u/Lucradive-Reddit

So, moved into my first apartment. 996sq ft 2 bed 2 bath.

Recently, the TP-Link Deco BE11000 Wifi 7 Tri-Band Mesh Home Router 3 Pack went on clearance at Costco for 99.97, so I bought it and separated the routers to have 2 of them (one for each bedroom) and then sold the 3rd for the 100 I paid, basically getting the first 2 routers for free

I have lots of probably stupid questions, as I’ve never done anything WiFi besides use a lot of it when I was living with my parents, but they had cheap WiFi so I wanted to get what I hope is the good stuff (for the price)

I have Xfinity’s 1gb WiFi 6e (supposedly) modem in my living room, and wanna have it reach the 2 bedrooms on the other side of the apartment

However, I was annoyed to find out that I need the routers to connect to my modem via Ethernet, so here I am figuring out what Ethernet would be best to buy for my gear.

I try to plan for the future, and intend on having both of these devices for the next 5 years (thanks to Xfinity 5 year price guarantee)

So, my questions are:

- What ethernet cables do I need to get?

- Are these good routers?

- Tips for routing the ethernet cables along the trim of the walls/doorframes for a minimalist look?

- Any other tips/suggestions that I’m missing and could use?

So, moved into my first apartment. 996sq ft 2 bed 2 bath.

Recently, the TP-Link Deco BE11000 Wifi 7 Tri-Band Mesh Home Router 3 Pack went on clearance at Costco for 99.97, so I bought it and separated the routers to have 2 of them (one for each bedroom) and then sold the 3rd for the 100 I paid, basically getting the first 2 routers for free

I have lots of probably stupid questions, as I’ve never done anything WiFi besides use a lot of it when I was living with my parents, but they had cheap WiFi so I wanted to get what I hope is the good stuff (for the price)

I have Xfinity’s 1gb WiFi 6e (supposedly) modem in my living room, and wanna have it reach the 2 bedrooms on the other side of the apartment

However, I was annoyed to find out that I need the routers to connect to my modem via Ethernet, so here I am figuring out what Ethernet would be best to buy for my gear.

I try to plan for the future, and intend on having both of these devices for the next 5 years (thanks to Xfinity 5 year price guarantee)

So, my questions are:

- What ethernet cables do I need to get?

- Are these good routers?

- Tips for routing the ethernet cables along the trim of the walls/doorframes for a minimalist look?

- Any other tips/suggestions that I’m missing and could use?

So, moved into my first apartment. 996sq ft 2 bed 2 bath.

Recently, the TP-Link Deco BE11000 Wifi 7 Tri-Band Mesh Home Router 3 Pack went on clearance at Costco for 99.97, so I bought it and separated the routers to have 2 of them (one for each bedroom) and then sold the 3rd for the 100 I paid, basically getting the first 2 routers for free

I have lots of probably stupid questions, as I’ve never done anything WiFi besides use a lot of it when I was living with my parents, but they had cheap WiFi so I wanted to get what I hope is the good stuff (for the price)

I have Xfinity’s 1gb WiFi 6e (supposedly) modem in my living room, and wanna have it reach the 2 bedrooms on the other side of the apartment

However, I was annoyed to find out that I need the routers to connect to my modem via Ethernet, so here I am figuring out what Ethernet would be best to buy for my gear.

I try to plan for the future, and intend on having both of these devices for the next 5 years (thanks to Xfinity 5 year price guarantee)

So, my questions are:

- What ethernet cables do I need to get?

- Are these good routers?

- Tips for routing the ethernet cables along the trim of the walls/doorframes for a minimalist look?

- Any other tips/suggestions that I’m missing and could use?