Thanks for all the responses folks! I learned a ton!
I, ultimately, decided that running a flat cat6 cable would be my best bet... It's cheap, and I was able to hide it with some tape, and under a rug and couch. Clutch. Now I've got those sweet sweet gigabit speeds.
Thanks all!
Yep, I checked this earlier. I've got an AC enabled wifi adapter... Definitely doing research on APs.
Flat cables! This might actually work.... I didn't know flat cables existed.
Thanks all! I will report back with what I end-up doing.
So you would recommend connecting a better AP to my modem (one that can pump more through the ac channel) and then using an AC wireless card(?) with my desktop?
I've got an Archer C7 -- and there is no option in the firmware to select a specific band. I can only select "mixed." I updated the firmware -- but no change there. I have heard of running open-source firmware on a router -- would that be worth the time and effort to get better speeds from my...
I recently got ATT fiber to my apartment. However, the modem has to sit on the opposite side of the room from where my computer is.
I want to get the most out of my money with fiber, and currently my ethernet speeds plugged in directly net about 900 Mbps+, while I am lucky to see 150 Mbps on my...