One (not weird at all) trick made Google Wifi FAST

[@yekrallum]

I rarely comment but I had to here ... come on! Your "one trick’ to fixing your WiFi is to wire it.

[@NevetsM]

Agreed. I just watched and was readyike "ok what settings do I fix...oh I just use ethernet? Yeah. Duh. We know this"

[@avman2cl]

All my wireless mesh installs have issues. Wired is the way to go

[@Farmer-Jeff]

Thank you for saving me 4 minutes of my time!

[@darekpaleczny3948]

Agreed, how to enhance speed for your wireless mesh? Wire it ! Ffs

[@kylemc8851]

Lol, that is what I was thinking!

[@ReviewsOrg]

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[@MusaferHoonYaaro]

Which cables go where On the primary you connect a cable for local lan and on the second one you connect on internet port or the local lan port again ? Can you mention which cable goes where

[@grumblemarv]

Doesn't this defeat the purpose of a wireless mesh system?

[@glbuls]

It allows him to connect wireless components in his out building.

[@yayitsmedave]

haha yes, he discovered the magic of hardwire + access points -- kind of the "problem" that mesh networks were designed to solve.

[@Petolean]

@@yayitsmedave what he's saying is the magic of using the 2nd channel for thru put not mesh. If you can do it great, if not then your mesh will be wireless.

[@gator2k83]

It's still a wireless mesh meaning one SSID and the main pick still controls a the traffic and routing. On the wireless devices they can roam about from AP to AP without any additional configuration. Yes you can setup 2 wifi routers one main and one secondary, with the second being in bridge mode and as long as the ssid and passwords are the same you can wire them together and get similar results. However the handoff will not be as seamless on the wifi client end. You have to manage each router independently it's just not as seamless.

[@AnubisBK]

He could have just wired all his devices.

[@camhutchison5553]

I appreciated this video. This is exactly what I wanted to know - all you need do to speed up a Google wifi mesh is plug in a cable - i.e. nothing else to configure. I am trying to help a friend do exactly this and finding docs on how you need to configure it has been quite difficult. To all the naysayers who say this isn't a mesh any more, that depends on exactly what a mesh is. To me, it has always been about the unified wifi network with seamless handover. I've set up wifi in the past with different APs, with same branded APs, even with the same models and it doesn't really create a mesh. Clients would get stuck on one AP, no transitioning between different frequencies, etc. I know meshes just working is more common these days, but it hasn't always been this way. So for me, the defining characteristic of a wifi mesh is about the *clients*, not the infrastructure - it is a seamless wifi network for the clients. Adding a wired backhaul is a technical detail to make it perform better. If you can choose to go wired or wireless between the APs in a Google Wifi network, that's great - it gives flexibility to wire where you can and use wireless where you can't. As far as I'm concerned, it's still a mesh network. As to why not choose a cheaper set of APs if you're going to wire the backhaul? Well, Google wifi is more than just the hardware. My friend loves that it is possible to see who is connected from anywhere (away from home) and be able to set limits and kill connections for the kids as necessary. Google wifi also has a well-engineered radio configuration, and it doesn't look like some sci-fi contraption that is about to take off. So plenty of reasons to stick with Google wifi even if you're going to wire the backhaul.

[@kellyq21]

OK, it sounds like you wired your primary Google puck (the router puck connected to the cable modem) to another puck where the wifi signal couldn't quite make it over the distance from the primary to the next puck. How do the pucks communicate with one another to form the mesh? If the inter-puck communication is wireless on a differenct freqency, how will the mesh be maintained if the regular wifi signal couldn't make it that far? Or does the wire between the pucks carry Ethernet as well as the inter-puck communication? Also, can you confirm what device is on each end of the cable you ran, and which ports you used? The influencer did a terrible job of explaining this.

[@YouBetterCallSaul]

wow amazing advice on trick that made my wifi fast plug it in.....waste of time

[@angl2375]

Nothing to see here. *click bait*

[@artgutierrez4710]

NICE & Brilliant!! What would be the point of a WI-Fi system if you can just wire everything with a network cable?

