I’d like to replace my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X. It’s performed well for the past 7+ years, but over the last year, I’ve noticed a significant drop in my network performance.
I thought it was my ISP, but I’m getting consistent 1 Gbps down/up at their router, so it’s either the EdgeRouter X, a DLink switch, or the 3 Ubiquiti AP AC Pro units I have (if it’s any of them, it must be all 3, since I’ve connected to each for testing). My hunch is it’s the EdgeRouter X.
@jcobb Interesting! I’ve already factory reset it a couple times over the last year, and I think my firewall rules are set to sufficiently disallow outside access, so this probably isn’t the problem, but just in case, I might give it another try.
@ramsey I bought this system in 2021. It's SOOOOO GOOD. If I needed to buy a new one right now, I’d look at either this, or, if it's not considered current I'd look at whatever replaced it in the line. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WNY2WKG
@ramsey
If you're not scared of advanced network configuration, then @mikrotik.
Their devices are very good and they have a good OS which is continuously updated over years, so you won't find yourself with a router which OS is 5 years old.
But they mostly don't have "magic" features like "click this blue button to set up your entire network". Only simple "Quick Setup" and then mostly advanced configuration.
@skobkin@mikrotik I think I want to get away from the “advanced” configuration, but I do want to be able to manage a guest network with a different subnet, etc.
@skobkin@mikrotik I’m not opposed to advanced configurations, so, if your experience is that simpler configurations are disappointing, then I’m okay with the advanced recommendations. 🙂
@ramsey I was gonna say get the Unifi Dream Machine — it’s what I have but my home setup is a lot more complex than yours — dream machine, PoE 24 port switch, 7 in-wall access points, and a smaller edge router in the basement for TV, AppleTV and some other stuff with cabled ethernet
@grmpyprogrammer I’m not opposed to getting Ubiquiti stuff, but I thought you were going to try to sell me on something else, since I recall you being upset about their move to cloud-managed devices a few years ago. :-)
@ramsey@grmpyprogrammer They have a ton (too many, IMO) of devices now, but I think they have actually significantly improved their home-scale offerings quite a bit, especially over the past year.
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