I'm currently in the market for home networking equipment but having a bit of a hard time narrowing down what I want to opt for. Rather than take suggestions directly, I'd love to know what's working for HN readers so I have more things to research!
I have the ability to create multiple WIFI networks, including a guest network with temporary credentials, and configure QoS, firewalls, etc. if desired.
The multiple access points provides full coverage across my 4-bedroom single-story (rambler) home.
You could achieve similar results with even less effort (and cost) by doing:
Cable model w/built-in wifi -> 2x Eero Access Points (mesh networking)
I'm glad to see this answer. I'm in the same situation - my ISP sent me a modem/router. I use that. Don't need much else. It's even got a guest network (not that we've had many untrustworthy visitors in the past couple years).
But I'm also glad to see the other answers here because we recently moved the home office to another room slightly further away and we're going to need to throw some WiFi boosters/repeaters in here.
My main switch is the Aruba S2500-48P (48x 1Gbps POE + 4x 10Gbps SFP+) and I use 2 Unifi UAP-AC-HD's for Wi-Fi (which I no longer recommend due to ongoing firmware issues). For routing, I have a custom built desktop with a micro-ATX board which runs OpnSense.
For things that "need" the performance (), I originally used a pair of Arista 7050TX's that I was kindly allowed to borrow from work. Unfortunately, these things were pulling 350W when idle and increased the temperature inside my rack by 15°F. They're also very significantly louder than a 2U Supermicro server. They're easily heard two rooms away due to the high-pitched fan noise.
Nowadays, for things that need a link faster than 1Gbps, I just use a direct connection so I don't need power hungry switches. I have my storage server connected to the main Aruba switch with 2x 10Gbps SFP+ DACs and then connected it to my desktop with 100Gbps fiber (Mellanox ConnectX-4). The storage server just uses plain old Linux bridges to behave like a switch. Actual performance without any tuning is less than half of the line speed, but that's good enough for me since the SSD's are the bottleneck for file transfer now.
For VLANs/subnets, I keep things relatively simple: 1 network for trusted things (no restrictions), 1 network for untrusted things (internet access only), 1 network for wireguard (access to trusted network only; no internet). Everything is dual-stack because I'm one of the crazy folks who love IPv6.
() "Need" because I hate slow file copies over SMB :)
My home server and several machines are directly connected to the router via ethernet, and it also offers WiFi in the house.
The router offers regular IPv4 NAT in a /24, and passes down GUA and ULA /64s. It also runs a wireguard VPN, DNS and DDNS, and acts as firewall.
My home server runs Ubuntu and runs a lot of stuff, like storage, Nextcloud instance, torrent, internet radio, UPNP media share to the TV, and more. Mostly docker containers and traefik for HTTP, managed with ansible playbooks.
Considering I got both of those devices from the recycle bin, I'm very happy how they work.
4 bed house in the UK. Switches were chosen because they were fanless but still fully managed. I can't stand the whine of the tiny fans a lot of networking gear has. I have an R210ii I use for labbing Kubernetes clusters and stuff but it's loud enough to be annoying so I only boot when necessary.
- EdgeRouter 4
- Ubiquiti AC-Lites (would like to upgrade to WiFi 6 soon)
- Cisco SG300 28 port core
- x2 Cisco C3560CG-8PC-S for various PoE devices
- x2 2960G-8TC-L for offices
- Cat6 throughout
- Custom build "shuttle" server running Proxmox with various Docker and Windows VMs for Emby, Home Assistant etc.
- HP EliteDesk mini PC for a secondary server
- Netgear ReadyNAS for storage
- Raspberry Pi for bits like ADS-B (I like having a FR24 Business account in return)
Much like aladac, I ran copper. I move large files, and find that wireless is painful. I also know how to terminate fiber, so I have a few fiber runs.
I also use much older gear that I can get on the cheap.
- Cat 6 to multiple drops in each room
- Server closet that houses patch panel, switches, battery backup, cable modem
- WAP in closet, it is not doing DHCP, its an apple extreme (latest ver)
- Linux server for NAS and DHCP/DNS and Cameras (motion)
- server has multiple nics (1G/10G) and multiple vlans
- 10G fiber to server and my personal box
- 48pt POE switch in switch closet, patches to patch panel
- running VLANs, one for normal users, one for NAS, one for cameras
I will admit, I have several PIs all over doing temp/env monitoring and audio streaming in rooms (e.g. spa music in the bathroom when you walk in and turn on the light), so I need a fair number of ports.
