Wireless Switch?

[Scruff]

You will need a wireless chipset to take into account the latest 802.ac standard.

802.11ac vs 802.11n - What

Insofar as the wireless switching, the ASUS router/switch that I have has QoS in the Merlin Firmware which you can enable. I would never suggest that even if you were the only wireless device connected to your Switch that you will ever achieve the throughput on Gigabit Ethernet.

Another very good thing about the ASUS switch is that it provides a Private Cloud service to any USB 3.0 and/or USB 2.0 device, remotely. It works, and it works well. It used to have a vulnerability but this has been resolved...

Asus RT-AC68U review - 802.11ac router review

[b0redom]

Don't forget that a wireless network is not able to be switched, so you'll get a maximum throughput of total bandwidth/devices. ie If you connect at 56Mbps and you have 5 devices all pulling stuff down, each will get a max of ~11Mbps.

Modern wired networking devices are switched, so each device only sees the packets which are destined for it. Obviously there is no way of doing that with a wireless hub.

[darrylmg]

Wireless AC has been available for some time now and theoretical maximum 1.3gbps. That is the router that I use as mentioned earlier in the thread.

Sounds interesting.
Do you need a compatible AC compliant wifi card to get those speeds?
Using your router as a repeater halves the bandwidth, but with those kinds of speeds it would still be quicker than a regular N router.

[Scruff]

Wireless AC has been available for some time now and theoretical maximum 1.3gbps. That is the router that I use as mentioned earlier in the thread.

[darrylmg]

I thought wireless-n was max 300mbps only... or is there some new booster tech now available?

[Scruff]

Judging by Platypus's other posts, he is running a NAS device at home, implying some file transfers / streaming which would require higher SUSTAINED rates? Gigabit has been the standard for some time now, hence the price of 100mbps kit.

Bit of futureproofing, I guess?

[lilelvis2000]

Its only 100mbps - I think that you would be better off paying more and buying one that supports Gigabit...?

If you are transferring data between computers, yes. But as most are surfing the web with a top speed on average around 8-10mbps, why bother?

[Scruff]

Not by my definition. A WAP has a hard wire to the core network through which it provides wireless devices a way in. Hence the name, wireless access point.







A wireless bridge! That's the one. Ta!

EDIT:
Blimey, only £17 !!!
Edimax CV-7428NS N300 Universal Wi-Fi Bridge for Smart TV, Blu-ray and Gaming: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Its only 100mbps - I think that you would be better off paying more and buying one that supports Gigabit...?

[lilelvis2000]

Not by my definition. A WAP has a hard wire to the core network through which it provides wireless devices a way in. Hence the name, wireless access point.







A wireless bridge! That's the one. Ta!

EDIT:
Blimey, only £17 !!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-CV-74...ireless+bridge

wow! aweswom deal. I might change mine over because my ancient buffalo doesn't support the higher wifi encryption. And the config cd doesn't work on Vista and higher.

[Platypus]

The device you want is called a Wireless Access Point. Commonly available and not expensive.

Not by my definition. A WAP has a hard wire to the core network through which it provides wireless devices a way in. Hence the name, wireless access point.

You can use "most" wireless routers and put them into "repeater" or "bridge" mode.

You need a bridge. I have one made by Buffalo. Quite expensive really. You might be better of just getting a second-hand router and running it in bridge mode.

A wireless bridge! That's the one. Ta!

EDIT:
Blimey, only £17 !!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-CV-74...ireless+bridge

[lilelvis2000]

You need a bridge. I have one made by Buffalo. Quite expensive really. You might be better of just getting a second-hand router and running it in bridge mode.

[Scruff]

You can use "most" wireless routers and put them into "repeater" or "bridge" mode.

I have an Asus RT-AC68U Wireless Broadband Router, which is my primary Wireless router, in place of the Sky SR101 and it can do repeater mode for the wireless as well as act as a Bridge for the wired connections.

There are cheaper solutions than using this particular one.

[DaveB]

With so much stuff behind the telly these days I was thinking about getting a "wireless switch" i.e. a switch with 4-8 ports that will join itself to my wireless network, thereby obviating the need for a wired connection to it, while it provides wired connections to all the nearby kit.

I'm not quite sure what to search for, if such a thing exists. Any ideas?

The device you want is called a Wireless Access Point. Commonly available and not expensive.

If you have an old wireless broadband router lying around these can usually be configured to act in the way you want as well.

[Platypus]

With so much stuff behind the telly these days I was thinking about getting a "wireless switch" i.e. a switch with 4-8 ports that will join itself to my wireless network, thereby obviating the need for a wired connection to it, while it provides wired connections to all the nearby kit.

I'm not quite sure what to search for, if such a thing exists. Any ideas?