Currently I have a Buffalo wzr-ag300nh router. It's not all that stable, and for that reason I want to replace it.
I have a two-storey house and stream Blu-Rays from server upstairs to streaming box downstairs using 600mbit powerline devices. I have found that these don't provide enough bandwidth, maybe only 30-40mbit if I place them on different floors. However by running a cat5 cable down the stairs I can get around 80-90mbit with the powerline adapters in adjacent rooms.
Obviously this isn't a great solution, so I'm looking at:
(a) good stable router for normal stuff - ipad, phone, etc.
(b) maybe try to stream the blu-ray over wifi, to junk the powerline? In which case I need a bridge/second router as well. But I am not sure if this is possible or worth trying?
So I guess I need at least one 802.11ac router, but maybe two?
I have a two-storey house and stream Blu-Rays from server upstairs to streaming box downstairs using 600mbit powerline devices. I have found that these don't provide enough bandwidth, maybe only 30-40mbit if I place them on different floors. However by running a cat5 cable down the stairs I can get around 80-90mbit with the powerline adapters in adjacent rooms.
Obviously this isn't a great solution, so I'm looking at:
(a) good stable router for normal stuff - ipad, phone, etc.
(b) maybe try to stream the blu-ray over wifi, to junk the powerline? In which case I need a bridge/second router as well. But I am not sure if this is possible or worth trying?
So I guess I need at least one 802.11ac router, but maybe two?