Hello all,
I am a computer tech, but the vast majority of my networking experience is hard wired networks, and small home or small office networks with no more than one wireless router. But now I'm trying to resolve a problematic home network situation for a client that involves several access points. Presently, he has two B****n F5D7231-4 2.4 GHz Wireless G Plus routers, with one of those acting as an access point. They hook up to each other directly, with no intermediate wireless devices. The internet source is Satellite.
In researching for a solution, I have started to favor Buffalo, but looking at the products leads me to some questions. So I am wondering because I notice that the WLAE-AG300N Access Point/Bridge/Converter has dual band support (and is that simultaneous, or not? it doesn't say), and yet none of the Infiniti routers have dual band support listed. So a few questions come up: First, would dual band support be of any use with a router that only transmits in the 2.4 GHz range? Second, does anyone know if the WLAE-AG300N dual band is simultaneous dual band, or selectable? Third, is Buffalo about to release a simultaneous dual band (SDB) router? To me, that would seem to be the best reason to make a dual band Access Point/Bridge in the first place.
He has the modem and main router in the middle of the back of his house (he can't or won't change where his cable connection comes in), on the upstairs outer wall on the same side of the house that the second router is on. The second router is also upstairs, in the office above his garage, and that is towards the front of his house, roughly in the middle of that area, and on the wall closest to the main router. He has two PC's there. Downstairs, and behind the garage is his workshop, where he also has three PC's (one's a Mac). The distance separating the main router and the second includes a large kitchen on the back side of the house (directly below the main router), and a living room full of entertainment equipment on the front side of the house.
The problem is that the signal is weak, gets dropped often, and the wireless clients often try to connect to the main router rather than the one functioning as an access point.
I like the Buffalo Nfiniti WZR-HP-G300NH (although I do wish that it also had upgradeable antennas). I am thinking of using three of these, two as access points, one access point in each of the two areas. But if Buffalo is planning on a simultaneous dual band (SDB) router soon, then I could use that, either paired with two more of the same, or two of the WLAE-AG300N Access Point/Bridges.
So ... my final questions are: does anyone have any suggestions, am I thinking wrong about anything, do I need more equipment than I'm considering, and does anyone know if there is a Buffalo Nfiniti SDB router in the near future?
Thanks in advance for your help!