[@akosiKoi]

Mesh setup has a new meaning! 🙄

[@avman2cl]

Can't wire my phone.. wired backhaul is the only way to go with mesh systems

[@tymmezinni]

Videos like this are the reason I run Adblock on KZbin.

[@theexcaliburone5933]

@@tymmezinni so that you can prevent the creater from earning money?

[@marting.7564]

In my experience installing the Google mesh system, the only hiccup was when I was connecting the power plug of a Google puck to a power strip. I couldn’t get it to show up on the Google Mesh app. Once I plugged it directly into a wall socket it appeared, I connected it to the system and I was all good. Until! I moved it to it’s permanent home and plugged it into the power strip again and I lost it. That makes me believe that they operate like a power line adapter and a Wifi extender. Once I plugged it back into the wall socket I was all good again. Thank you for all the great videos 🙏🏽

[@0xJarry]

Lol my steam was going very slow for some reason and I switched two of my meshes directly to wall... vroom vroom.. so weird

[@Probusinessbasics]

That’s weird. I actually have one in another building on my property that is on a completely different power line and account and it connects fine

[@samsnow7370]

@@Probusinessbasics Same here; one is in the garage with a separate power line/meter...so it could be using both wireless and power line repeater.

[@MoltenJules]

it would be hard to believe that they are working as power line devices since they are powered by a USB C connection through a wall wart transformer. Perhaps your power strip is generating a lot of noise with LED lights on the strip.

[@the0000alex0000]

HOLY SHIT! BRINGING THE ROUTER CLOSER TO THE DEVICES MAKE MY INTERNET SO MUCH FASTER! MIND FUCKING BLOWN!

[@AKTECH2222]

the latest firmware 11895.108.11 is causing alot of issues , randomly the router will go offline each 12 hours or 10 hours

[@kylemc8851]

Supercharge you’re WiFi = Wired it (just saved you 6 minutes, you owe me. Call you Mom)

[@palmcoast26]

I have one Google wifi unit at the Netgear Comcast modem in the main house. About 80 feet outside is a storage shed where the internet wireless speed is 125MBs and in the house standing in front of wireless Google device it is 240MBs.

[@sofaken4789]

leisurely stream 4k por...*clear throat* ...videos!

[@Armetron]

Hey guys let me show you how you can improve your wireless to wireless connection. Just add cables, its that simple

[@jasonpace4891]

I think it goes without saying that if you need to run ethernet cables all over your house and yard to get reasonable speeds from your mesh network then it's not an actual mesh network.

[@samsnow7370]

it's a mesh network but there are weak spots mainly out of range spots due to what's in the walls of the house. I put a "unit" at the window on the second floor.

[@robinkedia]

Can you clearly share your router, modem in house and studio setup? Wires in / out port? Here’s how my setup is - Fibre broadband 1Gbps from ISP 1. Connected 1 ethernet cable to modem and other end to goog wifi router primary point (main router) 2. Connected another ethernet wire on Google wifi router lan port (non globe) and expanded the wire till another room 20ft away to another add on google router (lan port). Basically one ethernet cable connecting two routers directly using wired connection. This helped improve the speed to 400mbps connection. Note: make sure you setup wifi addon point as wireless first before connecting via wired. Question : Whats the diff If i connect G wifi primary router to addon router vs Both router connected to modem directly?

[@allanursinus9426]

You may end up with 2 Google WiFi's each giving out IP Addresses independently through their individual DHCP Servers and then effectively have multiple devices with the same IP Address and then everything stopping in a screaming heap.

[@deejayhamm]

good idea, thanks Im gonna try to do that in my house.

[@michaelkirk9870]

Didn't have the exact same issue ... BUT I thought "what the hey" let me try a CAT 6 Ethernet cable switch from a Sonos setup to a Google wifi mesh unit next to it? Well, after struggling with it for an hour I thought let's give'er a GO!! ... AND Lom& Behold, the both continued to work & my already fast system is even faster because of your help! Liked! AND Subscribed! Cheers & thank you! Happy in California!

