marktheknife:
FWIW, http://smallnetbuilder.com is my go-to for the really in-depth reviews and benchmarking for WiFi and other networking devices that appeal to power users. I haven’t seen many links to their articles in this forum over the years (actually, none that I can think of).
@nomadtech , @michaelahess , @sidjohn1 , myself, and some of the other community members interested in infrastructure have linked to their articles from time to time. Mostly in discussions on routers or ethernet switches. I agree, they usually have excellent coverage.
Take a look at http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/ and choose your router. As you have many device look for max simultaneous connections parameter. Also, you might need one or two access points if the router does not cover the whole house. If you look at current mesh network offerings, keep in mind that they are router+access points bundled togather. A god router should cover your whole house, but probably not on 5 gHz, but on 2.4 gHz. Your N600 (I asume Netgear) has 5 gHz. Try first and split your clients into the two different bands. But it will not keep up with that much traffic.
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The onhub is good but not great and pretty inflexible. I’d recommend going with something else. The netgear is still solid. Check smallnetbuilder.ncom for more good recommendations.
.@denwood is a community member who also blogs for them.
And for the record, my own workstation is running 10Gbe as are several editing workstations over CAT5e. The server is about 90ft of cable away. This is not supposed to work, but it has for the last two yrs or so with zero issues. We’re running Netgear 10Gbe switches and Intel cards. The CAT5e should be fine.
I do run a 10GBe NAS at the home site, however it’s using CAT5e as well. This is the blog series I wrote, in case you feel the need to equip your home with 10Gbe https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tags/Cinevate
If you are running some high wall CAT outlets, just match them to power outlets within a few feet as mentioned previous.
if you are planning to have a few WIFI access points, try to keep them separate from your Smartthings Hub. If you plan on using HUE (highl…
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