I would like to take advantage of my house's existing ethernet wiring and also set up a rack to start building a home lab, Plex server, etc.
Current setup:
It looks like the obvious, simple solution is to buy an Eero PoE gateway switch for the basement and connect the ethernet drops including the one to the upstairs WiFi into that. I don't know what issues I'll have using a different Gateway than the Eero 6 my ISP provided will cause, but I assume sticking with the same brand would be the most straightforward option. However, the $400 price take seems excessive for my needs.
It seems like my options are:
Are there issues with my plan? Are there other options I haven't considered?
Current setup:
- House is wired for ethernet. All ethernet drops terminate in the basement.
- Fiber into the house goes to the basement, connects to a fiber modem.
- Fiber modem connects to ethernet cable going to Eero 6 WiFi Gateway Router on 2nd floor.
- Inbound fiber connection is 1 Gbps, the fastest available in my area, so I'm not at risk of introducing networking bottlenecks like I would be if I had 2.5 Gbps inbound but then inserted a 1 Gbps switch somewhere.
It looks like the obvious, simple solution is to buy an Eero PoE gateway switch for the basement and connect the ethernet drops including the one to the upstairs WiFi into that. I don't know what issues I'll have using a different Gateway than the Eero 6 my ISP provided will cause, but I assume sticking with the same brand would be the most straightforward option. However, the $400 price take seems excessive for my needs.
It seems like my options are:
- Buy the Eero switch and insert it between the modem and Eero 6. Connect basement ethernet drops to the switch.
- Move the Eero 6 to the basement. Use the outbound port to connect a switch to service the Ethernet ports. Put a new Eero where the current one is and connect it in via the switch. (Won't get good signal with the Eero 6 in the basement).
Are there issues with my plan? Are there other options I haven't considered?