Just looking for some advice on something I've been thinking about for a couple weeks.
Basically, I'm sick of interference from all the wireless networks around me, slow wireless LAN speeds, etc.
Sometimes my wireless printer (far from router) refuses to communicate and I have to choose a different channel to make it happy - but then other devices slow down.
I was considering upgrading from an ASUS RT-N16 to a TP-Link C7 router with a TP-Link RE200 range extender at the opposite end of my apartment to strengthen the signal.
Then I read that the TP-Link doesn't support Jumbo Frames, which is apparently a bad thing.
Jumbo Frames aside (as I don't know how effective they actually are) would I see much benefit to upgrading to the stuff above?
The processing power of the TP-Link vs. ASUS router is apparently quite big, but would I notice it?
Would I be better off just keeping the RT-N16 and getting a range extender/repeater like the TL-WA850RE?
Isn't the Repeater the one that allows you to use a single SSID, whereas the Range Extender requires you to switch SSID's if you roam around?
Devices Connected:
2 Desktops
2 Laptops
2 Tablets
3 Smartphones
1 TV
2 Chromecasts
1 Roku
I only zeroed in on the TP-Link stuff since it's well priced and highly rated, but I'm still not sure.
Basically, I'm sick of interference from all the wireless networks around me, slow wireless LAN speeds, etc.
Sometimes my wireless printer (far from router) refuses to communicate and I have to choose a different channel to make it happy - but then other devices slow down.
I was considering upgrading from an ASUS RT-N16 to a TP-Link C7 router with a TP-Link RE200 range extender at the opposite end of my apartment to strengthen the signal.
Then I read that the TP-Link doesn't support Jumbo Frames, which is apparently a bad thing.
Jumbo Frames aside (as I don't know how effective they actually are) would I see much benefit to upgrading to the stuff above?
The processing power of the TP-Link vs. ASUS router is apparently quite big, but would I notice it?
Would I be better off just keeping the RT-N16 and getting a range extender/repeater like the TL-WA850RE?
Isn't the Repeater the one that allows you to use a single SSID, whereas the Range Extender requires you to switch SSID's if you roam around?
Devices Connected:
2 Desktops
2 Laptops
2 Tablets
3 Smartphones
1 TV
2 Chromecasts
1 Roku
I only zeroed in on the TP-Link stuff since it's well priced and highly rated, but I'm still not sure.