I am very tempted to get a 24pt 10G switch and run fiber to each machine. It is not that I need 10G, but after you get a taste for a very low latency network like all 10G fiber, it is very tempting. Now with 40G/100G, the prices of those switches are nothing (I can get them for $200 from server supply) and the nics are hovering around $35-$50 each. At that point, it is almost worth it to go 10G for the low latency and jumbo frames.
Again, I used to do installs, so running cable is not a big deal. Once you start moving a lot of data, it is worth it to have a wired network. Having Linux do dhcp/dns (pihole type setup)/NFS is super handy.
What models of 10 Gbps NICs can you get for $50 and where from? I am looking for something like that for years, but I have no reliable source in my region.
As much fun as it was to tinker with all of the networking gear in years past, I have settled on using a google wifi mesh system for the time being at home.
If I could do it over again, I think that I would have opted for something a bit more "pro-sumer", perhaps ubiquiti's mesh system. For what it is, the google system works well enough, but there are a few annoyances that make it less than ideal for the average hacker news reader. An example of this is that you DO NOT get a web interface. Everything must be done with their mobile app.
The best part about the google system is that they intend for the routers to be setup and managed by an average person, which in my experience has lead to a very stable system. I couldn't tell you the last time I had to reboot any of the hubs and the family hasn't had any complaints. A close second is that the hubs each have an ethernet jack on them, allowing my desktop to be "hard wired" into the network and still get fiber-like speeds despite the fiber drop not being near the desktop computer.
Even in my small-to-mid sized home in suburbia seems to benefit from the mesh system and I won't be going back! The benefits are real.
I was fairly happy with my Google Mesh routers until the main one just died randomly after about a year, and now I don't trust the other 2.
I bought a Deco x60 to replace them, but I've found that if you reboot it without an internet connection, it won't provide DHCP (and possibly anything else) for the rest of the network, and so you're screwed until the internet comes back, even for stuff that is just local. So I'm not happy with them, either.
Switched to the Google WiFi about 2 years ago and I love it. It just works. The mesh is 4 large, provides WiFi / Internet for 3 households (7 people, about 30 devices, iPhones, iPads, Chromecasts, PS4, Smart TVs, printers & iMacs) and takes absolutely zero maintenance.
Only thing I have to when adding an old new device (printers!) is set the WPA to 2 when adding it, then switching back to WPA3.
I have the Google Wifi mesh as well. It works well for a set and forget setup. Only downside is the mesh cannot bridge to a wired network, it has to use NAT, unless you disable the mesh functionality.
+1 I like the set & forget nature of google WiFi, but at times I do wish I could run an IDS or other analytic system in between the WiFi clients & the NAT.
Why a computer would need more than 640 kb of RAM and 10 Mbps 10BaseT Ethernet?
In my case my home network is part of the building network (4 apartments), my main server is in the basement (for noise and cooling reasons) and ~ 10 people in the building are using the network, making 1 Gbps sometimes too slow. My secondary server is in my apartment, so the sync between the 2 servers and the migration of VMs are constrained by the network performance, 10 Gbps would be a lot better, more than that ... not now, but in the future when 25 Gbps will become the baseline, I will use it.
ISP router into an Asus rt-68u with cable connection to 2 other asus routers on other floors of the house. Uses Asus proprietary aiMesh tech to configure them as one.
They work well-enough, but some of the advanced features of their firmware like QoS and NAS are garbage so I run vanilla settings.
I also have a pi4 for NAS and Minecraft world, and a 4 port tp-link switch my entertainment unit so all the hardware there is wired.
A passively cooled Shuttle PC as a firewall (Shuttle Barebone DS10U with an Intel Celeron 4205U, 8GB RAM), running pfSense. This is absolutely overkill, but I'm in control and some Netgate HW would have cost just as much with customs & shipping, and I wanted a "real" firewall behind the cheap plastic crap my ISP forced on me. I might install OPNsense on it sometime.
Unfortunately, the built-in wifi chipset isn't supported by FreeBSD, so I use a CSL AC1200 USB 3.0 wifi stick for that. It works, but sadly only supports running a single network at a time.
