thelonghop
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Hi, I'm glad to have found this site! I've looked for something like this before and never came across it, but the timing couldn't be better.
I'm moving into a new house soon and need some help with my home networking plan.
The house is wired with about 22 Cat5e drops and I figure I'll have around 16 things wired in. We'll also have AT&T 1000Mbps fiber internet and whatever modem comes with it. It's a two-story, 4400sqft house, so I'll also need lots of wifi coverage.
The wife really likes the idea of being able to easily control our kids' internet usage. We have a Circle with Disney, but I'm not in love with it. My kids and I both game some, but I don't know if it's worth it or makes that much difference to get a 'gaming' router.
What I had in mind was TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch TL-SG1024D and the Google Wifi 3-pack. I was considering adding a wired only router to the mix. I had planed to disable WiFi on the modem if I don't need a wired router. After reading reviews here trying to decide which modem, I've begun to question the Google Wifi decision.
I saw the suggestion here to use Ubiquiti AP drops instead of a mesh system which I'm open to it if user friendly controls are available.
I'm also open to building my own pfsense router, and probably have spare parts around already.
I have a Synology DS and have used it for a VPN server, but would prefer a router than can act as OpenVPN client or server as necessary.
With all this in mind, I'm looking for some direction on how to get where I want to go- good gigabit performance, whole home wifi coverage, VPN options, and easy enough for the wife to manage wired and wireless kid internet controls, for under ~$750. Am I asking for too much?
I'm moving into a new house soon and need some help with my home networking plan.
The house is wired with about 22 Cat5e drops and I figure I'll have around 16 things wired in. We'll also have AT&T 1000Mbps fiber internet and whatever modem comes with it. It's a two-story, 4400sqft house, so I'll also need lots of wifi coverage.
The wife really likes the idea of being able to easily control our kids' internet usage. We have a Circle with Disney, but I'm not in love with it. My kids and I both game some, but I don't know if it's worth it or makes that much difference to get a 'gaming' router.
What I had in mind was TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch TL-SG1024D and the Google Wifi 3-pack. I was considering adding a wired only router to the mix. I had planed to disable WiFi on the modem if I don't need a wired router. After reading reviews here trying to decide which modem, I've begun to question the Google Wifi decision.
I saw the suggestion here to use Ubiquiti AP drops instead of a mesh system which I'm open to it if user friendly controls are available.
I'm also open to building my own pfsense router, and probably have spare parts around already.
I have a Synology DS and have used it for a VPN server, but would prefer a router than can act as OpenVPN client or server as necessary.
With all this in mind, I'm looking for some direction on how to get where I want to go- good gigabit performance, whole home wifi coverage, VPN options, and easy enough for the wife to manage wired and wireless kid internet controls, for under ~$750. Am I asking for too much?
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