# Introduction Like many others, we had the whole family working and schooling from home during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021. The performance of my home network was somewhat inconsistent during multiple video calls happening concurrently. This prompted a complete rethink of the network, helped along by the fact that we were also planning some home remodeling at the time. I am not a network engineer, but have played around enough over the years to have a good grasp of basic concepts.