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It works. Although it will also have a similar problem, the one in the db box will affect the signal.

@ im not sure how it works. Maybe u can enlighten abit😅say If we take bto layout, hack the wall so bedroom and living become one, place the “additional” wifimesh there, so even though 1 mesh is placed in db, will the signal still get affected despite having that additional mesh? Also, i thought bto nowadays provides internet sockets in every room so any additional mesh can b connected via wires and therefore inrpove the signal?

If the mesh node is in the db box, having another node in the bedroom/living works but if that's your entire network setup, then assuming you have the layout in the video, the master bedroom will likely suffer from bad wifi and your living room would have overlapping wifi ranges. Yes there are usually data points in each room. But you'd have to "feed" the data in using the data points in the db box, similar to how you've described, plug in d4 then d4 to another mesh node. If you want more rooms to have it, you'll need to ensure the mesh in the db box has enough ports to allow for d1, d2, d3 and so on for each room.

@@SherBooga i just watched ur part 3- very informative 👍👍 so can we use switch to plug into mesh in db and frm the switch, connect wire to the d1 to d4 - will the rooms have better signals?.

Yes you can! If you're considering this approach, I'd recommend OTP connect to mesh node in the db box. Mesh node connect to a switch, switch connect to D1 to D4. So now each of your rooms' data point would be ready to receive the signal and each room would be ready to attach a mesh node if you ever need one. Thanks for the compliments 😅

If you can only do wireless backhaul, make sure your nodes have a direct line of sight to the each other as much as possible to reduce noise

Yes, I didn't need the second one as mentioned in the video.

It should be Cat 6 for the newer houses. You can get 2 network devices and test point to point to see if they support 10G if the house is older. Otherwise you'd probably have to ask HDB or BSC for that information.

Unfortunately, you would have to use 2 routers and 2 Ethernet cables and try out one by one. Even with an Ethernet cable tester, you'd do a similar procedure.

@SherBooga thanks for the fast reply, hoping I would not have to do that but looks like it's the most accurate way *edit* to future viewers of this message, as soon as you get your housekeys, please take a photo of your patch panel, the labels might be removed in the course of your renovation

Doable. But please check with the staff on what kind of setup you are looking for. 2 x 1 Gbps is 2 lines and will not be in the same network unless more configurations are done. If you're using SingTel then they should give you an ONR. Connect both the routers to ONR and you should be able to get a single network. I think there's a setup diagram on Singtel website to illustrate this

@@SherBooga thanks for your reply. I can ask the Singtel technician to install for me and to configure right? Don't think I can do it 😭

Should be. Just tell them you want it all in the same network.

Best of my knowledge, not possible as the ONT will have to go through the modem and then the modem to the router as the first device. The router will then route the internet traffic to the rest of the home connections.

That's what I'd recommend as well if it's just a port issue.

@@SherBooga ok thanks. Anyway your video is very useful. I went from 0 knowledge to now having a much better understanding about how does broadband network works.

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1. Yes, unless you've asked a contractor to line an Ethernet cable to the study room or back to the network patch panel which can link to the study. 2. Most of the time, the best wireless backhaul connection requires a line of sight from one node to another. The signal between the nodes will not be very good and thus, overall speed lowers. 3. The wifi strength will be slightly deteriorated. However, the router model that I have has enough range that even being in the db box, it provides enough wifi strength to reach my study. It's a calculated risk for my setup, but make sure you check the specs of the router you have.

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@@SherBooga Will do, if you don't mind me asking, would you consider MyRepublic as a reliable ISP?

It hasn't given too much of problems so far, maybe only 1 or 2 instances of downtime which have affected me personally. But I've had worse from the other ISPs. I also signed up for their static IP to set up certain network configurations in the house which I think other ISPs don't provide as easily, so that's another reason. Overall, I think it's pretty reliable.

@@SherBooga Appreciate your replies! I just signed up!

It is possible, probably even recommended if you don't need to cater for any other Ethernet physical connections. But because I want the router in my other room to be connected to the main router physically, I have to put it there.

Modem usually don't give off wifi, unless it's the one by singtel where they combine modem and wireless router into a single device. For my setup, I have it set to mesh mode so it automatically hands over the job to the nearest router. However, you should also be able to configure wireless handoff to work with just one wifi network.

