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Wanted to share something I ended up building after going down a fairly deep rabbit hole with my home router setup. Backstory: I was running Home Assistant on Proxmox and kept hitting mDNS/SSDP discovery problems from VMs sharing a bridge — fixed that with SR-IOV for a while, but that comes...

Hi everyone, I'm selling this fantastic x86 Mini PC / Network Appliance (based on the Qotom chassis). It's an absolute beast for any homelab, next-gen firewall (pfSense, OPNsense), advanced router, or Proxmox host. This is the exact platform enthusiastically reviewed by ServeTheHome as "The...

Just wanted to share a quick home network project I recently finished. We have a busy house (multiple kids gaming, streaming, etc.) and we needed a way to control the chaos. I decided to move away from standard consumer gear and get a small pfSense appliance (Netgate 2100). I actually got mine...

Hi everyone! Sorry in advance if this is out there already. I'm sure someone has posted something similar but I have some specific help that I'm looking for! Also sorry if this is the wrong area! Anyways! I am looking to build several bomb proof routers. I am fairly competent when it comes to...

I am looking for recommendations for a DIY router I am planning on building using parts from an older desktop I have. What I am looking for: 2 - 3u (4u is acceptable but smaller would be better) ATX motherboard support ATX PSU support Front PCIE cutout (for PCIE NIC at the front). I don't mind...

My First Router was a plug and play that i configured and now i want to transfer the sim to the asus router which doesn't have a sim slot but has usb thetering but i don't want to leave my phone with the data on all day and this sim is 5g enabled so i don't feel like limiting the bandwith by...

When researching to build/buy a new router for my homelab, I found the H14 Topton router, with an Intel 8505, 4x2.5Gb NIC and 0 to 4 SFP+ 10Gb. I plan to use Opnsense bare metal on it, and am hesitating with the 2 SFP+ or 4SFP+ versions (I don't know if the box can handle 4x10Gb?). Since I use...

I'm looking at picking up a Mikrotik to use as a travel router in order to provide VPN access to my devices. I currently use a laptop to connect to the vpn and share the connection, but it's a PITA, especially with getting everything to use the right MTU. I was originally looking at the mAP...

I'm using ATT Fiber 1Gbps. Want to replace their slow router to faster one. Ordered WAS-110 SFP+ module. So, can ICX 6610 be used as a router? Meaning, does it works as DHCP and DNS server? Can ICX 6610 do NAT?

Hello, I watch these switches since their price on eBay was about $15000 but now they are way more cheaper and you could buy one for about $1000 or less. Regarding this and what I have read in these switches datasheet I started wondering if they can be used as routers as well...

23% clipable coupon. Only one per purchase but you can purchase on different orders and discount still works. Someone turned me onto this switch: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CT2F3ZDM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 Supposedly good reviews. I'm a newbie but I bought two...

Hello, I had recently placed an order for this item on CWWK.net official store website since AliExpress didn't have delivery to my country. It has still been 9 days since the order but the tracking number stopped showing any updates 6 days ago. I have tried to reach out to CWWK through their...

I am currently researching potential hardware for a Router/Home Assistant Server. The STH article on the R86S-N got me thinking about the topic. https://www.servethehome.com/this-gowin-r86s-pro-is-an-everything-revolution-with-25gbe-and-2-5gbe/ My current homelab (I left out anything thats not...

I am switching from a consumer wifi router to a proper network and have no router, no switches, and no APs. I think I have an OK plan but am looking for critiques and suggestions. I've attached a picture with my current (left) and potential future (right) network structure. Now: Start with an...

Hi all I'm chasing some advice on how to arrange and manage some switches in the homelab. I'm finally getting around to fixing my networking after having a my 'new' switches sitting on the shelf for a couple of years. As a background I've got: - 2x Arista 7050T-64 - 2x Brocade ICX6450 (running...

I recently stumbled upon some offerings for a Router called "R86s" on aliexpress. (They seem to even have an official product page at R86S) It looks like it would be great for a small homelab. It's a small Firewall Appliance featuring: * Intel N5105 or N6005 Processor * 8 or 16gb Ram * 128gb...

Kinda thought that anything around 1 maybe 2k USD used router would do the job, no? For starters that'll be dual 1gbit uplink or so. I see from some reddit posts that mikrotik can do the job, ubi and maybe even fortigate but that's all sub-optimal. I kinda naively thought I can get away with...

Hello, Hopefully someone could help me to optimise my network topology and move L3 routing to the right side L3 switch. To move L3 routing from firewall/router on the left side between LAN and DMZ to the Ruckus ICX in a different set-up, I once did in the past with help from here. The reason...

UPDATE: ALL SOLD Selling my fully assembled 3x APU4D2 pfsense/router appliances from PCEngines, originally supposed to be part of an office deployment that never happened. Top line specs are: 1 GHz quad core AMD GX-412TC CPU 4x Gigabit Ethernet i211AT LAN 2 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM 16GB mSATA SSD...

Good morning, I was wondering if anyone could assist me please. I'm hoping one of you will be able to point me in the right direction or send me a Quality Control Checklist for an SRX 345 specifically. Though, it does not have to be specifically needed for an SRX just a Hardware Quality...