[@osmarmorando6798]

To get this clear, Did you hook one up to the modem and then others to each other? ...or All three google wifi routers directly to the modem? I ask because my modem only has two Ethernet ports.

[@BillAndersonNS]

My understanding is the mesh system can either use a wireless backplane or an ethernet backplane. so that would mean the primary node would ethernet into the router and then the other wifi point would connect to the primary node and if there was a second point it would connect by ethernet to the 1st point.

[@groundedinfirstprinciples383]

Spend 20 bucks and expand your ports. Easy fix. Short answer you can do both. They can daisy chain from one to the next or you can put them all independently into their own port on the modem.

[@ejaigom]

@@BillAndersonNS google wifi routers don't support ethernet backhaul so I am assuming that he connected all the routers into the ISP modem and created three different networks but then mesh is useless!

[@richik_sc]

@@ejaigom They do support ethernet backhaul. You can't plug them in all to the ISP modem as you only get one public IP from the ISP, unless you have a business connection.

[@rasafrasit]

@@ejaigom wrong

[@samsnow7370]

I was looking for a solution for connecting 2.4 band vs the 5.0 band and came upon your video. The solution for week wifi is run wires to a wifi mesh node. But ... we don't want to dig. If you have a mancave and have the path to run the cat 5 or 6 .. sure .. go ahead. But you don't need to buy a mesh network which are more expensive; wire a repeater. How about putting an external wired repeater /antennae outside your house. I would think that would be more ideal.

[@SweetGambit]

America: Craig Actual English speaking countries: Cregg?

[@oriondrive]

Hi, great video. Thanks. I have a question: Did this outbuilding setup impact your main home's wifi speed/bandwidth at all? I.e. for your family's smart TV, phones, laptops, etc? Cheers from Toronto.

[@axelamps1279]

How to fix your WiFi: Stop using it. Thanks for that amazing and totally practical revelation that I'm sure none of us have ever thought of ourselves.

[@andyhutchens4734]

Thanks, this confirmed that my 'upgrade' will do what I'm hoping: Maintain a robust mesh wi-fi for devices floating around the house, with the full paid for speed blasting from each wi-fi spot. I need to have at least 200Mbs to my home office in the back room of an old house, but am only able to get about 50Mbs using 4 Google wi-fi devices strategically placed. My electrician is bringing CAT6 cable as we speak to the back rooms which I will be able to plug the wi-fi spots into by the end of the day. If it works as yours has, I'll have the house blanketed in blazing fast internet, and can plug my home workstation into the wi-fi LAN port to have nearly lossless speed from the modem. Fingers crossed...

[@koko44z]

Awesome vid. So just to confirm, you plugged in your google wifi pucks to different ports on your modem? How’d you set up the other pucks so that it wasn’t primary, but still getting the Internet feed directly from modem (vs from the primary puck)?

[@allanursinus9426]

No everything should be Downstream of your First Router so the way you would configure is either Ethernet to the second Puck/Router plugged into the Ethernet Out of the First Google WiFi. I go Google WiFi (now Nest WiFi Router) to Switch to 2nd Google Nest WiFi Router(or Google WiFi). I went this way because my Shed acts as a Faraday Cage when the door is closed (no Windows and all made of Metal) so no WiFi inside it. What you do is just configure all the Mesh stuff in the near vicinity and then move the Puck after it is setup. As long as they are still on same Ethernet LAN you will be good.

[@ScissorVixens]

As one viewer commented below...this defeats the entire reason for investing in a mesh system. That said...after going through all of that work digging trenches to route a long ethernet cable out to your mancave...why not just finish the job with a few more feet of ethernet cable, and possibly an ethernet hub with multiple ports for more devices, and hardwire everything so Wifi isn't even needed.

[@92DoverTiger112]

You could have just texted this information!

[@keto4life197]

If your router has a USB port insert a 1Gb empty stick in it will make it faster too.

