Need advice to setup wireless at home

[Future747]

Hi guys, i kindly ask your help to update my wireless network in order to support a 200/100mbps fiber optics internet.

The problem is that i cannot run wires due to structural obstacles, so i will need at least a new router to cover the whole house (100 sqmt/1000 sqft) and a new wifi adapter for my desktop PC.
Unfortunately, i'll only be able to place the router far away from the PC. The two rooms are 10mt/30ft far from each other, with two walls in between. As of now, i have an old Linksys WRT160N (2,4ghz 150+150mbps), which paired with a Linksys wifi N adapter will get me roughly a 80 mbps speed on WiFi N, with InSSIDer showing a -65dBm signal strength.

Now, since many other devices of mine uses the AC WiFi, i was thinking at getting a dual band router with AC support, also in order to avoid the overcrowded 2,4 band and benefit from the greater performance.

I did some research and i came down to the 2 former top-tier routers from Asus and Netgear, the AC68U and the R7000. I read some reviews about the new AC87 and the Nighthawk X6 but they are out of my current budget (around 250$) and also should be pretty overkill from my goal.
Also, what could a good Wifi adapter be to be paired up with one of those two devices?
I will say that i will not flash custom firmware on the router and i could benefit of some NAS-like/cloud functions.

Could you please help me at making the right decision, based on these informations? Of course any suggestion on other routers would be much appreciated, since i am pretty unaware of other brands/models.

Thanks! And sorry for my sloppy English!

 

[ChristineBCW]

I would suggest that you also wander over to the MoCA and HomePlug sub-forums and read up on those devices.

MoCA and the HPNA's are using a home's existing TV-cable (coax) for networking. And the HomePlug or Powerlines use the electrical wiring.

These might help address some distance or interference issues - at least from one or two rooms apart.

And yes, always consider the cost of the adapters, too.

 

[waleed123]

Also turn off any security too to see if that helps. You are going to have to try several things here to sort it out.




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[Future747]

Unfortunately power lines are suffering from major disturbances due to the old electrical wiring do you think I won't get a good result with, for example, an asus ac68u paired with an AC asus adapter in the 60-70$ range?

Anyway, I will investigate further into the coax thing because I may have some wiring available near the pc. Would I get a good speed with those? What brand should I look into? Thanks


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[ChristineBCW]

Powerlines (aka HomePlugs) have the nice benefit of "Working or Not Working" - there's no tinkering, no settings - they either work or you'll know it in 5 minutes. Simply plug one into a WALL SOCKET, plug the next one into the next room's WALL SOCKET, press both of their 'setup' buttons (instructions tell you how long) and wait for 2-3-4 minutes. If all 3 lights come on, voila, it works.

If it doesn't, move the 'receiver' unit to a different location, and repeat this process.

Often, I'll set the Receiver Unit in the nearest room, achieve success, then I'll move it to my Ultimate Destination Room and see how that works.

Because of this "They work or don't, depending on YOUR wiring", I recommend a local purchase. BestBuy, WalMart - wherever - so that I can easily return them and say, "These didn't work - gimme my money back."

No RMAs for mail-orders and less hassle IF they don't work. If they do work, then I've added Sales Tax to the local economy. All kind of stores carry these - the Office Depot/Staples, etc.

Brand? I have equal success with all brands. AND equal failures. These seem to be based more on each house's wiring far more than brand-names. Old Wiring doesn't necessary mean bad wiring, by the way. The high grades of copper probably aren't being installed anywhere in the last 20 years.

Of course, dixie-cup-twine isn't a preferred choice, either.

But read some of the discussions over on the HomePlug, MoCA and HPNA forum and you'll get a better feel. Speeds will be comparable to "N" Wireless, but again "your mileage may vary" is the best advice.