to 192.168.50.1 saved and applied ( 192.168.50.1 was the old address of my AP when it was running as router), and I can no longer access the router in any way, and have no internet. I then changed the IP for Lan1 in OPNSense from 192.168.1.1.

Connected ONT to WAN, WiFI AP (Asus RTAX58U) to Lan1, logged in and setup PPPoe, saved and applied, and I had internet, with my AP (being in AP mode) at 192.168.1.101 I've heard that after changing your router passwords, the next home network security step you should take is move your IoT devices to a seperate network.I got a new protectli box (FW4B) with OPNSense and coreboot. I also like the idea of some level of expandability. If the Netgate 1100 would handle my routing, VPN and adblock without breaking a sweat then that's an easy call, but I'm willing to pay for something that's going to be smooth and reliable. I am price sensitive, but I haven't listed anything here that I can't afford. I plan to flash my Asus device back to factory spec and convert from router to access point Usage is WFH video conferencing, game streaming, video streaming, max 4-5 high bandwidth concurrent users, 1 through router-based VPN Router based adblock (I've futzed with a PiHole, and it's another thing to maintain) VPN on the router to ExpressVPN, routing specific devices through the VPN

I've futzed with hardware and rigging devices before, but now I have better things to do with my time, so I'd like something that stands up and stays up.Ĭurrently around 50 devices connected (mix of IoT, NAS, and general purpose compute I need something that's small, low power and fanless. The current router is an Asus-Merlin 86U, but after several iterations I find it gets unreliable and corrupts the flash drive used for application storage. I'm networking a small home that uses 3 wifi access points. Qotom Q330G4 8RAM/16DRV ($310) - Cheaper, but slightly less horsepower than the Protectli, hardware not selected specifically for pfsense (/dp/B074XNYHL4) Protectli FW4B 8RAM/120DRV ($370) - Expensive, plenty of horsepower Netgate 2100 ($300) - bigger RAM, might be nice for my VPN / adblocking needs

Netgate 1100 ($180) - cheapest, uses purpose built hardware, unsure if it has the horsepower I'm upgrading from an Asus-Merlin setup for my home network and need advice on hardware for my use case.

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