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A new router won't raise the speed Starlink delivers, and Starlink's newer routers are already Wi-Fi 6. Buy one for more coverage, more wired ports, port forwarding or to replace an older Wi-Fi 5 Starlink router: a TP-Link Deco X55 mesh kit for most homes, an eero 6+ for a smaller one, an Archer AX55 for one room-to-room router, or a Beryl AX for a Starlink Mini.
Starlink mesh nodes pair with the Gen 2 Router, Router 3, Router Mini and the Starlink Mini, not with the Gen 1 Router and not with any other brand's mesh system, and Starlink says to use no more than three of them. Here is which router does what, when to run a cable to the node, how bypass mode hands the network to your own router, which kits need the Ethernet Adapter, and why port forwarding takes a third-party router and, on IPv4, a public IP that only some plans can get.
The Starlink app raises named alerts that point at why it dropped, from Obstructed to Thermal Shutdown. Here is what the dropout alerts and router lights mean, why a drop around 3 AM can be a scheduled update reboot, and the fix order for drops that keep coming back.