Best Way to setup Google Wifi Star vs Daisychain?

[Kay_Habibi]

• I will be creating Single Network with 3 Google Wifi with wire Backhoul. I have Three Options of Setting this up.

  1. Isp Modem->Main Router -> Google Wifi (Daisy Chain +Bridged) -> Other Google Wifi)

  2. Isp Modem ->Main Router -> All Three Google Wifi (Star Topology)

  3. Isp Modem > Google Wifi (Daisy Chain and Main)

  Now Which Would be the best performing Setup, Also, which should work better for Google Wifi, in bridge mode or in DHCP Mode. (Dont care about Double NAT).

  Any Insight would be super Helpful.
  P.S I've got total of 15-25 devices. and ony 4 with high consumption.
  My Primary Router is in Bridge Mode with no wifi.

  Primary Router : Archer C5400X Gaming Router. 1Gb dual core.
  Google Wifi AC1304 (3 For 3 Floors)
  My ISP Speed is 80Mb. with occasional speedup option of 200Mb

[PatrickP_Viking]

Hey @Kay_Habibi .

Double NAT is going to be the biggest performance killer so I would advise to make sure it doesn't exist.

The below article denotes the supported and unsupported setups. As far as which one is "best", it will differ for each person. The speeds you have available are going to be affected as more devices are connected and/or during peak hours so be aware that you may still see performance issues even if you have an ideal setup.

Hardwire Nest Wifi Pro, Nest Wifi, or Google Wifi with Ethernet 

[Kay_Habibi]

This comes as a suprise to me. I do understand that double nat can cause issues, but as much as ive asked around, it has little to no impact on the performance.
i am perticularly keen to know that all things considered, how much a wired daisychain setup would affect my performance as compared to star topology. i.e with a switch after main google wifi, that connects the two other google wifi via switch

[PatrickP_Viking]

Hey @Kay_Habibi .

As far as which configuration is best for performance will be determinant on the devices you use. I have two unmanaged switches on my Nest Wifi Pro network. The switches supply more Ethernet connections to devices which will always be faster than Wifi and also connects the points to the main unit. The most used and/or highest priority devices are set up to use those Ethernet connections and the rest use Wifi. I also have a unique home setup since my house is fully wired for Ethernet so connections are more easily made via the installed cabling. I have used daisy chaining previously and the devices that "had" to connect via Wifi showed a drop in throughput versus being hardwired, which was expected.

The more Ethernet versus Wifi connections will always have better performance than without. There are too many variables to advise which setup is better for a particular home but hopefully this gives you the insight you are looking for.