Aside from that: Some DLink/Netgear switches and plain old copper.
As a NAS: A custom built Ryzen micro-ITX (I think?) build running NixOS.
Since our apartment has a weird u-shaped topology I have unmanaged gigabit switches and four Airport Extremes for Wi-Fi (which I got off eBay for standardization, since they’re not being built anymore). Fiber comes into the house and the ISP router gives me 4x1Gb ports where I plug in my “spoke”switches.
2 IPTV set top boxes, a handful of Macs, too many Raspberry Pi’s and ARM dev boards, a NAS, my two Windows work machines, everything hanging off Gigabit or 802.11n.
Zero Wi-Fi meshing, zero remote management, zero hassles.
In fact, I’m starting to worry what I’ll replace this with, since I can’t really find Wi-Fi gear that doesn’t try to provide “added value” by forcing me to use some kind of cloud service.
Was in the same predicament - aging Wifi APs with no desire for a Cloud Managed "Prosumer" solution.
Ended up going with a handful of Ruckus r610 used off of Ebay. When re-flashed with the "unleashed" firmware, configures one to act as a local controller for the rest. I've been very happy with it so far.
The cost of the router and two stations was about the same as for router and one station of various hyped products.
It has got lots of smarts, VPN server, DNS server, highly configurable and you can opt in into Synology cloud with DDNS and connection to home network using their stuff. There’s security monitor, something akin to fail2ban, etc.
Additionally I have a Synology NAS that serves as a server using docker and as media station using Emby package. Additionally my old thinkpad laptop serves as a build agent for Drone CI primary that is running in docker on the NAS.
Everything else connects to internet and home network via WiFi, 800 megabits seems plenty for everything I want to do.
I am not affiliated with Synology, just a happy user that finds that everything I need to work, simply works.
Same here. It's not the greatest software but it's worked better than other consumer routers/APs at this price level. The parental controls have been improving.
Piggybacking on to this... I've currently split my home network into multiple VLAN, so that the IOT stuff can't access the "trusted" devices (or internet, depending on device).
However I realized it would be interesting to MITM the traffic and emulate the services these devices try to connect to, to see what data they are leaking. Does anyone know if there are any readymade software packages, or even tutorials, for this?
I’m experimenting a lot and will be upgrading/tweaking a lot more. Here is my current setup.
I have a TP-Link ER605 load balancing 3 Internet connections, and Wi-Fi with an old Apple AirPort Extreme (2013) + a few others as Access Points. I have CAT6 running around, served by a TP-Link Gigabit Switch.
A friend’s Startup shutdown at the beginning of the Pandemic and I bought his 27U Server rack for dirt cheap.
FTTH -> MediaConvertor -> Ubuquiti EdgeRouter 4 (ER-4) -> Mix of TP-Link TL-SG2008P Switches, Netgear GS208E/GS205E Switches, all multi-VLAN -> Older HP Workstation with XEON procs running as VMware server (hoping to replace with something smaller and less power hungry eventually) -> OC200 Controller -> 2x EAP245v3 WAPs (Obviously not exactly in a chain order like that...)
I have a TP-Link TL-ER7206 that I may replace the ER-4 with (ER-4 is stable, and working well) (Would love to know if anyone is successfully running the TL-ER7206 with the Bell Canada provided SFP directly installed.)
(Had to go with the MediaConvertor because the SFP in the ER-4 has a bug and resets every 20 minutes or so)
Previously I had:
Cable Modem -> ALIX running pfSense -> Netgear GS208E/GS205E Switches multi-VLAN -> Older HP Workstation with XEON procs running as VMware server (hoping to replace with something smaller and less power hungry eventually) -> 2x MikroTik HAP AC as WAPs
I liked the setup, but the Cable Internet was slow by today's standards, and the ALIX only had 100M LAN ports, which limited my inter-VLAN communication speeds. (I couldn't justify the expense of new hardware required to run the newer pfSense/OpnSense) I liked the MikroTiks, but noticed that the wireless performance was slow once I moved to the Gigabit Fibre Internet.
The MikroTiks had replaced some TP-Link Archer C7 I was using as WAPs that were running OpenWRT. They were okay, but the devices needed to be reboot every 2 weeks or so (which was scheduled).
I've also run copper wire to various points to spread the equipment about the flat.
- Cat 6E in all rooms, Netgear 24P gigabit switch in the garage.
