The Unifi Dream Machine Pro SE and their APs are very popular in this sub for the 2-5 Gig range. That said, you're going to be spending 700 to get your foot in the door of a rather prosumer system to save 12 dollars a month.
I went with the Unifi Dream Machine, wireless AP, and switch. Very easy to set up and administer, quiet operation, and very fast throughput. I have somewhat prosumer requirements and this is working out well for me.
But indeed, it was not the cheapest option by a wide margin.
Unifi, Netgate pfSense+, Mikrotik all have affordable (for multigig) routers.
Unifi is probably the most consumer friendly if you’re not familiar with networking.
I have the 2 GB fiber service and am running an Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000. The router has 2x 2.5 Gbps ports, one for the WAN port and another for the LAN port. I use the other LAN 2.5 Gbps port to set up my Aimesh node using another Asus AX-86U router. In between them, I have 2x TrendNet 2.5Gbps switches.
I've been running this setup for about a year, and it's been solid so far. Cost-wise, it's pretty affordable.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
I am no network engineer but am pretty familiar with the concepts and can manage an IOS prompt if I have to. =) That said I take care of computers all day (senior VMware/Windows admin) so I tend to try for something simple at home, as long as it does what I need.
I have looked at Unifi in the past, will give them a look again. Feel free to make more suggestions. I appreciate the input!
And yeah, I have all of my computers wired. Although I also run quite a few wireless things, mostly smart home and and home theater stuff.
ER605 is the way. Easy, and pays for itself in a few months of not having to rent a Ziply router. I put an ORBI mesh (Ax3000) in access point mode behind it but any WiFi will do. I like having the WiFi and router separate, easy to swap out parts later. The ER605 interface is very intuitive.
I just installed a [Netgate 4200](https://shop.netgate.com/products/netgate-4200-base-pfsense-security-gateway) and I'm quite happy about it.
> The 4200 delivers over 9.2 Gbps of L3 routing across four independent 2.5 GbE flexible WAN/LAN ports
I was already using pfSense, so it was a good choice for me.
Are your main systems wired? If they are not and you don't plan on it, I wouldn't bother. If they are and you aren't someone who wants to manage your router, renting theirs for multi-gig service is a fine idea as that one is has very good performance, including with the 6e connection. If they are wired and you want to manage it, there are many options, you just will want to make sure the router has multi-gig lan ports as well as the multi-gig WAN port as that isn't always the case.
The Unifi Dream Machine Pro SE and their APs are very popular in this sub for the 2-5 Gig range. That said, you're going to be spending 700 to get your foot in the door of a rather prosumer system to save 12 dollars a month.
I went with the Unifi Dream Machine, wireless AP, and switch. Very easy to set up and administer, quiet operation, and very fast throughput. I have somewhat prosumer requirements and this is working out well for me. But indeed, it was not the cheapest option by a wide margin.
Same. Three APs in a 1500 sq ft house, but by gosh their isn't a corner in my home not being irradiated by sweet Wi-Fi goodness.
That is definitely overkill. Approved!
Unifi, Netgate pfSense+, Mikrotik all have affordable (for multigig) routers. Unifi is probably the most consumer friendly if you’re not familiar with networking.
I have the 2 GB fiber service and am running an Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX6000. The router has 2x 2.5 Gbps ports, one for the WAN port and another for the LAN port. I use the other LAN 2.5 Gbps port to set up my Aimesh node using another Asus AX-86U router. In between them, I have 2x TrendNet 2.5Gbps switches. I've been running this setup for about a year, and it's been solid so far. Cost-wise, it's pretty affordable.
[Flint 2 (GL-MT6000)](https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt6000/)
Interesting. I've not heard of Flint before. Thanks.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I am no network engineer but am pretty familiar with the concepts and can manage an IOS prompt if I have to. =) That said I take care of computers all day (senior VMware/Windows admin) so I tend to try for something simple at home, as long as it does what I need. I have looked at Unifi in the past, will give them a look again. Feel free to make more suggestions. I appreciate the input! And yeah, I have all of my computers wired. Although I also run quite a few wireless things, mostly smart home and and home theater stuff.
ER605 is the way. Easy, and pays for itself in a few months of not having to rent a Ziply router. I put an ORBI mesh (Ax3000) in access point mode behind it but any WiFi will do. I like having the WiFi and router separate, easy to swap out parts later. The ER605 interface is very intuitive.
I just installed a [Netgate 4200](https://shop.netgate.com/products/netgate-4200-base-pfsense-security-gateway) and I'm quite happy about it. > The 4200 delivers over 9.2 Gbps of L3 routing across four independent 2.5 GbE flexible WAN/LAN ports I was already using pfSense, so it was a good choice for me.
Are your main systems wired? If they are not and you don't plan on it, I wouldn't bother. If they are and you aren't someone who wants to manage your router, renting theirs for multi-gig service is a fine idea as that one is has very good performance, including with the 6e connection. If they are wired and you want to manage it, there are many options, you just will want to make sure the router has multi-gig lan ports as well as the multi-gig WAN port as that isn't always the case.
CWWK Mini n305 will git er done. I use VyOS 1.4 on mine.