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Question about mesh network - lyapounov - 30-08-2020 16:52
Hi all,
I will move into a new place, a big old house, with router far away, and no ethernet plugs.
I have one solution, which is to put my synology next to my Klimax on the same switch. But that is quite noisy.
Another solution would be to set-up a Mesh network, like Orbi from Netgear, or Deco from TP-Link, or Eero, or...
Has someone experimented this ? Speed seems OK (DSF is no more than 10 Mb/s and those Mesh network claim Gb/s) but what about latency ?
Thx !
RE: Question about mesh network - Peter@57m - 30-08-2020 18:09
I have 3 DS/DSMs in the house - only one is hard wired.
I used to use Sonos before so had a number of Boosts and Bridges around.
One DS and one DSM each connect to a local Boost which in turn is connected via a mesh network to a Sonos Boost which is hardwired to my router. The server is hardwired to the same router.
This all works fine except I have problems with 24/192 WAV files. 24/96 files and below are fine. I can also stream the highest quality JB Radio 2 stream - 16/192 OK.
So from my experience mesh, at least with Sonos kit, is fine.
RE: Question about mesh network - lyapounov - 30-08-2020 18:38
(30-08-2020 18:09)Peter@57m Wrote: I have 3 DS/DSMs in the house - only one is hard wired.
I used to use Sonos before so had a number of Boosts and Bridges around.
One DS and one DSM each connect to a local Boost which in turn is connected via a mesh network to a Sonos Boost which is hardwired to my router. The server is hardwired to the same router.
This all works fine except I have problems with 24/192 WAV files. 24/96 files and below are fine. I can also stream the highest quality JB Radio 2 stream - 16/192 OK.
So from my experience mesh, at least with Sonos kit, is fine.
Thx !
that is not that much a good news, as I have 16 albums in DSD128, 509 in DSD64, and 209 in 24/192...
Anyway, I bought the TP-Link Deco M5; I'll see what the result is... I may then disable the minimserver conversion to wav files...
RE: Question about mesh network - Peter@57m - 30-08-2020 22:21
I should really have said it’s an intermittent problem. Currently listening to Eagles Hotel California 24/192 transcoded to Wav with no problem.
Hopefully you’ll be OK.
RE: Question about mesh network - Snoopy08 - 31-08-2020 13:47
Am using an Orbi mesh network and stream multi channel DSF files to my Panasonic player using MinimServer and BubbleUPnP. No problems whatsoever but my Pana is only 2 metres away from the Orbi.
Depending on the size of the house and building material, you may want to get more than 2 Orbi units. Suggest getting a phone app to measure the wifi signal and add an additional satellite if required.
RE: Question about mesh network - Donuk - 31-08-2020 19:05
iStumbler, free, is good for doing room to room wifi signal tests.
Can be a bit buggy and moody and nags. But fine to solve your problem
https://download.cnet.com/iStumbler/3000-18508_4-10221917.html
Donuk
RE: Question about mesh network - lyapounov - 01-09-2020 06:12
(31-08-2020 19:05)Donuk Wrote: iStumbler, free, is good for doing room to room wifi signal tests.
Can be a bit buggy and moody and nags. But fine to solve your problem
https://download.cnet.com/iStumbler/3000-18508_4-10221917.html
Donuk
Thx Donuk
FYI, iStrumbler is no longer free... Will get it anyway
RE: Question about mesh network - lyapounov - 13-09-2020 18:13
ok, listening dsf from my synology to my klimax, using the TP-Link Deco M5 mesh network.
No issue
RE: Question about mesh network - Peter@57m - 13-09-2020 18:43
Glad to know you have that working successfully