It's very hard to gauge without the actual home plans. But I'd guess to install the modem in the db box but try to connect it to a master router in bedroom 2. And then connect another mesh node in the living room. As for specific cabling connections, there are multiple ways to go about doing it but it depends on the house layout.

It will definitely be weaker. But not completely gone.

Was it disabled due to a setting? I can imagine if they have the physical ports, you'll be able to enable them.

@@SherBooga Thank you for the quick reply! Not exactly sure how it was disabled, Starhub technician mentioned it's disabled and the LAN ports don't light up.

Should work. For most routers, 2 nodes are usually enough for a 4 room bto, but I find that sometimes signal gets bad in the corners of the house, so I usually recommend 3 if possible. Also, do check the Ethernet vs wireless backhaul for your setup

@@SherBooga Thanks for the quick reply.. i intend to get Mesh router 3 nodes.. wired using the provided LAN point by HDB. So i can also use the switch for multiple LAN for various devices?

Yup if your setup is similar to mine, then it should work

@@SherBooga Tks alot

It should work!

Example making it an RG? Previously that was the setup. But I just recently got a change to fibre. And I confused with this myrepublic guy suggestion.

Most modems and routers settings do not need to change too much from the default settings. Id suggest talking to the myrepublic person to see if they can walk you through step by step

Yes the signal will not be able to reach as far as it could have. Supposedly you have 2 mesh nodes, the main one will have to take in the WAN, and then 1 more for Ethernet backhaul, the other node will need to have 1 to accept the Ethernet.

Ya the d1 to d6 is a patch panel to the rooms for all newer hdbs. As much as I would like to do a video one a full rack, the general public won't find it helpful.

If that's the case, it is highly likely the case where the connection between the main router and the room router is not connected or configured properly

I configured it to do handovers when a certain distance/signa strength l is reached so I don't see the issue most of the time

The default settings should work. But depends on the router model

@@SherBooga Haha thanks for your quick response. Since mine is StarHub provider, I am getting the old model Linksys EA8100, I guess should be alright.

@@SherBooga Thanks for your quick response. Mine is StarHub provider, so I am using the default router Linksys EA8100 given by StarHub. I guess should be alright without any configuration.

Thank you for your response. Mine network is StarHub so I am using Linksys EA8100 router. Hopefully should be alright without any setup configuration.

It should be ok

Yup. Possible. The splitter switch is just to have more Ethernet ports

@@SherBooga thks for replying so fast and clarifynig, i didnt expect that ahah.

Hi, as you mentioned, it's been quite a while and our experiences might differ. We don't keep track of what they are doing now, but their carpentry for our house is pretty good. Be sure to read up on forums and other groups for the latest reviews as renovation companies usually have a lot of moving parts and experiences differ a lot in a short time

Using default settings, no. The router will need to be providing the internet to each of the input if you want everything to be in the same network.

Can search for slim Ethernet cables online, got quite a few. My first time using as well until now no issues so far.

@@SherBooga Great thank you for your reply.

HDB. The newer houses should have this

Does it work but the LED is off? There's a setting in the router config that turns off the LED I believe and I'm wondering if you switched it off

@@SherBooga it shows turned on, according to the APP it’s working but I can’t tell tbh haha

Could be a firmware issue, could be a hardware issue. If it's just 7 months I'll contact their support tbh and see if they have a way to troubleshoot or maybe it's just a faulty model

Yes it does. Depending on your home setup it may vary wildly

@@SherBooga Can you kindly help me with this question? Is it possible that i connect Ethernet cable direct from ISP modem to d1-d6 and have my router placed in my living room instead of db box? or must it be like From Isp to Asus Router to d1-d6 as shown in your video? Thanks in advance

It is possible. But if you need to connect another device to the router from the bedroom, for example, a pc. it is not possible to do so unless you have a way to get the router in the living room to connect back to the db box and then to the bedroom pc. If you have no such requirement, then putting the router in the living room is no issue.

Depends on the use case, if you're only doing basic web browsing and nothing heavy duty, then there is little upside of getting a 1Gbps plan in my opinion. I think there's an article on seedly that kinda explains it.