[@palmcoast26]

I also have three Google mesh units at a home in Palm Coast and the IP is Spectrum . The rated speed in 100MBs and my testing in back bedroom is 125MBs..checking the device map I have 12 devices on net, with five running at one time. no problems.

[@sitedev]

Good god! Can I have my 4 minutes back?

[@EEEBA1]

I just got a Google fiber installed with a dedicated line and it's little slower than my Comcast. I thought fiber is supposed to be faster?! Google fiber download is 242 and comcast is 440?

[@jlee2333]

The one inside is connected on fr he globe side. The one outside is connected also to the globe icon side correct?

[@MichaelGreco]

Great video. My problem with Google Wi-Fi is it supposed to intelligently pick the best band but for my use case it does the complete opposite. It's constantly putting me back in 2.4, whereas with 5 g i get significantly better speeds. Even without moving around my house it will just switch back to the 2.4 even though I'm right next to one of the units

[@groundedinfirstprinciples383]

What device is that on? Sounds like a setting issue. How many devices are doing that question mark is it just on your cell phone? Ponder these questions and if the problem persists I would get ahold of support. Sounds like an easy fix with the right information.

[@ChristianityExplained]

I am looking to get a wireless mesh system to replace my old Netgear wireless router that's hooked to my Gateway router from Comcast. The gateway sucks as a router; so I need to use my old Netgear (10 years old). These are in my living room. On the other side of the wall is my bedroom where my laptopp and desk is. It's also my bedroom. Here is my question relating to ethernet backhaul. What kind of speed and performance would I get if I connect the second mesh router to my laptop via Ethernet cable? Right now, I am getting 15 Mbps for download and 6Mbps for upload. I have the Performance Plus package (250 Mbps). I can also tell that I've a few other people with nearby wifi connections.

[@ando9232]

I just got a netgear ax12 with wifi 6, 8 antennas and it covers every corner in my 1600sqft home. B4 that i used netgear orbi rbk50. I love the aesthetic of the ax12, it looks like a stealth fighter jet!

[@clubtc05]

Hi! How is the AX12 doing? I am building a 1800sqft house and I was thinking about getting the ax12, it's currently on sale at costco, so I was thinking about picking one up. Have you tested outside the house and see how far it would pick up?

[@ando9232]

@@clubtc05 its doing great. I got signal from front and back yard (about 10mbps down and 5mbps up). I think the ax12 is fine with your 1800sqft home.

[@clubtc05]

@@ando9232 thanks for the reply!

[@ando9232]

@@clubtc05 no problem. The ax12 5ghz signal is very good as well. I have tried several high end AC routers and non of them solve my one dead spot, the AX12 nailed it! the 8x8 and 8 antennas really helps

[@fullmetalsecurity]

The Ubiquiti AmpliFi (The Gamer Edition) wireless mesh system is pretty nice. I have a 2-story brick home with some odd/sharp angles in it. I have my main Ubiquiti router downstairs (being fed by the ISP). I have my first mesh AP half way up the stairs (within the line of sight) and I have my second mesh AP on the second floor up the L-shaped stairway (but, within line of sight of AP #1). When I set it up this way - I have zero dead spots in the house and I am getting about 85% of the fully-advertised speed I'm paying my ISP for. Bonus points... I hung a Raspberry Pi Zero [running PiHole] off of my main router and pointed all endpoints to resolve DNS there and I have increased throughput by about 5% by black-holing known ad sites, malware sites, and anything that has been black listed.

[@robertduncan5733]

Do you simply run the connection straight from main google WiFi point to the next, or do you run it via network switch?

[@allanursinus9426]

I run a Mixed Google Next and Google WiFi Environment and have moved a Google WiFi Unit out to the Shed/now using as Home Office. You can configure Google Nest WiFi Routers Looping through each other like this as well (only Routers though as they have taken the Ethernet Port out of the Pod).

[@dsarnold75]

Running cable to a mesh device to get WiFi. Defeats the purpose of mesh.

[@speelingerror7846]

So, running ethernet to your area which you had low speeds fixed the issue? We assume you bought the mesh to not run cables and dig for hours on end? That's a hell of a trick! Refund the "google" and just get an AP and use a router call it a day.

