> But yeah, I've also considered getting an electrician in and wiring some rooms with CAT-6 and go wireless AP in that room. But sounds like it's still going to be the same as mesh doing this and halving my speed?

as long as there is an ethernet cable from your switch/router to the AP, then speed will not halve. speed halves only when using mesh.

> Awesome! Thank you for the links. I'll check them out!

no problem. i started out my career in networking, and have always kept a soft spot for it even thou i'm doing software these days.

the minimum you need is:

- 1x Dream Machine (Pro or SE doesn't matter)

- 1x Access Point (could be long range, could be lite, depends on your needs)

you plug in the internet and the AP into the Dream Machine and that's about it.

from this barebones setup you can add further hardware depending your needs. for example I've added a PoE switch and another smaller non-poe switch (that funnily enough is powered by the other PoE switch).