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    [RECOMMENDATION] Router supporting 2.5+gbps WAN/LAN

    Why not use 10gig if you are going to change from 1 gig? I don't see 2.5gig as worth the effort and cost. You did post this in the router forum not the ASUS forum.
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    Looking for Asus AiMesh devices to build a home Wi-Fi mesh system

    If you are pushing 25 watts you might as well run a regular PC for better cooling. I don't run anything at 70 degrees C. So, you are running Pfsense that supports VLANs and you are going to buy an ASUS router when you only need an AP so you are paying extra for the whole router instead of an...
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    I am looking on CDW and I don't see any Intel 40gig. I see 10gig, 25gig, 50gig and 100gig. I do know 40gig existed in the past maybe now but it looks as if Intel dropped support or it was another company.
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    Looking for Asus AiMesh devices to build a home Wi-Fi mesh system

    I would not even run a N100 on a mini-PC for Pfsense because if you push it hard it will overheat and throttle. Use a normal sized PC for better cooling. And it makes no sense to add ASUS wireless to Pfsense. Buy a small business wireless AP.
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    Asus Router only reaching 300MBPS.

    Spectrum cable company is working on the new DOCSIS 4 around me. I may end up getting it before AT&T fiber which is only blocks from my house but has been for years.
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    Recommend me router for handling SQM on 1 Gbps Fiber

    I think you will be better off running a regular PC with a fan. It will breathe and cool better. The Mini PC tends to get hot and throttle the CPU. If you want the regular PC quiet then run a low watt CPU like a 35-watt CPU. This is what I do. I bought a reconditioned Dell PC with a 35-watt...
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    Real life utility of SoC speed and RAM size in routers

    We used RISC in our old network Sun machines way back. Intel finally did them in. It is a way to get high clock, but you pay for it in the reduced instruction set.
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    Is now the time to go to 5 Gbps or 10 Gbps home networking?

    I think 10gig is a much better target for a copper solution. 2.5gig to me is ho-hum, not much of an upgrade. Not worth it to me.
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    Real life utility of SoC speed and RAM size in routers

    Well, I want to try to watch IOT devices on my LAN. So, I am thinking SNORT as I have run it before. With my Dell Intel i7 gen 8 PC I will have enough horse power to run SNORT. I might think about SNORT as a separate PC but I don't really want to run a second PC. I would run real SNORT...
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    Quad i225 2.5G NIC

    So, are you saying 10gig NIC drivers are not in Windows 11? You have to buy server. Can you load the drivers? I want to use a Windows 11 PC as a NAS with a 10gig NIC. I have a Dell Broadcom 10gig NIC I thought I would use in my new Dell PC for my NAS. I was hoping it would update the...
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    Using pfSense with a L3 core switch

    I looked at one of these the other day to run Pfsense on. It does not run hot and it is completely quiet. I decided to go 10gig instead.
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    Real life utility of SoC speed and RAM size in routers

    If you look at the rating on the CISCO switches it is based on packet size as it makes a difference. Routing is definitely clock as I said above but once you add SNORT or an IPS/IDS software package clock is not the most important as if you have a weak CPU with high clock, it can be killed in...
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    FS: Fluke Networks DSX-8000

    I had 1 of those back when I was working. Older model. They work well. It will find problems quickly so you don't have to spend a lot of time on it. My team was responsible for all the cabling, fiber and networking equipment.
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    Is now the time to go to 5 Gbps or 10 Gbps home networking?

    I think 2.5gig is not worth the money. You will end up upgrading at least once more maybe twice if you go 5gig first before ending up at 10gig. It is a consumer deal to get more money out of you over the course of the next few years buying and replacing equipment. I am going to start building...
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    What would be a better solution?

    Yes, it does. Mesh networking was coined for Wireless networks by some ad hoc marketing department to sell more wireless routers. Read the definition in Wikipedia. It barely meets the specs but it is not really used as a mesh network. It is all marketing crap...
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    I think 10gig is going to be a better solution so I will be skipping 2.5g NICs. You may have trouble running 10gig in a wireless router right now but I run separate small business networking components so heat and speed is not a problem for me. The heat and small CPUs in wireless routers will...
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    Quad i225 2.5G NIC

    I see no reason to buy an Intel i225 NIC. I am going to skip 2.5 gig NICs and use 10gig. I have a new Dell coming next week. It might have a 2.5 gig NIC. I did not look as I didn't care. I am going to add a 10gig NIC to my new Dell PC and put it in my new high speed VLAN along with my...
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    Real life utility of SoC speed and RAM size in routers

    When it comes to routing clock rate is the most important. Once you add applications then it becomes a balancing act to running applications and routing. Routing is just moving data in and out so, a fast clock is the most important, as you move data quicker at a higher clock rate. I would...
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    TP-Link Omada

    You might want to look at Cisco small business wireless like the Cisco 150ax APs. They are easy to configure and have a built-in controller. If the controller fails in 1 AP another will replace it automatically. Nice redundancy.
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    What would be a better solution?

    Mesh networks have nothing to do with wireless networks. Layer 1 does not apply. Mesh networking existed before wireless was invented. It is the way a network is setup based on whether it is a mesh setup or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh_networking
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