Consider upgrading your Netgear AC1000 for better performance.
Consider upgrading your Netgear AC1000 for better performance.
For improved coverage, consider adding more access points or implementing a mesh network.
Install a cable from front to middle of the house, connect the router there. It’s inexpensive and straightforward. You’ll need a long cable and a way to secure it to the wall—cable hooks, staples, or even hidden conduits work. If you have basement access, running it under the floor is also an option.
I mentioned I’m in a manufactured home, so I thought about improving the router setup. I could probably run an Ethernet line through the same opening where my coax enters and another one in the middle of the house, but that’d be a big project and messy because it wouldn’t stay clean under the house after being set up for 30 years. I’d also need two Ethernet cables—one for my PC and another for the modem—to run along the ceiling or floor to keep them out of the way, which would probably mean more cable than just going under the floor.
You're still puzzled about how a mesh system functions. It's normal to have questions—mesh systems can be complex. Let me break it down in simpler terms.
It seems like a somewhat irrelevant suggestion, but exploring a powerline adapter together with a fresh router could help in spots where signal quality is poor.
Powerline adapters offer some useful features, though they aren’t perfect. I’m considering using one to stream a TV signal from an AT&T box into the back of the house. I left out a detail about why the current setup struggles there—it’s for the TV, and I need a stable Wi-Fi connection so my mom or her boyfriend don’t notice buffering problems because the signal drops unexpectedly.
That will work to put the end caps on the Ethernet cables, yes. If you run it under the house and the underside is on bare ground, you might need a waterproof ethernet cable made to be "buried" or something like that, though. If it's just to run it through the house, like on the sides of the ceiling/floor, any cable will do and it's super easy. If the bottom of your walls have a finishing plate/baseboard on them, like this You could also remove it and pass the cable behind it all to the location of your choice. But there's a risk of breaking it while removing it, nothing a bit of plastiwood/sanding can't fix, but you'll need to repaint if you do that. Would take maybe an hour or two to finish that up. Overall, I'd say going that route is more work than just going under the house, but it also save you the hassle of going under the house and it won't show the cable. lol. There are ways to pass the cable through without going under yourself, especially considering you have a coax cable in place already. But it is such a massive annoyance to do because shits get stuck and then you have to pull, not too hard, not to soft, try to wiggle it and... ugh. You could always hire someone to do if you want don't want to deal with it.
Based on how the coaxial cable is handled inside the house, I’d probably install the same setup for my Ethernet connection. For the DSL service, I could utilize the existing gap between my room and the adjacent one to create a telephone cable, and then make another opening in the wall between those spaces.