(Part 2) Top products from r/GoogleWiFi

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We found 22 product mentions on r/GoogleWiFi. We ranked the 55 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.

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u/meatwaddancin · 2 pointsr/GoogleWiFi

Your best case scenario would be to wire it into the same Google WiFi puck that is plugged into the modem. The second best scenario is if any of your two remote Wifi nodes were wired to the first, main node, then plugging your Xbox into one of those would mean your Xbox is basically wired directly to your modem.

As for anything else, it will depend on how good the wireless antennas are. However in my experience, I've found the wireless antennas on the Google WiFi pucks to be much better than any other common devices (phones, computer, consoles) for pretty obvious reasons.

So unless your Xbox One has amazing antennas that can beat a router, your second best option would be to plug you Xbox directly into one of the two remote nodes, which will basically be acting like a super WiFi antenna for your Xbox.

But, I'm a gamer too, and I feel your pain and also share you enthusiasm for trying to improve it. Here are some more general tips that can improve your internet even more 😁

  1. Let's start FREE. When playing on your Xbox, open up the Google Wifi app and make your Xbox the "priority device" for an hour or two. Other people browsing the web or watching Netflix won't notice, as if their connection is a little spottier, nothing really changes. Netflix still has few minutes of buffering ahead, so if it drops for a split second or two, nothing happens. For gaming, you'll feel every one of those same drops as lag.
  2. In the Google Wifi app settings, enable IPV6! Your ISP might not support it yet, but if not, nothing changes. If they do support it, awesome! Goodbye DNS issues, and hello speed improvements! I believe the Xbox One also supports IPV6, just check to see if it's also an optional setting or on by default. Sorry PS4 users, still IPV4 only :(
  3. Another obvious one, but turn off every device you aren't using while gaming. Set any PC's in your house to download their automatic updates at a time you aren't gaming. Cut down on the number of cordless phones and other 2.4GHz devices in your house. Keep other device's cables away from the pucks and Ethernet cables. Just do other similar things in that same line of thought.
  4. Move your pucks around. See if you can make improvements, the app can rate how strong the connection is. See if different places can achieve "Great" vs "Good" for strength. Try to avoid having a microwave between them. Try having them out in the open as possible, instead of behind a TV or inside a desk.
  5. For every part of your setup that IS wired, such as from the modem to the first puck and your Xbox to any puck, upgrade to CAT7 Ethernet cable at the shortest length actually needed. (Before I go forward and people throw shade, yes CAT7 is probably overkill for most people, but we're talking about gaming, overkill is in). Here's a link my recommendation of a proven, low price CAT7.
  6. OP has DSL, but for anyone that has Cable, same logic as last point, but for your Coax cables. Here is a quad shielded Coax cable. OP maybe see if there is such a thing as shielded phone line?
  7. Another thing for cable users: BUY YOUR OWN MODEM! First off, it pretty much pays for itself as a lot of cable companies are charging you every month for renting your modem. For Comcast/Xfinity, buying your own modem instantly cuts $10 off your monthly bill, forever. Your modem pays for itself in less than a year. But besides the savings, how can it help gaming? Well, you can buy yourself a modem with a lot of "channels". Think of channels as number of water pipes coming into your house, but for internet signal. Right now your modem might have 4-8. If your neighbors are all using the internet too, they might get congested. If your modem supported 32 channels, your pull would be much more distributed and you might see a more consistent, less congested internet. Here is my personal recommended modem of choice but if that's too pricey, downgrade to the model that only has 16 channels, SB6183. OP, again I don't have DSL, but do some research to see if buying your own modem device can improve your connection, or at the least save you money if you are "renting" from your ISP.

    Hopefully that all helps you, and you can enjoy some lag-free gaming!
u/simplyclueless · 2 pointsr/GoogleWiFi

What we've done is put everything that matters on the main network, and everything that doesn't matter on the guest network. That includes the IOT type devices, true guests/friends that come by, etc.

If you like the Google Wifi performance/security, but want to add more network segmentation, you could always add something like an Edgerouter X ($50) downstream of the Google Wifi puck. Create a completely separate network or networks behind it, and all the Google Wifi box sees is a single IP coming from it.