[@tjac4801]

How do I kick my kids devices off my WiFi pods.. I know I can pause it but I want to remove devices

[@ImAdapt73]

You buy a mesh so you won't have to run cable, then have to run cable so that it can mesh. I hate my Google mesh so much. I find myself connecting to the original Comcast Wi-Fi for a reliable connection.

[@Betsy_Barnes]

We are just beginning to research this to see if it would benefit.

[@JS-pl6zw]

Hi, So each Google wifi is connected by wire back to the main modem. In other words they all become a "mother"? So does this mean that they are each a separate wifi? Meaning, if I walk through my house with my iPhone, must I switch between them, or is it still a "seamless mesh". I have CAT5 cables running through my very long apartment, my room being at one end, the mother unit being at the other end.

[@punnusoft]

i have the exact question. can someone please help.. plsss

[@prefered11]

no. each wifi puck is wired back to the main wifi puck and connected to it via switch

[@JS-pl6zw]

@@prefered11 thanks!

[@7ctony]

Don’t quit your day job bud. My child could have told you this.

[@tripas421]

I wish you would do a run through of your pods. I'm confused about the way you mention you wired your pods. Are they chained together through the Ethernet ports?? Or are they wired seperate into the ports of your main router??

[@samsnow7370]

he is probably wireless to the second pod then wired from the second to the third. It is not the right ones; try the AC2200 Nest ... that works better but no ethernet ports on them except of course the primary router.

[@xsel01]

Wow someone said to click the link in the corner and there was actually a link in the corner...Impressive

[@gerardo.galvan]

I have this router but my iMac keeps switching back to 2.4 ghz and speed reduced ... I have to reconnect wifi to get back on 5Ghz network :(

[@menno-7-7-58]

GERARDO forget the 2.4ghz network you wont automatically connect to the 2.4 anymore

[@TheEmrickman]

Go in to your iMac wifi settings and preference the 5ghz wifi before the 2.4 GHz.

[@lewisdow]

Plug in the ethernet cable, hopefully you read this before going through the pain of watching the whole thing

[@HavocDH]

Would I get good signal upstairs with a mesh system if I HardLined one Node to my PC? Will my PC still get more than 80 mbs per sec or whatever it is. I get about 300-400 internet speeds from exfinity

[@larrysmith2608]

Did the same thing. i ran cat5e to each of my google pucks and then to my netgear switch and the speeds increased dramatically

[@seaham351]

Is your netgear switch attached to the Main Google puck?

@@seaham351 It needs to be, according to the google wifi manual.

[@LandonStewart]

@ This is called double NAT. It can introduce a whole bunch of other issues since the Netgear can't differentiate between devices. It thinks the main google puck is all one device.

[@ericbruch]

Mesh wifi systems take away some bandwidth when they pass information between one another leaving your end device with somewhere around half the original speed if you're lucky

[@palmcoast26]

not mine...I have 6 Google WiFi points around 2300 sq ft house.....My IP provider stated download speed is 200 mbs at modem in garage. My download speed in back bedroom thru 4 walls is 240 mps wireless

[@jeffibuilt]

i read that you'll only have firewall on the main mesh puck. have you looked in to this? i'm gathering the stuff to do this same thing but i'm concerned with the ip address setup and firewall. do you still have the mesh or do you have basically 3 different routers hooked to your modem?

[@demackay]

I am dealing with the exact same issue as you. But my question is, do all the pods have to be wire connected for this to work? Or can you get the same (or similar results) by connecting two otherwise wireless Google wifi pods to each other, with one in close proximity to the primary pod that is connected to your modem? So it would be primary > wireless to first pod > first pod wired to second pod. I guess I'll find out soon enough, but wondering if anyone else has already tried this.

[@ralphknipp3185]

Did your setup work for you? I am contemplating doing the same thing?

[@samsnow7370]

@@ralphknipp3185 should work fine .... don't need to wire together if the signal strength is good.

