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Mikrotik's home products are pretty inexpensive and all support IPv6. I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for (L2 switch, L3 switch, or L2 switch + router

Mikrotik's home products are pretty inexpensive and all support IPv6. I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for (L2 switch, L3 switch, or L2 switch + router). L2 switches obviously are IPv4/6-agnostic, and L3 switches are typically overkill for a home network, so I'm assuming L2 switch + router. Mikrotik has a gigabit switch with a decently performing (IPv6-capable) router in the same package for $60 [1]. I've been running my whole home network (gigabit LAN + WiFi, 50 Mbps IPv6 WAN via HE) on one of these [2] which go for $130. From your other comment it seems you are actually looking for an L3 switch setup. You can get wire-speed routing with Mikrotik's CCR series, but those start at $425 [3]. Not sure what your budget is. [1] https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3 https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3 [2] https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT [3] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-PC https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-PC

snuxoll 9y ago
> L3 switches are typically overkill for a home network My home network consists of a little more than a handful of computers that need internet access, I've also got a couple dozen VM's, FreeNAS (with direct 10Gbe links to the virtualization host), and a IP phone system. It's not some enterprise network, but I still hammer the crap out of my network and take full advantage of the light L3 features available in my TP-Link switch. I've got 12 out of 24 ports currently in use on my switch, and I'm looking to add more when I finally manage to buy a place - worst case I can split the clients off to a separate switch and use some 10Gbe uplinks, but right now that accounts for a grand total of 1 port going to my wireless access point. $500 is in my price range, but finding something with enough ports gets expensive really quick - and it gets even worse if I need to get 2 switches (one for my lab, one for client access) plus a 10Gbe-capable router to handle traffic between them :/
- colanderman 9y ago
  Well I would not call that a "typical" home network ;) MT's 10 Gbe-capable routers range from $500 [1] or $750 [2] for a single 10 Gbe (with 8 or 12 1 Gbe ports) to $1100 for two 10 Gbes [3]. Depending how much work you can actually push into a dumb switch I can see how costs add up. [1] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-1SplusPC https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-1SplusPC [2] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1016-12S-1Splus https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1016-12S-1Splus [3] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1036-8G-2Splus https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1036-8G-2Splus
- apple4ever 9y ago
  Get a Cisco 3750-12S. $100 on Ebay (plus $10 each for the SFP 1000 Base T modules). I have two of them (and fiber because I'm crazy). They can route IPv6 among many other things.

snuxoll 9y ago

> L3 switches are typically overkill for a home network My home network consists of a little more than a handful of computers that need internet access, I've also got a couple dozen VM's, FreeNAS (with direct 10Gbe links to the virtualization host), and a IP phone system. It's not some enterprise network, but I still hammer the crap out of my network and take full advantage of the light L3 features available in my TP-Link switch. I've got 12 out of 24 ports currently in use on my switch, and I'm looking to add more when I finally manage to buy a place - worst case I can split the clients off to a separate switch and use some 10Gbe uplinks, but right now that accounts for a grand total of 1 port going to my wireless access point. $500 is in my price range, but finding something with enough ports gets expensive really quick - and it gets even worse if I need to get 2 switches (one for my lab, one for client access) plus a 10Gbe-capable router to handle traffic between them :/

colanderman 9y ago
Well I would not call that a "typical" home network ;) MT's 10 Gbe-capable routers range from $500 [1] or $750 [2] for a single 10 Gbe (with 8 or 12 1 Gbe ports) to $1100 for two 10 Gbes [3]. Depending how much work you can actually push into a dumb switch I can see how costs add up. [1] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-1SplusPC https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-1SplusPC [2] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1016-12S-1Splus https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1016-12S-1Splus [3] https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1036-8G-2Splus https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1036-8G-2Splus
apple4ever 9y ago
Get a Cisco 3750-12S. $100 on Ebay (plus $10 each for the SFP 1000 Base T modules). I have two of them (and fiber because I'm crazy). They can route IPv6 among many other things.