So I have a room about 20-30 feet away from the router. And I live with a pretty big family who all have they own phones, computers and systems they use. So I was wondering if a mesh would be best because I’m also considering just paying for some Ethernet wiring to my room. But I don’t wanna just get a Ethernet wiring if I’m still gonna see some latency because of how many ppl are on it at times. Would one wired mesh node do? And which should I try?
This is mainly for my pc and ps5.
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Wired backbone always better than wireless. Less devices on the radio. Less collisions. Less interference. Wire everything you can. Everything that is more or less stationary.
If you were to pull a wire you’d have more devices on a wire and less devices on the radio. Better for everyone.
If you were to go for “wireless mesh system” and add even just one node you’d have all the devices that you have now +1 node on the radio AND ALSO +1 channel consumed to talk between the nodes wirelessly. Maybe ok, maybe not. You’d need to assess your radio environment to make this decision.
Latency is somewhat orthogonal topic. If you’re into latency-sensitive gaming you’d want a “gaming router” that could prioritise traffic from a specific client/port on the device. You’d also want a QoS/shaping/queueing set up to fight the bufferbloat.
Most modern “gaming routers” are expensive devices that would also allow you to add more nodes at a later point. Wired or wireless.
Run the ethernet cable, add a switch to connect your two machines over 2 more wires and you will never experience internet problems, except perhaps with your phone.