Help me with routing my house
Help me with routing my house
I've settled into a new villa and have a basic plan for managing internet across my home. Each floor will have a switch with an access point, plus connections for wired setups where needed. This setup should not affect bandwidth much. If you have any improved suggestions, feel free to share. Also, this layout shows each floor's configuration—switches connect to rack plugs that link to all rooms on that floor. The white box acts as a separate modem per floor, allowing multiple accounts if required.
Theoretical bandwidth limits depend on the connection speed from your ISP and the Ethernet port speeds on your router. More devices using bandwidth reduce availability, though this varies based on previous explanations.
Based on how your data moves through the local network, having all switch connections routed through the router can slow things down. It’s better to create direct links among the switches and then connect one or two of them to the router for internet access. If you have the necessary ports, combining links between switches might also improve performance.
Ensure you have reliable parts that won’t slow down your internet performance. It’s about choosing quality components rather than chasing ultra-high speeds like 10Gbps. I’m not suggesting devices with 10Gb capabilities, but maintaining at least 1Gb is a safe choice.
I tried different configurations to see how it affects performance. By connecting the main router to another router via the WAN port and then linking the second router’s ports to the extension device, I set up access points in my room and living area. I’m still receiving the promised bandwidth from my ISP, but I notice around 8ms latency—much higher than the 2-3ms I get directly from the main router. This suggests there might be a bottleneck somewhere in the setup. My current plan is only 50/10, which should handle my needs now, but if I ever need more capacity for a home server, upgrading to 250/50 would be necessary, though it could cost around 110$ in my country.
Increasing the number of devices raises additional latency. The level of added latency varies based on the specific device and network path.
It's accurate, including routers and access points which introduce minor delays by forwarding traffic. An 8ms difference is negligible and seems quite acceptable.