Todd VaziriMay 9, 2024
BREAKING: Apple apologizes for "missing the mark" when they discontinued their line of Wi-Fi wireless routers, admitting "boy, we should never have stopped making AirPort products.”
Show threadJCR May 9, 2024

@tvaziri I still have 3 Airport Extremes serving as (bridge mode) Access Points to a Ubiquity EdgeRouter 4 and a 1gbit symmetric fiber internet connection. Fast and rock solid.

Also, as I understand it, Ubiquity was founded by ex-Apple Airport division employees.

Show threadCraigMay 9, 2024
@jcr @tvaziri I am replacing my well-loved long-in-the-tooth multiple AirPort Extreme setup with an Eero 7 setup. It arrives later today and I have reservations, but given we are completing a remodel I thought it was time.
Show threadSaul Sutherland

@craigtheguru @jcr @tvaziri the eero team absorbed way more of the AirPort team than Ubiquiti did. eero’s mesh is far and away the most advanced home networking tech available right now.

Sent from my iPhone 15 Pro on a eero Max 7 network. 😛

May 9, 2024 at 11:41pmIvory for iOS
Show threadCraigMay 10, 2024
@thatsthequy @jcr @tvaziri I have real issues with Eero mesh networks. Brother printer going offline and devices constantly having no connectivity for a minute when you need it most. I am hoping this is related to the 3 node eero 5 mesh network I set up at my moms house (notably problems I run in to but generally not her) but this Eero 7 Max setup is a true audit. And I am not sure it will deliver.
Show threadSaul SutherlandMay 10, 2024

@craigtheguru @jcr @tvaziri Brother has ackknowledged their wireless stacks are dumb and cannot handle WPA3 connections. Its really just best to wire the printer into any eero with an ethernet port. This is how my HP printer is connected and its extremely reliable.

Regarding other devices going offline, I have never seen this behaviour. Just be sure you have a valid topology. https://support.eero.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000830546-Examples-of-common-network-topologies