[@spoonfedtruth7666]

I'd love to have your 15 mbps I barely get 1. I have google mesh and my isp modem/router. I don't know what to do

[@hrussy]

Does the mesh wifi still work with your setup? I mean, do you still have one single SSID to connect your devices? Can you explain what ports you used to connect the google wifi devices? Thanks

[@Probusinessbasics]

I did the same setup at my place and have 3 outbuildings I wired in. It’s all under the same SSID. I connect the Ethernet back channel into the port on the puck where internet comes in.

[@kennys4100]

Wire the WiFi mesh together? You could’ve bought much cheaper WiFi routers and wire them together it’ll be the same.

[@GioEnAlaska]

do you get a separate wifi ssid for that access point? or can it still be just one big wifi network with the ethernet?

[@consolegamer4]

I did the Same I have 1 Ethernet Cable to each Wifi Point running thru the Home The Wifi Mesh Then Can use all its antennas for Connecting and None are needed for Backhaul to the next point its amazing And For all those asking No it does not defeat the purpose of a mesh. I am still Running a mesh I just have the Mesh Points WIRED So that they can run at full Speed for my wireless Devices. Instead of having to transport data wirelessly from my PC then Wirelessly to the Next Point. This makes the Antennas Fully only for Data form PC to mesh Point and wire from there.

[@palmcoast26]

In our rental house across town we have Spectrum and I tried two different Google WiFi routers and download speed was very slow 27 mps on a 200mps system..I went to Spectrum and got new modem, same problem..The old modem was new also...Looks like we will try Spectrum router, which is separate unit for $5 a month....something tells me it will not work either ....will have to have tech house call....then they will find out it is programming problems in data center....

[@samsnow7370]

Interesting ... for sure you will need a new modem that permits up to 200mbs... nest wifi should work. You can test using the Home App on your phone. I would be interested in seeing what worked for you. The AC2200 works well in coverage.

[@punnusoft]

Need a help... in order to receive an optimal performance of all the google wifi remote points, can i connect all of them via Ethernet? For example: Connecting Modem --> Wifi Main point --> Switch --> wifi point remote point A, wifi remote point B and wifi remote point C (all connecting to switch via Ethernet cables) will this work?

[@allanursinus9426]

Yes

[@hatc7]

Does this create 2 access point? If 2 of google mesh router is wired to the router does it still works under 1 access point?

[@kellyq21]

Do you mean, does it maintain a single SSID and still auto-switch access points as needed by the user's device? It's a good question. He provided zero useful information.

[@andy_warb]

Just to be clear... your solution to a slow WIRELESS network was to RUN A CABLE? Thanks. Thats five minutes of my life I'm never getting back.

[@PaulSmith-gb3ke]

Do you need to review Philo TV and PlayStation Vue on the new live tab on the fire stick

[@ImeXoplay]

He wire all of the devices together.... there, saved you having to go through the entire video for no reason

[@dustintrombly]

Literal summary: "use wires instead of wireless"

[@StagguhLee]

Did you really just bury an exposed Ethernet cable? It doesn’t even look heavy duty. When something inevitably happens to it, next time maybe run a couple of heavy duty wires through some protective cable tubing when you bury it.

[@Stealth360Virtuals]

So you have created the problem that a mesh network is supposed to solve.

[@adammarshall9503]

If your running cable you don't the mesh system

[@rodneyhenry27]

How is the firewall

[@stevenhaas9622]

You could have saved yourself a crap ton of time and effort by just picking up a powerline kit. plug one unit into your router and one into any ac outlet in your out building and then ethernet from powerline unit either to your device for a wired connection or a mesh station in the outbuilding for wireless.

[@samsnow7370]

yes and no ... sometimes powerline works and sometimes it doesn't; wrong phase in the mancave.

[@jethrolai]

If you are doing it, then you don’t need mesh....

[@devillcrydeath6915]

Using google wifi

[@BTandKM111]

I use a TP-Link AC2300. It out performs the "Nest WiFi" 3-Pack in every way, shape, and form. So my answer was to return the Nest WiFi and to not get sucked into buying the latest trendy crap.

