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    Help me make the complex simple! New wireless/wired home network

    Thanks, I have Cat5e cables - not sure if that was just luck that I bought the right ones :) I think I'm going to buy a Draytek router rather than going ER-X or Mikrotik - I'm a bit time short to learn the ins and outs.
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    Help me make the complex simple! New wireless/wired home network

    Extremely helpful, thanks SEM. I'll go that route I think. The routers look good, I'll probably go down that route. Hopefully not too complicated to get everything working. Anyway, I can tinker over Christmas...
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    Help me make the complex simple! New wireless/wired home network

    Thanks, very helpful. The CCR1036 looks great but def more than I need! I think unmanaged switches are fine for me, I don't need vlans or multiple SSIDs or anything. Everything can be on the same network, no problem. Reason for suggesting wireless AP separate from the router is just to get the...
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    Help me make the complex simple! New wireless/wired home network

    Thanks SEM, Regarding the modem, the question was more about whether to get an integrated modem/router, so a one-box VDSL capable modem/wifi router or keep the BT provided modem (Huawei HG612) and get a separate wifi router. Separate modem and router might make it a bit easier to position the...
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    Help me make the complex simple! New wireless/wired home network

    Hi all, first time poster here. This is a UK-specific question so feel free to tell me if I should post somewhere else. It might be time to upgrade my home network. Everything works fine, but there are increasing dropouts and decreasing speeds. Not sure whether it's an ageing router, increased...
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