I currently use the following:
Airport Extreme (Time Capsule) in the house
Airport Express in the garage
CAT6 Ethernet cable from Xfinity modem in the house to the garage
CAT6 Ethernet cable from the Xfinity modem to the Airport Extreme in the house.
(lengthwise, the modem is almost midway between the two nodes)
This allows me to extend the SSID in the house to the garage. Totally seamless. Has worked perfectly for years.
However, my Airports got hit by lightning and they no longer exist new.
I'd like to upgrade/modernize. What current WiFi 6 solution could replace the above?
I tried the LInkSys Velop system and it does not support extending the same SSID via Ethernet unless I run yet another CAT6 from the garage all the way to the house closet. That would be a HUGE pain.
The two nodes are too far apart to extend by WiFi.
If I set up each node separately, then the house ends up on a different network than the garage and I can't see the server in the house from the garage.
Any ideas or recommendations?
Thanks,
Kirby
I should also note that LinkSys support was contacted twice for help.
The Velop system will not work in bridge mode or so they tell me.
Airport Extreme (Time Capsule) in the house
Airport Express in the garage
CAT6 Ethernet cable from Xfinity modem in the house to the garage
CAT6 Ethernet cable from the Xfinity modem to the Airport Extreme in the house.
(lengthwise, the modem is almost midway between the two nodes)
This allows me to extend the SSID in the house to the garage. Totally seamless. Has worked perfectly for years.
However, my Airports got hit by lightning and they no longer exist new.
I'd like to upgrade/modernize. What current WiFi 6 solution could replace the above?
I tried the LInkSys Velop system and it does not support extending the same SSID via Ethernet unless I run yet another CAT6 from the garage all the way to the house closet. That would be a HUGE pain.
The two nodes are too far apart to extend by WiFi.
If I set up each node separately, then the house ends up on a different network than the garage and I can't see the server in the house from the garage.
Any ideas or recommendations?
Thanks,
Kirby
I should also note that LinkSys support was contacted twice for help.
The Velop system will not work in bridge mode or so they tell me.
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