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There are many different solutions. If you want an all in one solution (WAN, Wifi, Router, Switch), I would go for a simple AVM Fritz!Box (here in Germany this
by sandreas 3y ago
There are many different solutions.
If you want an all in one solution (WAN, Wifi, Router, Switch), I would go for a simple AVM Fritz!Box (here in Germany this is pretty much the gold standard of consumer internet access hardware).
The problem with these all in one solutions is, that if one component fails or shows its age, you have to replace it completely. New Wifi standard (e.g. Wifi 6), replace the whole thing... faster Internet available (e.g. FTTH), replace the whole thing...
If you really want a stable modular multi-year setup, I would at least separate out Wifi and WAN, because they tend to evolve the fastest. That also means that you have to run multiple devices consuming much more power than your all in one piece.
I would probable go for:
- WAN: Whatever your provider gives to you
- Router: nanopi_r4s_v1 with OpenWRT (https://openwrt.org/toh/friendlyarm/nanopi_r4s_v1 https://openwrt.org/toh/friendlyarm/nanopi_r4s_v1)
- Switch: Cheap 2.5 gigabit unmanaged (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLU-HT1E64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgLU-HT1E64)
- Wifi: 6 Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Pro Access Point
This way you can upgrade every part and it will be a rock solid setup. Expensive though, so maybe you prefer going for an all in one setup :-)