[@EstebanMarine]

I use my Verizon router and MoCA extender for wire my Google Wi-Fi system. It works great and re-using my old hardware to turbo charge my new gear.

[@samsnow7370]

MoCa the exact protocol that should have worked for me as with coax though out the house. MoCa stuff is expensive.... so isn't the Nest wifi.

[@GNmTANXLAg]

Do you know what a switch is?

[@MA-th4ts]

I laid pipe for 10hrs this weekend too

[@dhaka146]

I want to mention one thing, if you are hard wiring your ethernet cable then why you are using Google wifi ? you can hardwire directly to your devices !! Which could be faster than wifi connection.

[@groundedinfirstprinciples383]

So his cell phone works well in the man cave.

[@allanursinus9426]

If you are on a piece of significant realestate, you could wire several in a ring around the Outside and Saturate the Middle. If you were in an Outbuilding made of metal getting no to minimum WiFi you could get WiFi bubbling out from both ends. So many reasons for wanting to do this. Most large Corporate Buildings use a Mesh WiFi Tech of some sort that all the WAPs are Ethernet Backhauled like this.

[@lorenabilleke3441]

Hi, you have been very informative thanks heaps. Something new users should know "the setting up the app...only works properly on ANDROID not Iphone" (I learnt this the hard way!). You have actually given me a brilliant idea with getting an extension of that cable so that the house has better coverage (our set up is the other way around from yours) we moved the phone line nbn to the shed (office) and have the google wifi 3 pack going inside the house. I like the idea of placing the 1st wifi that is connected to the modem via a long cable to the back deck so we can get better reception as its a double floor house.

[@samsnow7370]

FYI ... I've been trying to solve my weak signal on my other property (garage).. the 3 pack AC1200 comes in okay at the furthest point.. but sometimes defined as "poor" when testing the mesh network.. The NEW solution is to get the AC2200 which have a way better range. And it worked. Wiring ethernet nodes isn't wireless anymore. Might as well have an electrician "tunnel" cables to the office/shed then. Try the AC2200 it may work. The problem with AC2200 is that the nodes do not have the rj45 connectors so wiring is not available and in theory of the "mesh" the rj45 is not needed. Only drawback of the Nest is that you cannot select which of the 2 bands you want to use; the 5 ghz band takes priority for content unless the the 5ghz band is weak then the 2.4 ghz band comes into play and the 2.4 band is use for setting up home devices.

[@udvarhelyibalint]

There's no point in buying an expensive mesh system if you have to use cables to connect the AP's. So I think I have to throw away my Google Wifi :( Is there another mesh system that can actually deliver in a wireless config? I have no way to run cables from the router to the room in my house where I need better reception. I also have the same disappointing experience with Netgear Orbi. And also Unifi non mesh wired AP's perform terrible compared to how the free router from the local ISP performs when in range (of course there's no way to use that in a mesh, but still, it's sad to see how your professional grade UniFi system delivers 100Mbps while the noname router/AP you get for free gives you 500Mbps)

[@LoayOmari]

Hi, I tried to do the same and my whole network went down, any idea why ?

[@axel9225]

You should just invest in a power line adapter if you’re running cat 6 thru out your house. A power line will turn your entire electrical grid into a Ethernet hub, so long as they are on the same circuit.

[@texasdork]

wow.. ethernet wire is faster than wireless -- and you consider yourself a reviewer of technology? wow..

[@asterixky]

That video made me so envious, 250MBs LOL, I can only get DSL 6MBs. That's the price to pay for stress free country leaving, but fiber will be coming next year :) next 1,000,000,000MBs LOL

[@YexnyXD]

My Ethernet cable makes my internet worse

[@wj04]

Sorry, I'm confused. Is the trick to making wifi faster...using an ethernet cable? This is a legitimate question.