- Internet Modem/Router set in Bridge mode & taking care of guest WiFi network
- Own router sitting right behind it and taking care of internal Wifi network and connecting to the Internet using PPPoE
- Second router at my desk, relaying the internal WiFi signal (Asus AC1900 with custom firmware: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/)
- Switch connected to the second router at my desk; used for PCs, printers
- NAS connected to the second router at my desk (8-bay Synology DS1812+) hosting all the good stuff, internal DNS zone (lol), OpenVPN, Docker, Plex, etc
- Another switch in the living room, with all fun devices attached (TV, amplifier, PS4, Nintendo Switch, etc)
[+] [-] jasonpeacock|4 years ago|reply
Cable modem -> Unifi Dream Machine Pro -> 2x Unifi Access Points (w/injected POE).
I have the ability to create multiple WIFI networks, including a guest network with temporary credentials, and configure QoS, firewalls, etc. if desired.
The multiple access points provides full coverage across my 4-bedroom single-story (rambler) home.
You could achieve similar results with even less effort (and cost) by doing:
Cable model w/built-in wifi -> 2x Eero Access Points (mesh networking)
[+] [-] nmeofthestate|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] cmg|4 years ago|reply
But I'm also glad to see the other answers here because we recently moved the home office to another room slightly further away and we're going to need to throw some WiFi boosters/repeaters in here.
[+] [-] unknown|4 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] hffftz|4 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] chenxiaolong|4 years ago|reply
For things that "need" the performance (), I originally used a pair of Arista 7050TX's that I was kindly allowed to borrow from work. Unfortunately, these things were pulling 350W when idle and increased the temperature inside my rack by 15°F. They're also very significantly louder than a 2U Supermicro server. They're easily heard two rooms away due to the high-pitched fan noise.
Nowadays, for things that need a link faster than 1Gbps, I just use a direct connection so I don't need power hungry switches. I have my storage server connected to the main Aruba switch with 2x 10Gbps SFP+ DACs and then connected it to my desktop with 100Gbps fiber (Mellanox ConnectX-4). The storage server just uses plain old Linux bridges to behave like a switch. Actual performance without any tuning is less than half of the line speed, but that's good enough for me since the SSD's are the bottleneck for file transfer now.
For VLANs/subnets, I keep things relatively simple: 1 network for trusted things (no restrictions), 1 network for untrusted things (internet access only), 1 network for wireguard (access to trusted network only; no internet). Everything is dual-stack because I'm one of the crazy folks who love IPv6.
() "Need" because I hate slow file copies over SMB :)
[+] [-] aladac|4 years ago|reply
- 19" Mini rack to hold patch panel and the rest of stuff
- ISP provided cable model/router set in bridge mode
- Mikrotik RB2011 as the main router / fw / wifi
- Synology DS211j as NAS with two 2TB disks in mirror
- Raspberry PI 2 to handle all stuff that's supposed to be running constantly
- PXE boot for multiple OS'es from router / NAS config
Most of the setup was done a long time ago hence some dated equipment but it works for me
[+] [-] bibaheu|4 years ago|reply
My home server and several machines are directly connected to the router via ethernet, and it also offers WiFi in the house. The router offers regular IPv4 NAT in a /24, and passes down GUA and ULA /64s. It also runs a wireguard VPN, DNS and DDNS, and acts as firewall.
My home server runs Ubuntu and runs a lot of stuff, like storage, Nextcloud instance, torrent, internet radio, UPNP media share to the TV, and more. Mostly docker containers and traefik for HTTP, managed with ansible playbooks.
Considering I got both of those devices from the recycle bin, I'm very happy how they work.
[+] [-] blue_cookeh|4 years ago|reply
- EdgeRouter 4
- Ubiquiti AC-Lites (would like to upgrade to WiFi 6 soon)
- Cisco SG300 28 port core
- x2 Cisco C3560CG-8PC-S for various PoE devices
- x2 2960G-8TC-L for offices
- Cat6 throughout
- Custom build "shuttle" server running Proxmox with various Docker and Windows VMs for Emby, Home Assistant etc.
- HP EliteDesk mini PC for a secondary server
- Netgear ReadyNAS for storage
- Raspberry Pi for bits like ADS-B (I like having a FR24 Business account in return)
[+] [-] cyberge99|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] readingnews|4 years ago|reply
I also use much older gear that I can get on the cheap.
