jul 15 2024 09:22 pm

I've been using one SSID on a Linksys WRT1900ACS running OpenWRT, it seems
to work OK. What kind of problems did you run into?

I'd get drop outs if I was away from the router and it would try switching between bands or a 5g device would get stuck on 2.4g unless I changed it manually.

I wanted to add I had similar issues when I used to have my 2.4ghz and 5ghz on the same SSID. I separated them with different names so that I can select which one to connect to. Also, after connecting to both with my devices, my devices will select whichever one it thinks has better signal strength at the time. 5ghz might be faster, but if for some reason it can't connect to that and connects to the 2.4ghz, it at least can connect, and it's still usually enough bandwidth for what I want to do with the device (even streaming on the TV).

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Re: Re: recommendations for wifi router
By: Nigel Reed to Errol Casey on Mon Jul 15 2024 08:00 pm

I had 2.4g and 5g on the same SSID and quickly separated them out, but
I'm using OpenWRT on a Netgear router. If you really want tri-band then OpenWRT probably isn't going to work yet but if you're happy with 2
bands and want something likely better maintained than your stock
firmware, that's something to consider.

I've been using OpenWRT for years now and wont go back.

I had forgotten about OpenWRT. I'll have to look it up.

But I remember years back, some local Linux User groups having
discussions about it.
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I recently got stuck with an EERO 6E Plus wireless router as part of
my migration to metronet (fiber internet).

The device throws 3 bands of wifi into one SSID, and creates havoc for trying to use wireless devices.

So I'm interested in purchasing a good wifi router that has 2-3 bands, that can all be setup with their own SSID. To avoid issues with 2.4G devices not being able to be setup, due to conflicts with 2.4/5G devices talking to same SSID.

Currently, I have like 6 blink cameras, and 4 wifi light bulbs I cannot use because of this situtation.

I've found TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router ARCHER AXE75 on
amazon, and looks nice. The manual clearly shows that each band has
it's own SSID. The guest network can even be set up with 1/2/3 bands,
and those can have separate SSID from the non-guest network.

Current price is $179, but going to wait until midnight to see if it
goes lower durin prime days. But I'm open to other suggestions in this price range and available on amazon, so I can get it in a few days.

I stepped away from residential equipment. I would get yourself a Unifi AP and setup a VM controller or buy a cloud key.

As for your router, I'm assuming it's an all in one device "Basic Firewall/Router/Switch/AP".

So turn of the AP functions in the device and just plug your Unifi AP into it.

I would also consider moving away from these types of routers too. :) But that's for another message.

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Nigel Reed wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Re: Re: recommendations for wifi router
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nigel Reed on Mon Jul 15 2024 18:25:00

I've been using one SSID on a Linksys WRT1900ACS running OpenWRT, it
seems to work OK. What kind of problems did you run into?

I'd get drop outs if I was away from the router and it would try
switching between bands or a 5g device would get stuck on 2.4g unless I changed it manually.

My wi-fi calling would drop out when I'd leave the range of my office
router, but since using the same frequency on the main router and my
AP, it's more stable. I thought you were supposed to use different
frequencies.

There is an AP-hopping protocol, but most people in the forums don't
recommend it - sounds like it's overkill for a home application.

As for now, I'm running a different SSID for the upstairs AP and main
downstairs router - the downstairs router seems to get pretty good
coverage all by itself.



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