[@fsxspen]

You experience a decrease in Wifi Speed the further you are from the Primary puck. ex. Basement(Primary) 240 MBS, 1st Floor 100MBS, 3rd Floor 40 MBS. Becuse the third floor meshes data to second floor and second floor meshes to basement there is a decrease in speed. The Ethernet connection can just chain the data with no signal loss.

@@fsxspen Exactly, the negotiation between the wifi points can be handled over cable instead, increasing the negotiation speed to gigabit (assuming at least CAT 5e cables are used).

[@groundedinfirstprinciples383]

@@fsxspen Correct

[@nancybrown9706]

I had a 3000 Square feet house and all i did was buy a x6 nighthawk router and a netgear router i get 250mb to 325 download speeds upload 20

[@pmflav]

And at about 6 times + the cost. That's not a real comparison. Old post or not, stupid posts deserve a response.

[@wnnabnrml]

pmflav it can’t be that stupid it’s exactly what I have and I was looking to see if it would work thank you Nancy brown. Sometimes men think women need to be talked down to

[@Anakinmanakin]

OK so Wired is always faster then Point to Point or Mesh. That's not a Trick at all, Its Best Practices whenever at all possible.

[@burnz163]

the new Google extender don't have ports so for anyone watching this now don't buy them they're useless without wired backhaul

[@ITB_News]

No mesh once it's wired.... Its just an AP

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Not exactly - it's connected APs with seamless handoffs within one network, using one password, with more uniform signal strength throughout the locations served by the mesh system, if set up correctly.

[@ITB_News]

@@Anonymous-it5jw not on Google WiFi... If its wired it disables mesh

[@mohamadhourani2579]

LMFAOOOO. Man i dont want to be mean. But this video makes it extremely hard... You do know this takes away from the entire purpose of what a mesh system is supposed to do, right? LMFAOOO

[@cremebrulee0155]

mesh would work better if his studio were closer to the main house

[@AjAj-ef4yv]

don't think you're getting what person is implying. You CAN do without 2 google devices connected via ethernet (wired up to each other) and just using "mesh" or wireless connection (every feet of distance drops the "throughput" of this mesh wifi even though it may show 5 strong wifi bars - the wifi signal hops make it slower). When you *can connect just the 2 google devices via cable (rest all the world is still wifi - nothing changes there) -- it is beyond amazing fast (as if you're plugged in to your ISP modem/router direct!). That is how these systems should have been touted/designed in 1st place with wifi mesh capability as add on -- at least to explain to customers

[@mohamadhourani2579]

@@AjAj-ef4yv You have this confused with a wifi repeater. This is not a repeater. It uses beam technology so the drop off is minimal at worst. Connecting your mesh sattelites via ethernet - while possible, is absolutely not what these were designed for. I totally get what he is doing in the video. I get why he's doing it. But you can do this with three wireless routers, bridge them, and boom. Mesh systems were made so that they could beam the signal between each other and create a field, or "mesh" of wifi between each satellite. Connecting them via wire defeats that purpose.

[@yuzhi4]

Tldr wifi extender is a scam. U might as well run a wire from router to ur shed

[@cylechilds7340]

I'm going to save everyone 4 mins. He runs an ethernet cable . No wireless solution.

[@ksulatino]

The solution was explained in about 15 seconds of this entire video. So what do I do and what wires do I run? ...lol

[@rasafrasit]

My thoughts exactly. Its like somebody claiming they'll give you directions to their house and then saying: " so, just get on the highway until you get to my exit. and there you are"

[@lorenabilleke3441]

oops sorry I sent this twice

[@JoeHusosky]

UniFi all day

[@richstrapple]

So your "trick" was to hard wire the wireless lol

[@lowbias]

Fixed your wifi problems...with an ethernet cable? Good to know this is a channel to avoid.

[@pjkobrien]

So hard wire is hardly groundbreaking 😡

[@joelnestander9953]

Tank you so fucking much i Didnt now i Can have internet sladd

[@StephenBrowneWO]

wow! so game changing you did whate you're meant to do! Please add (waste of time) to your video title...

[@NSYS]

4 minutes just to say "plug an eth cable"? well....