You seem to know what you're talking about.
Thinking about going Prosumer
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You seem to know what you're talking about.
Ok yeah I'm always trying to optimize. It's hard for me to not log into the router to see how things are running.
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@BeachGuy, back in mid 2023 you asked about Ubiquiti network vs home AIO router. Based on your requirements back then you were recommended AIO router. Now you have two popular model AIO routers with good performance and reliability history. You also invested in MoCA to connect the two in wired AiMesh. They also have new 3006 firmware with VLAN support. I believe you're good for some years. When time comes for upgrade we can discuss options.
Thanks, that's kind of what I was trying to figure out. Is enterprise hardware that much better than consumer for home network.
Yes you're correct. Getting forgetful in my old age. Then I've been reading about Pfsense/OPNSense etc. and for some reason I want to be on bleeding edge in networking but yours and others comments have convinced me I don't need to.
The software driving it seems to be much more stable and tested before release.. Set and forget unless you need to change/update for security. Much less beta testing. Literally, i have not had to touch my CISCO SMB router and APs except to apply security updates 1-2 times a year or add a mac address to the IP assignment list. That has been over 10+ years of use.
Nice! See that's why I want to check with you guys.
You have a good setup now. As long as it is meeting needs, i would keep it running until it is EOL. If the router is directly on the internet, consider replacing it when security updates stop or double NAT behind an ISP router. Unless you are running a server that needs to be accessed from the internet, then unlikely to have issues with double NAT and security issues are more likely to come from clients on the wifi/lan anyway.
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Omada/UniFi are more like SMB hardware. Better or worse is subjective, depends on what are you looking for. Hardware and software are generally better quality, but as expected business oriented systems have no much gaming or parental control presets. Some things you may have to recreate manually in firewall rules. User friendliness is generally lower, the initial cost of hardware is generally higher, additional infrastructure cost may be involved. I don't run any consumer hardware, but often recommend best fit price/performance option. Some people ask for SMB hardware, some people have fixed budget, others ask for "easy button" solution, etc.
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You have 4x Wi-Fi 6 devices on your network. What is Wi-Fi 6E/7 going to improve? Don't count any phones/tablets because they are perfectly fine with Wi-Fi 5 speeds. Your 160MHz wide channel is only reducing the range and potentially hurting user experience. Set realistic expectations and stop following consumer marketing. Otherwise your return of investment will be close to zero.
Yeah, ignore the latest and greatest. In consumer gear, that means being a beta tester. I'm still running wifi AC APs with no complaints, even from my gamer. I'd still be on 38 Mbit/s DSL except Gbit fiber was the same cost.
Yes shout out to L&LD, he steered me in the right direction a couple of years ago! I went from ac68u (10-20 years) to that beast.
Learned long ago you never want to be a beta tester.
