Router Recommendations for Quic

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theviper

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#312305 5-Apr-2024 10:53

Hi All,

Looking to kick the janky eero as the gateway (tries DHCP even though set to PPOE amongst other misbehaviours) out of my network and wondering what to replace it with.

So far, my requirements are..

No WiFi
No Switch requirement (have a 48 port in play already)
On 950/450 plan with Quic (PPOE)
Need it to host a full tunnel VPN (Android, Windows clients) for when I'm working overseas and need to access NZ sites/home stuff. VPN throughput is not a huge concern.
Hosting a few inbound services (2 port forwards - nothing crazy)
Low Power
IPV6 will just work
Won't break the bank

What would you all recommend?

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#3214433 5-Apr-2024 11:12

Mikrotik 4011?

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#3214453 5-Apr-2024 12:13

The bang for the buck is a xiaomi wifi7 be7000 router it's about 280$ on aliexpress only issue is its in Chinese so you will have to use Google translate to set it up all ports on it are 2.5gig..

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#3214455 5-Apr-2024 12:19

@aj6828: The bang for the buck is a xiaomi wifi7 be7000 router it's about 280$ on aliexpress only issue is its in Chinese so you will have to use Google translate to set it up all ports on it are 2.5gig..

lol didnt read any of the requirements

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#3214456 5-Apr-2024 12:29

A few suggestions

hAP ax lite - low power, has 2.4 GHz ax wifi but can disable, cheap

L009UiGS-RM - step up, includes IPSec hardware encryption so VPN could be better

RB4011iGS+RM - faster CPU again

RB5009UG+S+IN - even faster

If there's a chance of wanting to run containers, not all have USB for storage, so that rules 2 out.

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#3214457 5-Apr-2024 12:30

Jase2985:
@aj6828: The bang for the buck is a xiaomi wifi7 be7000 router it's about 280$ on aliexpress only issue is its in Chinese so you will have to use Google translate to set it up all ports on it are 2.5gig..

lol didnt read any of the requirements

Lol my bad 🤭..

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#3214458 5-Apr-2024 12:33

My recommendation is pfSense/OPNSense on a generic N100 with dual Intel Ethernet ports. An N100 would easily be able to manage 1Gbs^-1 with PPPoE, not that you'd be using it.

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#3214459 5-Apr-2024 12:38

You might want to check one of these.

I bought one with 4x i226-V and an N100 cpu (can't find it listed for some reason) and it has been perfect. Running OpenWRT which has plugins for most things you would want to do (VPN, NAS, etc). I also run home assistant on it under docker. Has been working with IPv6 on both IPoE and PPPoE no problem.

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#3214461 5-Apr-2024 13:00

AndrewTG:

You might want to check one of these.

I bought one with 4x i226-V and an N100 cpu (can't find it listed for some reason) and it has been perfect. Running OpenWRT which has plugins for most things you would want to do (VPN, NAS, etc). I also run home assistant on it under docker. Has been working with IPv6 on both IPoE and PPPoE no problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDEb94bnQU

https://www.amazon.com/stores/MOGINSOK/page/93285F5C-13CA-48E9-B1B8-D6A779B7DA76?ref_=ast_bln

Patrick seems to rate them.

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#3214465 5-Apr-2024 13:18

Jase2985:

AndrewTG:

You might want to check one of these.

I bought one with 4x i226-V and an N100 cpu (can't find it listed for some reason) and it has been perfect. Running OpenWRT which has plugins for most things you would want to do (VPN, NAS, etc). I also run home assistant on it under docker. Has been working with IPv6 on both IPoE and PPPoE no problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDEb94bnQU

https://www.amazon.com/stores/MOGINSOK/page/93285F5C-13CA-48E9-B1B8-D6A779B7DA76?ref_=ast_bln

Patrick seems to rate them.

Perhaps it was one of those I bought, they all look the same, just slightly different specs

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#3214468 5-Apr-2024 13:20

AndrewTG:

Perhaps it was one of those I bought, they all look the same, just slightly different specs

They are the same thing, just sold under that brand name on Amazon

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#3214469 5-Apr-2024 13:21

The most power efficient option is going to be the RB5009 or RB4011 if you want to spend slightly less, while still ticking all your boxes.

RouterOS has a QuickSet option that works out of the box with Quic (and most NZ ISP) PPPoE and DHCP connections, you just set the credentials and if necessary place the interface under vlan10

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#3214574 5-Apr-2024 14:01

Get one of these models from Grandstream - I have the GWN7003 from Ascent and it's working great.

GWN7001/GWN7002/GWN7003 | Grandstream Networks

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#3214577 5-Apr-2024 14:08

Also have GWN7003 and like it. Will meet your requirements well.

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#3214663 5-Apr-2024 14:48

You have me interested in the GWN7003 @lxsw20.

I have 4011, but it's real over kill and it won't power my GWN7665 over POE due to incompatibility. They GWN7003 would do so, and the specs\features are more than adequate for my needs.

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#3214696 5-Apr-2024 15:47

lxsw20:
Also have GWN7003 and like it. Will meet your requirements well.

$150 from go wireless that's insane value.

Just confirming IPV6 works on it for you? (PPoE is fine. I'm not wanting or needing DHCP)

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