Dear All (and especially network techies),
I've just had the little man around to upgrade me to fibre broadband (I'm in the UK and actually he was taller than me).
Previously I was using a Belkin Play Max router, but that doesn't work with fibre so they've installed an EE Brightbox. I've managed to re-set everything so my ATV2 and netbook are working with my Syno NAS. (note if anyone else does this don't forget to update any path substitutions in your advanced settings or like me you may spend some time puzzled as to why XBMC hangs on start up).
The problem I've got is that while the internet speed has unsurprisingly gone up I think I've lost quite a bit in transfer speed across my home network. My netbook connects wirelessly but I've got a wired connection from the router to my ATV2 and I use Belkin Powerline plugs to connect my NAS to the router (as I hate too many flashing led lights in my front room). Previously I could transfer files from my netbook to my NAS quickly (or quick enough for me, say 3 mins per Gb), with no impact on my ATV2. Now when I try it with the new Brightbox it takes about 10 mins and anything playing on the ATV2 at the time starts buffering.
So, not being very techy, could I ask what I should be looking for in the specs of the routers to tell me whether the EE provided router is good for internet but not so good for home networking, or does anyone have a recommendation for a router for the combo of fibre broadband and wired networking?
Thanks
I've just had the little man around to upgrade me to fibre broadband (I'm in the UK and actually he was taller than me).
Previously I was using a Belkin Play Max router, but that doesn't work with fibre so they've installed an EE Brightbox. I've managed to re-set everything so my ATV2 and netbook are working with my Syno NAS. (note if anyone else does this don't forget to update any path substitutions in your advanced settings or like me you may spend some time puzzled as to why XBMC hangs on start up).
The problem I've got is that while the internet speed has unsurprisingly gone up I think I've lost quite a bit in transfer speed across my home network. My netbook connects wirelessly but I've got a wired connection from the router to my ATV2 and I use Belkin Powerline plugs to connect my NAS to the router (as I hate too many flashing led lights in my front room). Previously I could transfer files from my netbook to my NAS quickly (or quick enough for me, say 3 mins per Gb), with no impact on my ATV2. Now when I try it with the new Brightbox it takes about 10 mins and anything playing on the ATV2 at the time starts buffering.
So, not being very techy, could I ask what I should be looking for in the specs of the routers to tell me whether the EE provided router is good for internet but not so good for home networking, or does anyone have a recommendation for a router for the combo of fibre broadband and wired networking?
Thanks