https://www.boulderdsl.com/tags/home-network/Recent content in Home Network on BoulderDsl.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenBoulderDsl.comMon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.boulderdsl.com/post/mesh-wifi-whole-home-boulder/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.boulderdsl.com/post/mesh-wifi-whole-home-boulder/ <p>A hundred-year-old bungalow near Mapleton Hill and a new three-story build in one of Boulder's newer developments fail at WiFi in almost opposite ways, and buying hardware without knowing which failure mode is actually in play is how a mesh kit ends up performing no better than the extender it replaced. One problem is dense old wall material eating a signal a few feet from the router. The other is sheer vertical distance and stairwells. Both get sold the same &quot;whole-home mesh&quot; box, and the box rarely says which layout it's actually built for.</p>