I have a 86u as my main router on the second floor with a ac3100 in the basement with a hard wire connection. I need to add some additional wired devices so question. Does it make any difference to have the switch before the node or after the node?
I would do 86 to switch to AC3100. If the 3100 reboots, fails or is updating software the switch is still working.
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