Hi all, I’m looking to upgrade my router from the default one that came from my ISP.

I don’t need anything super fancy, just something with 4+ lan ports (1gbps is ok, 2.5gbps would be nicer), 1 WAN Port, Wifi-6 (802.11ax), and the ability to have an isolated IoT network (using a vlan for this would be nice).

Any suggestions? I’d like to keep the price down if possible. This is just for my home network.

  • Scrubbles
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    201 year ago

    You’re in selfhosted, so most people here are going to suggest you self host something like pfsense or opnsense, which would give you everything you need, but you know being self hosted you’re going to have a steep learning curve.

    Otherwise go pick up any router at best buy, they’re all assorted levels of garbage.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      I’d say both opn/pf sense are fairly easy to get started with. Now for something small I’d suggest openwrt.

      For a full setup you can’t beat xxsense as firewall and router and stand alone AP’s for WiFi.

      • @toasteecup
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        21 year ago

        And the prosumer approach they take to networking features. OSPF and UPnP in the same software? I’ll never turn to anything else.

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      1 year ago

      I would actually suggest buying one of Netgate’s prebuilt routers. They’re pricey, but it brings the peace of mind knowing that device is handling it exclusively, and with appropriate hardware. It doesn’t come with a Switch or AP though.