So I'm in the market for a new house, and I'm trying to see what the easiest way to make everything work would be. I don't currently know anything about OPNSense, PFSense, etc, and I'd like this to be as easy as possible.
Currently I have a gigabit connection, an Asus AC86U, a pair of MOCA adapters and a pair of 8 port switches. Home office is wired through the router/switch, and the MOCA adapters send a wired signal downstairs for my TV, Apple TV, game consoles, etc. The apartment is small enough where the AC86U covers the entire apartment. I have NordVPN running on the router to let me stream my local hockey team and get past any blackouts. The ONLY thing the VPN will be used for is for streaming. I'm using the ASUS router currently as it's the only consumer router that I know of that allows you to run as a client, rather than a server.
New house looks like it will have 4 floors (basement, 1st, 2nd, attic). Home office will be in the basement, 1st floor has the living room, and there will be an office on the 2nd floor that all needs to be wired. I'm going to assume an AP in the attic and another towards the rear of the 1st or 2nd floor would blanket the entire house and backyard. I don't mind buying another pair of MOCA adapters, and I don't mind paying to have a few Cat 6e runs installed.
Now... I'm planning on either upgrading to an AX86U or AX88U, or (if it's easy enough) going with the SFF PC and a distro firewall. ALL the lights in the house will be smart bulbs (Hue/Ikea), plus a few assistant devices as well. Currently we run alexa, we're thinking of switching to Homepods and Siri.
Sorry if this is rambling, just trying to give an idea of what currently works and what would be changing. Anyone have any advice?
Currently I have a gigabit connection, an Asus AC86U, a pair of MOCA adapters and a pair of 8 port switches. Home office is wired through the router/switch, and the MOCA adapters send a wired signal downstairs for my TV, Apple TV, game consoles, etc. The apartment is small enough where the AC86U covers the entire apartment. I have NordVPN running on the router to let me stream my local hockey team and get past any blackouts. The ONLY thing the VPN will be used for is for streaming. I'm using the ASUS router currently as it's the only consumer router that I know of that allows you to run as a client, rather than a server.
New house looks like it will have 4 floors (basement, 1st, 2nd, attic). Home office will be in the basement, 1st floor has the living room, and there will be an office on the 2nd floor that all needs to be wired. I'm going to assume an AP in the attic and another towards the rear of the 1st or 2nd floor would blanket the entire house and backyard. I don't mind buying another pair of MOCA adapters, and I don't mind paying to have a few Cat 6e runs installed.
Now... I'm planning on either upgrading to an AX86U or AX88U, or (if it's easy enough) going with the SFF PC and a distro firewall. ALL the lights in the house will be smart bulbs (Hue/Ikea), plus a few assistant devices as well. Currently we run alexa, we're thinking of switching to Homepods and Siri.
Sorry if this is rambling, just trying to give an idea of what currently works and what would be changing. Anyone have any advice?
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