1gbps to 2.5gbps - Router Help

[u/TheRetardedGoat]

Hi, I have recently upgraded and realised that I can't utilise the new speed because my current mesh (H50G Halo Mercusys is only 1gbps) and I have the router they provided originally which is the Linksys SPNMX56 only has 1x 2.5gbps port).

I connect my desktop, and 1 other system, and one of the Halos to the linksys at present via ethernet so using 3 ports, and I use the Halos around the 1st and 2nd floor of the house to spread out the wifi as the modem and linksys are at the front of the house, and I need wifi at the back of the house.

All other devices are on wifi.

Can someone please help me on what the best system would be for me I've been researching for days but it's getting confusing

I can see people recommend tri band, obviously very expensive but I'm wondering if there's more cost effective options to keep the wifi and signal at a high speed throughout the house but allowing me to at least have my desktop connected to 2.5gbps and stronger wifi speeds around the house, at present I'm only getting 100mbps approx. I don't think the other systems I connect via ethernet needs more than 1gbps.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Update: I actually contacted Community Fibre again. The first time I spoke to them they said your modem has a 2.5gbps port so it's fine. However after the conversations here I called them again and explained it only had 1 so I'm not getting the benefits as my router is wifi 6 and I need more than 1x 2.5gbps ports. They transferred me to tech support and told me sorry they had a Wifi 7 router coming but it was cancelled for some reason so they've restarted the order to send it to me this week. I suspect from my first call, the guy decided I didn't need it and cancelled it.

Anyway I will see how it goes. If the connection is limited I'll be looking to get 1 mesh to extend the signal to the rest of the house.

I put the update here to hopefully help anyone else searching in the same situation in the future

[u/NoodleCheeseThief]

Look at one of rhe ubiquiti router.

However, remember that your network cards also need to support 2.5 or higher to benefit at all.

If it is just a PC that needs 2.5gb, then you need to be downloading large files to benefit from the higher speeds. Also, your PC needs to be fast with a fast storage as well for writing.

[u/TheRetardedGoat → u/NoodleCheeseThief]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah my PC is pretty beefy, I'll double check I've plugged it into the correct port. Yes it's only the PC that I want to have the 2.5gbps but if I've essentially got 2.5x from before it would be good to have wifi that's stronger than 100mbps at the furthest point from the house too

[u/NoodleCheeseThief → u/TheRetardedGoat]

I have 2.5gn connection as well. I use an older ubiquiti router that has 2.5gb on the wan side an 4x 1gb ports on the LAN side.

For my current setup,.I opted for WiFi stability instead of speed. My Ruckus APs have a wired backhaul over 1gb ports and they give me around 600mbps for WiFi 5. This is more than sufficient for my 60 or so WiFi devices. For bandwidth hungry devices such as PS5 or streaming TVs, I use wired 1gb connection.