![]() ![]() I also like the idea of some level of expandability. If the Netgate 1100 would handle my routing, VPN and adblock without breaking a sweat then that's an easy call, but I'm willing to pay for something that's going to be smooth and reliable. ![]() I am price sensitive, but I haven't listed anything here that I can't afford. I plan to flash my Asus device back to factory spec and convert from router to access point Usage is WFH video conferencing, game streaming, video streaming, max 4-5 high bandwidth concurrent users, 1 through router-based VPN Router based adblock (I've futzed with a PiHole, and it's another thing to maintain) VPN on the router to ExpressVPN, routing specific devices through the VPN I've futzed with hardware and rigging devices before, but now I have better things to do with my time, so I'd like something that stands up and stays up.Ĭurrently around 50 devices connected (mix of IoT, NAS, and general purpose compute I need something that's small, low power and fanless. The current router is an Asus-Merlin 86U, but after several iterations I find it gets unreliable and corrupts the flash drive used for application storage. ![]() I'm networking a small home that uses 3 wifi access points. Qotom Q330G4 8RAM/16DRV ($310) - Cheaper, but slightly less horsepower than the Protectli, hardware not selected specifically for pfsense (/dp/B074XNYHL4) Protectli FW4B 8RAM/120DRV ($370) - Expensive, plenty of horsepower Netgate 2100 ($300) - bigger RAM, might be nice for my VPN / adblocking needs Netgate 1100 ($180) - cheapest, uses purpose built hardware, unsure if it has the horsepower I'm upgrading from an Asus-Merlin setup for my home network and need advice on hardware for my use case. ![]()
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