I will admit, I have several PIs all over doing temp/env monitoring and audio streaming in rooms (e.g. spa music in the bathroom when you walk in and turn on the light), so I need a fair number of ports.I am very tempted to get a 24pt 10G switch and run fiber to each machine. It is not that I need 10G, but after you get a taste for a very low latency network like all 10G fiber, it is very tempting. Now with 40G/100G, the prices of those switches are nothing (I can get them for $200 from server supply) and the nics are hovering around $35-$50 each. At that point, it is almost worth it to go 10G for the low latency and jumbo frames.
Again, I used to do installs, so running cable is not a big deal. Once you start moving a lot of data, it is worth it to have a wired network. Having Linux do dhcp/dns (pihole type setup)/NFS is super handy.
[+] [-] AdrianB1|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] tycoon177|4 years ago|reply
If I could do it over again, I think that I would have opted for something a bit more "pro-sumer", perhaps ubiquiti's mesh system. For what it is, the google system works well enough, but there are a few annoyances that make it less than ideal for the average hacker news reader. An example of this is that you DO NOT get a web interface. Everything must be done with their mobile app.
The best part about the google system is that they intend for the routers to be setup and managed by an average person, which in my experience has lead to a very stable system. I couldn't tell you the last time I had to reboot any of the hubs and the family hasn't had any complaints. A close second is that the hubs each have an ethernet jack on them, allowing my desktop to be "hard wired" into the network and still get fiber-like speeds despite the fiber drop not being near the desktop computer.
Even in my small-to-mid sized home in suburbia seems to benefit from the mesh system and I won't be going back! The benefits are real.
[+] [-] wccrawford|4 years ago|reply
I bought a Deco x60 to replace them, but I've found that if you reboot it without an internet connection, it won't provide DHCP (and possibly anything else) for the rest of the network, and so you're screwed until the internet comes back, even for stuff that is just local. So I'm not happy with them, either.
[+] [-] WelcomeShorty|4 years ago|reply
Only thing I have to when adding an old new device (printers!) is set the WPA to 2 when adding it, then switching back to WPA3.
[+] [-] hestefisk|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] wepple|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] jmnicolas|4 years ago|reply
Why a home network would need more (apart from 10 GB Ethernet but it get expensive really quick)?
[+] [-] AdrianB1|4 years ago|reply
In my case my home network is part of the building network (4 apartments), my main server is in the basement (for noise and cooling reasons) and ~ 10 people in the building are using the network, making 1 Gbps sometimes too slow. My secondary server is in my apartment, so the sync between the 2 servers and the migration of VMs are constrained by the network performance, 10 Gbps would be a lot better, more than that ... not now, but in the future when 25 Gbps will become the baseline, I will use it.
[+] [-] Pxtl|4 years ago|reply
They work well-enough, but some of the advanced features of their firmware like QoS and NAS are garbage so I run vanilla settings.
I also have a pi4 for NAS and Minecraft world, and a 4 port tp-link switch my entertainment unit so all the hardware there is wired.
[+] [-] btschaegg|4 years ago|reply
Unfortunately, the built-in wifi chipset isn't supported by FreeBSD, so I use a CSL AC1200 USB 3.0 wifi stick for that. It works, but sadly only supports running a single network at a time.
Aside from that: Some DLink/Netgear switches and plain old copper.
As a NAS: A custom built Ryzen micro-ITX (I think?) build running NixOS.
[+] [-] rcarmo|4 years ago|reply
2 IPTV set top boxes, a handful of Macs, too many Raspberry Pi’s and ARM dev boards, a NAS, my two Windows work machines, everything hanging off Gigabit or 802.11n.
Zero Wi-Fi meshing, zero remote management, zero hassles.
In fact, I’m starting to worry what I’ll replace this with, since I can’t really find Wi-Fi gear that doesn’t try to provide “added value” by forcing me to use some kind of cloud service.
[+] [-] sllewe|4 years ago|reply
Ended up going with a handful of Ruckus r610 used off of Ebay. When re-flashed with the "unleashed" firmware, configures one to act as a local controller for the rest. I've been very happy with it so far.
