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If you use a layer 3 switch with VLANs in different networks it is no problem as they route at line speed, at least my Cisco layer 3 switches do.

I use 3 Cisco 150ax wireless Wi-Fi 6 APs. They work well for in my single story 3200 sqft home. They run as 1 virtual AP. Wi-Fi calling works well which I use almost every day. They are around $102 each so they are cheap to install.

I run Cisco small business switches. They are quiet and less expensive compared to Cisco enterprise switches which are designed for wiring closets as they are loud. I do use layer 3 on the Cisco switches. I don't have any 2.5gig devices so I am still using 1 gig and 10gig. My 24 port Cisco...

I am running 3 Cisco 150ax APs in my 3200 sq ft home 1 story. They work well. I could use 4. They only run a little over $100 each with firmware updates for the life of the product. You run them from 1 GUI which covers all of them. You update the first 1 and then the software updates the...

My only thought is 22W for POE+ is a little light. I ran some Cisco wireless APs and they were pulling 25 to 26 watts. I am now running small and more Cisco APs to cover better with 5GHz.

I like Cisco small business switches running L3 for home. I also run 3 Cisco 150ax wireless APs. This feeds a pfsense router running a low watt i3.

I am using pfsense on a low wattage Dell small form factor with a 35 watt cpu, i3-6100T. I think the high clocking rate is key to pfsense. I am running a Cisco small business L3 switch with POE+ and 3 Cisco 150ax APs. It runs well. I added an AP to my wife's sewing room because she spends...

Cisco makes several small business switches they are fairly quiet and low power draw. Take your pick.

I am not using a transit setup right now. I have in the past. I assign a static IP to pfsense on LAN side with a gateway IP defined on pfsense using the IP on the L3 gateway for the network that connects to a port on my layer 3 switch's DHCP VLAN. No VLANs are defined on pfsense. The L3...

I wish I had your problem. AT&T is close to me, only a few blocks away. Still waiting. I use a Dell Optiplex i3-4130T PC, cost $75 used. I use a Broadcom 2 port 10 gig NIC off eBay. Pfsense has drivers for it using 23.01. TDP is 35 watts. I can run it for years before I could pay for $500...

It works either way. You just have to be aware of the routing. I may change it. I think it is easier to install. I have upgraded to 23.05. I don't think it makes any difference in using DHCP on the L3 switch. I use my Cisco L3 switch with DHCP for all the VLANs. I use a static for pfsense...

I run wpa2/wpa3 on my Cisco 150ax APs. The hand off is not as smooth as my old Cisco WAP581 APs. But my Cisco 150ax APs are snappier using Windows 11 wireless over Windows 10. And all my Apple devices work fine using ax. I don't have anything older than an iPhone 12. We have iPhones, iPad...

I am installing Cisco CBW150ax wireless APs. I putting one in all heavy use rooms so the signal does not need to pass through any walls. They are so cheap you can buy a bunch of them. I paid $102 each for my Cisco CBW150ax wireless units. I think you end with higher speed coverage having an...

So, I installed pfsense 23.01 with my Cisco L3 switch. I wanted to try 23.01 with my 10 gig Broadcom NIC as FreeBSD14 has drivers. It took less than an hour to set it up. I am doing asymmetrical routing right now. No transient network. I may change that latter.

If you use a trunk to pfsense then you are not doing layer 3 on your switch. Pfsense is doing the layer 3 and your switch is doing layer 2.