Router recommendations for small home network that supports 1.5Gbps and VLANs (without breaking the bank) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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I have a home network consisting of several raspberry pis, a Roku, and a total of 4 laptops and smartphones.

Currently, I have the ISP provided router/modem in bridge mode which I'll refer to as my modem. This is connected to my own ASUS wireless router/Access Point which I'll refer to as my access point (AP). The AP supports about 900Mbps. I'm fine with this bottleneck for now as I intend to upgrade my AP in the future

My goal here is to purchase a router that supports the 1.5Gbps that's coming from my ISP's modem. I'd like to use it to set up a VLAN and tinker with, with the ability to connect 4 devices in addition to my access point.

The problem I'm facing is that I haven't yet found a router that's <$200CAD which supports 1.5Gbps. There are probably brands I'm unaware of, so would you fine folks be able to recommend me a router?

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[-] Oisteink@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Speeds over 1gbps are still costly. Not like it used to be but still a cost driver. If you increase your amount to 350 you could use a 4mb 64gb like this

Slap opnsense or pfsense on it and you’re good to go - like this dude did

Edit: Topton’s official store on AliExpress

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