[+] [-] joebambino|4 years ago|reply
Not just recommendations but incredibly detailed explanations. Recommendations can be found in Appendix B:
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html#routers
[+] [-] p2t2p|4 years ago|reply
The cost of the router and two stations was about the same as for router and one station of various hyped products.
It has got lots of smarts, VPN server, DNS server, highly configurable and you can opt in into Synology cloud with DDNS and connection to home network using their stuff. There’s security monitor, something akin to fail2ban, etc.
Additionally I have a Synology NAS that serves as a server using docker and as media station using Emby package. Additionally my old thinkpad laptop serves as a build agent for Drone CI primary that is running in docker on the NAS.
Everything else connects to internet and home network via WiFi, 800 megabits seems plenty for everything I want to do.
I am not affiliated with Synology, just a happy user that finds that everything I need to work, simply works.
[+] [-] t3rabytes|4 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] leavenotracks|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] faster_harder|4 years ago|reply
[+] [-] c0wb0yc0d3r|4 years ago|reply
* FakeNet-NG (dev has been suspended indefinitely) [0]
* INetSim [1]
Reverse engineering, and malware analysis skills will transfer to this task directly.
[0]: https://github.com/mandiant/flare-fakenet-ng
[1]: https://www.inetsim.org/downloads.html
[+] [-] Brajeshwar|4 years ago|reply
I have a TP-Link ER605 load balancing 3 Internet connections, and Wi-Fi with an old Apple AirPort Extreme (2013) + a few others as Access Points. I have CAT6 running around, served by a TP-Link Gigabit Switch.
A friend’s Startup shutdown at the beginning of the Pandemic and I bought his 27U Server rack for dirt cheap.
Here is the recent config - https://www.instagram.com/p/CUWeopdPVOp/
I added the 3rd Internet few days back. ISPs are competing and India is one of the cheapest when it comes to Internet Bandwidth/Speed.
Here is the typical speed https://www.instagram.com/p/CU1sAbcvHeY/
Sneak peek of the Rack Setup
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhcHjEp-ww/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVCRuf3PK-l/
[+] [-] SuperJC710e|4 years ago|reply
FTTH -> MediaConvertor -> Ubuquiti EdgeRouter 4 (ER-4) -> Mix of TP-Link TL-SG2008P Switches, Netgear GS208E/GS205E Switches, all multi-VLAN -> Older HP Workstation with XEON procs running as VMware server (hoping to replace with something smaller and less power hungry eventually) -> OC200 Controller -> 2x EAP245v3 WAPs (Obviously not exactly in a chain order like that...)
I have a TP-Link TL-ER7206 that I may replace the ER-4 with (ER-4 is stable, and working well) (Would love to know if anyone is successfully running the TL-ER7206 with the Bell Canada provided SFP directly installed.)
(Had to go with the MediaConvertor because the SFP in the ER-4 has a bug and resets every 20 minutes or so)
Previously I had:
Cable Modem -> ALIX running pfSense -> Netgear GS208E/GS205E Switches multi-VLAN -> Older HP Workstation with XEON procs running as VMware server (hoping to replace with something smaller and less power hungry eventually) -> 2x MikroTik HAP AC as WAPs
I liked the setup, but the Cable Internet was slow by today's standards, and the ALIX only had 100M LAN ports, which limited my inter-VLAN communication speeds. (I couldn't justify the expense of new hardware required to run the newer pfSense/OpnSense) I liked the MikroTiks, but noticed that the wireless performance was slow once I moved to the Gigabit Fibre Internet.
The MikroTiks had replaced some TP-Link Archer C7 I was using as WAPs that were running OpenWRT. They were okay, but the devices needed to be reboot every 2 weeks or so (which was scheduled).
I've also run copper wire to various points to spread the equipment about the flat.
[+] [-] dSebastien|4 years ago|reply
- Internet Modem/Router set in Bridge mode & taking care of guest WiFi network
- Own router sitting right behind it and taking care of internal Wifi network and connecting to the Internet using PPPoE
- Second router at my desk, relaying the internal WiFi signal (Asus AC1900 with custom firmware: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/)
- Switch connected to the second router at my desk; used for PCs, printers
- NAS connected to the second router at my desk (8-bay Synology DS1812+) hosting all the good stuff, internal DNS zone (lol), OpenVPN, Docker, Plex, etc
- Another switch in the living room, with all fun devices attached (TV, amplifier, PS4, Nintendo Switch, etc)