WiFi & Router Recommendation?
The TG862G's specs are kinda old. It supports a 2x3 MIMO on wireless N but I suspect that the wireless component isn't very strong and probably doesn't have a huge footprint.
Additionally, the device doesn't have a lot of uplink and downlink channels. This may or may not matter to you. Where I live they support up to 24 downlink and 4 uplink channels. These expanded channels allows for better bandwidth matching to your shaped speed and helps to mitigate the affect of heavy adoption in a given community. You may want to ask one of their on-site techs what is the maximum number of uplink and downlink channels they support in your area.
If you are not comfortable running an Ethernet cable from your router to your attic and then installing a conventional wireless access point to it, I would agree the wireless mesh systems may be more up your alley. Options include:
Google mesh
Mac airport
eero
Ubiquiti Ampli-Fi
all have good solutions with their own twist on features.
If you go the mesh route I would recommend getting a standalone modem only instead of the combo gateway you have. I say this because each of the mesh systems should have a router built in which would then connect to the modem on the WAN port (aka: Internet, or [emoji289] icon). Having the mesh's router connected to your TG862G combo gateway causes a situation of a double NAT which will complicate things when you get much outside of the standard internet access only.
If you need more than the ports available a simple 8 port unmanaged netgear/tp-link switch should do the trick.
Again, I would recommend getting as much as possible off of your wifi and onto an Ethernet cable. My rule is any device that doesn't move should get an Ethernet cable connection. If I have more than 1 network device in a room and need more drops I will either run a second network cable to my network closet or pickup a cheap 4 port network switch to support it. My wifi has devices that either don't have a LAN NIC (my sprinkler controller and echo dot), or are mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, and laptops).
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The TG862G's specs are kinda old. It supports a 2x3 MIMO on wireless N but I suspect that the wireless component isn't very strong and probably doesn't have a huge footprint.
Additionally, the device doesn't have a lot of uplink and downlink channels. This may or may not matter to you. Where I live they support up to 24 downlink and 4 uplink channels. These expanded channels allows for better bandwidth matching to your shaped speed and helps to mitigate the affect of heavy adoption in a given community. You may want to ask one of their on-site techs what is the maximum number of uplink and downlink channels they support in your area.
If you are not comfortable running an Ethernet cable from your router to your attic and then installing a conventional wireless access point to it, I would agree the wireless mesh systems may be more up your alley. Options include:
Google mesh
Mac airport
eero
Ubiquiti Ampli-Fi
all have good solutions with their own twist on features.
If you go the mesh route I would recommend getting a standalone modem only instead of the combo gateway you have. I say this because each of the mesh systems should have a router built in which would then connect to the modem on the WAN port (aka: Internet, or [emoji289] icon). Having the mesh's router connected to your TG862G combo gateway causes a situation of a double NAT which will complicate things when you get much outside of the standard internet access only.
If you need more than the ports available a simple 8 port unmanaged netgear/tp-link switch should do the trick.
Again, I would recommend getting as much as possible off of your wifi and onto an Ethernet cable. My rule is any device that doesn't move should get an Ethernet cable connection. If I have more than 1 network device in a room and need more drops I will either run a second network cable to my network closet or pickup a cheap 4 port network switch to support it. My wifi has devices that either don't have a LAN NIC (my sprinkler controller and echo dot), or are mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, and laptops).
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