We've been through quite a few different wireless setups over the past few years, including ones much more pricey and complex than the Google setup, but nothing comes close to its reliability, ease of use, and performance throughout the house. Going back to a standard router + extenders would seem like the dark ages at this point. It's also fun not having to tweak router settings every week or two as things crop up; it just works.

u/bartturner · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

I now use cheap gigabit switches. I tend to use whatever I can find on sale.

So for the remote ones I get 5 port ones that are made out of metal and get for $20 - $25 each on sale.

Down the basement and in the computer room I use 24 port switches that were more expensive but not home and do NOT remember the brand.

But I look at switches as a commodity and brand means little. Kind of the polar opposite for mesh.

The five porters look like

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Protection-GS105NA/dp/B0000BVYT3

But I do NOT believe they are actually Netgear. But this does look exactly like them.

I usually buy a couple when I find them on sale and keep extras in the closet so we have when needed. BF is the best time to stock up for the year.

u/cmilkosk · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

Yeah, I was thinking about doing the same. There’s a cheap Netgear managed switch that looks like it would do the trick, but for the same reason as you mentioned, I won’t be able to trace what device it’s coming from.

Do you do anything else to help trace activity and log the urls or domains visited by device? I don’t know if a WiFi sniffing solution is overkill/overcomplicated.

u/TRUMP2016BUILDWALL · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Coupler-Ethernet-Extender-Adapter/dp/B016B13U9Y

Our house is 3k square feet and 3 pucks just seems to cover enough to where we can get full speed pretty much everywhere, for 6k you'll need at least 4. Our stone patio interferes on the one going from basement ceiling to outdoors on the patio but still pulls 100-200mbps

I remember with our ac66u we never even used the 5ghz it was so bad compared to the 2.4ghz lmao

u/binarychunk · 3 pointsr/GoogleWiFi

/u/ewleonardspock is correct the Actiontec Bonded MoCA 2.0 Ethernet is perfect.

Also found this tool to be helpful sorting out wacky coax lines in a rented home:
Klein Tools VDV501-825 Cable Tester

u/nberardi · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

If your Apple devices are working well. And the extenders failed. You could just replace them with different extenders. https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-Repeater-Housing-RE200/dp/B00NR2VMNC/

If ones connected to Ethernet failed you could just buy another router and set it up with the same WiFi password. Which is all that Apple did. Note you can do with with the Google WiFi pucks by putting them in bridge mode.

Also the Airports are pretty plentiful on eBay. It might be easier to just pick them up. And put off the migration.

Between the external houses and the main house. If they are all connected to the same electrical grid you can look into Ethernet over power line adapters to hardwire in the devices to get better performance than multi-hop WiFi extenders.

u/mreckhof · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

A friend of mine switched over to an ASUS router from the FiOS provided router the other day using a MoCA 2.0 bridge on the Coax side instead of having the ONT switched over to Ethernet. If it worked for ASUS, don't see why it wouldn't work for onhub.

She said she's getting a full 500+ Mbps each way, so I suspect it's either the MoCA 2.0 or MoCA 2.0 bonded adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bonded-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6200K02/dp/B013J7OBUU?th=1

If I recall, she patched the cable box via the second coax lead you'll see on the adapter.

u/Shillz09 · 2 pointsr/GoogleWiFi

Order a cheap outlet w/ timer. Maybe $10 - $20. Plug your router into that.
Currently $8

u/speedyg0nz · 2 pointsr/GoogleWiFi

Hmm, all I used was this.

Command Picture Hanging Strips, Medium, Black, 4-Pairs (17201BLK-ES) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00404Y0C6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MNSMzbQ8FECNH

u/core627 · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

Using this cable FYI

Outdoor Cat 7 Ethernet Cable 100 ft, ShineKee 26AWG Heavy-Duty Cat7 Networking Cord Patch Cable RJ45 10 Gigabit 600MHz LAN Wire Cable STP Waterproof Direct Burial Ethernet Cable https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y66B746/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_dpCwDbZ06AM9J

u/slammhog · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

Type-C USB-C Male to DC 5.52.1mm Power Plug Extension Charge Cable ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072QDWKGR/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_NLUwDbHC3BMC9

u/iChopPryde · 1 pointr/GoogleWiFi

Would this one work?

Edit: that was the wrong link here’s the right one:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000N99BBC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pDiyCbDZD0AGR