cant seem to find a good router..

[redbeard916]

i need a good wired router suggestion for a 1.5gig internet connection( multiple 2.5gig ports) . I'm not really interested in asus,netgear,tplink or anything of that nature. id like ubiquiti, but they seem to be limited on 2.5gig ethernet ports and the one device i found runs extremely hot and caps at 1.5gig MAX on a good day.. is there any good easy to setup with a web interface routers out there that will suit my needs.

 

[tgl]

Maybe something running pfSense or OPNsense?

You can bring your own mini-PC-type hardware, or if you're not into figuring out exactly what will work, I'd recommend one of Netgate's pfSense "appliance" boxes. I bought their 4200 a few months ago and have been quite pleased.

 

[redbeard916]

That's an option if it's easy to setup. Home based residential routers are just so easy but feel like they lack in power and speed.. Asus still the number 1 home router ??

 

[tgl]

That's an option if it's easy to setup.

Well, easy is in the eye of the beholder maybe. Netgate's documentation is quite complete, and for my taste miles ahead of the docs from Asus, Ubiquiti, or anything else I've worked with in this space. But it might be a bit of a shock if you've never set up individual firewall rules before. (OTOH, if you aren't trying to provide network servers the defaults are likely just fine.)

 

[Tech9]

Firewalla Gold Pro?

Firewalla Gold Pro: 10G Cyber Security Firewall & Router Protecting Your Family and Business

Powered by The Firewalla Security Stack Deep Insight helps you see the network at up to 10+ Gigabits per second with 2x 10Gbit Interfaces and 2x 2.5Gbit interfaces. Control your network with intrusion prevention (IPS) and network segmentation, adding virtual walls around your connected devices...

firewalla.com

 

[Digilog]

i need a good wired router suggestion for a 1.5gig internet connection( multiple 2.5gig ports) . I'm not really interested in asus,netgear,tplink or anything of that nature. id like ubiquiti, but they seem to be limited on 2.5gig ethernet ports and the one device i found runs extremely hot and caps at 1.5gig MAX on a good day.. is there any good easy to setup with a web interface routers out there that will suit my needs.

Just to clarify, there isn't a way to get more than what was provisioned (1.5Gb to the internet) but computer to computer communications in your network will be 2.5Gb.

 

[redbeard916]

Firewalla Gold Pro?

Firewalla Gold Pro: 10G Cyber Security Firewall & Router Protecting Your Family and Business

Powered by The Firewalla Security Stack Deep Insight helps you see the network at up to 10+ Gigabits per second with 2x 10Gbit Interfaces and 2x 2.5Gbit interfaces. Control your network with intrusion prevention (IPS) and network segmentation, adding virtual walls around your connected devices...

firewalla.com

massively overkill lol.

 

[Tech9]

id like ubiquiti, but they seem to be limited on 2.5gig ethernet ports and the one device i found runs extremely hot and caps at 1.5gig MAX on a good day.

This specific one disappears the moment it shows in stock, very popular. Up to 1.5Gbps WAN-LAN with IDS/IPS enabled, full 2.5GbE without it and on LAN-LAN switching. For $200 there is hardly anything better. The software is excellent end easy enough even for beginners. The online documentation and built-in help are good enough. If concerned about the operating temperature - place it on a laptop cooling pad or something similar. If you need more than a flat home network - get VLAN capable switches and APs. The same for Firewalla above or other OPNsense/pfSense appliances.

 

[RMinNJ]

Which ubiquiti is being discussed here?

 

[Tech9]

Which ubiquiti is being discussed here?

Cloud Gateway Max

Cloud Gateway Max NS - Ubiquiti Store

Compact 2.5G Cloud Gateway with 30+ UniFi device / 300+ client support, 1.5 Gbps IPS routing, and selectable NVR storage.

store.ui.com

 

[coxhaus]

Firewalla Gold Pro?

Firewalla Gold Pro: 10G Cyber Security Firewall & Router Protecting Your Family and Business

Powered by The Firewalla Security Stack Deep Insight helps you see the network at up to 10+ Gigabits per second with 2x 10Gbit Interfaces and 2x 2.5Gbit interfaces. Control your network with intrusion prevention (IPS) and network segmentation, adding virtual walls around your connected devices...

firewalla.com

I looked at Firewalla Gold back when it first came out. My issue is it is not scalable as it has no layer 3 support. So, it will not work with my Cisco layer 3 switch using layer 3 routing.

To me Firewalla looks better than a consumer router as it implies it has stateful packet inspection better than any consumer router. I have not tested it nor looked at it hard after figuring out it would not work for me. It seems easy enough to use.

And to be fair, now that they support 10gig I could run my network all layer 2.