Good luck. It will be interesting to see how it works for you.
Agreed on a WiFi analyzer.
I've had it with cables!!
My home theater system has 6 separate network devices:
- Roon endpoint (Pi 5)
- TV
- Steam game repeater
- Receiver
- DVD
- Roku
So feeding them all via Ethernet has required an 8 port Ethernet switch, and lots of extra cabling. I’m done, done!!! I’m ripping out all the Ethernet except to the Pi 5. Everything else I’ll either use with the Wifi I have now or add an Asus Mesh extension point. I’ll let you all know how that goes.
Of course it isn’t just the ability of connecting a cable from the wall to the switch and the switch to the devices, it’s also about hiding it all in a modest and sparse living room. It’s not worth the hassle. I’m going to make this work.
PS - To anyone doing similar work, strongly recommend you get a free (as in beer) Wifi analyzer. They make them for phones and laptops. They help you see channel contention and signal strength so a great way to see what to expect, whether you need to move Wifi channels or add an access point.
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