Never mind that, check this out: https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/pro/category/all-cloud-keys-ga... Finally a viable USG3 replacement.
I hope they solved the cooling.
UniFi Express
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The Mikrotik RB5009 is very affordable and has both SFP+ and 1x 2.5G Ethernet. And you can use either port as WAN or LAN depending on your setup. Will still need a switch however if you have more 2.5G clients.
$200 for a router without a built-in wireless AP isn't what I would call a deal for a home router.
It actually is quite a good price. Not that I would actually buy it, I would go Mini PC and OPNSense for a router.
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This is my biggest knock against Ubiquiti at the moment. They have no real solutions in the 2.5GbE/10GbE market.
The UDM-SE I have has a 10Gbps and 2.5Gbps WAN ports: https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-unifi-cloud-gate... They also have multi-Gbps switches up to 25Gbps SFP28: https://store.ui.com/us/en?category=all-switching
From reports online the UDM-SE won’t actually NAT close to 10 Gbps and the manufacturer doesn’t provide any NAT performance numbers…so it becomes a bottle neck if you have 10 Gbps internet which is widely available and not that expensive my part of the world. (Hong Kong).
The only reasonably priced router I could find about 6 months ago that would NAT at line speed was the TP-LINK Onada ER8411. I ended up going with an all Oanda network which seems to work fine but ubiquiti had originally been my first choice.
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Sort of, and sort of not. UniFi requires a controller that gives you a single pane of glass style interface to control everything. Most of their controllers can run multiple applications, the top two being Network and Protect. Network runs their Routing, WiFi AP's, and Switches and gives you in depth data about what's going on where. Protect is their NVR system, which also does some AI stuff and ties into a few other…
I've seen this term used a lot lately, what does it mean? > single pane of glass style interface
It just means a unified (sorry) UI that handles everything, instead of having say one system/UI for routing, another for LAN management, another for firewall, etc etc where nothing necessarily knows about the others.
Re: UniFi Express
#135This product that has a huge caveat that limits it to many people's applications: > UniFi Express supports up to 5 connected UniFi Network devices, including other UniFi Express units, switches, and WiFi access points. Even my home has one AP per floor (3x) and 3x Unifi switches. This is clearly an artificial limitation for market segmentation reasons. I'm not going to rip out Unifi switches to go unmanaged, just for…
It's $149. I think you're expecting more from it than what your more advanced home setup needs. Mind you it talks a big talk for that price.
For comparison, I guess its direct competitor would be Eero 6+, going for $139.
UniFi has way more options to play around with and functionary rich so I $149 seems quite decently priced.
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#136I love ubiquiti. My entire home network runs on their gear, with self-hosted management. I have infra deployed across the country in a remote office that runs their gear, with a cloud key. It's solid stuff all around. Don’t use any of their unifi routers tho, can’t speak to that. I have an ER-4 at home and the remote office has a pfsense 1U.
Same here, I love the UDM Pro SE. Blocking application layer stuff like QUIC is just a couple clicks away. It has decent intrusion detection and response alongside other easy to configure firewall settings.
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I bought into their unifi ecosystem years ago. Separate devices, prosumer pricing, features and quality, single pane of glass. ... And I haven't upgraded anything since. Their new products are totally undirected, they aren't making items that are obvious and needed. Their software is falling behind and they just don't care. Case in point: the usg pro 4 is years old but they havent released an updated affordable just-…
Not to detract from an otherwise excellent comment but... product astronauts? Never heard that term before.
Mashup of "product managers" and "architecture astronauts"? It has a nice ring.
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Not to detract from an otherwise excellent comment but... product astronauts? Never heard that term before.
Never heard of it either but I like it. I assume their heads are up in the sky and coming up with product ideas that are very far out there.
> their heads are up in the sky
In the cloud(s), even.
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I kinda hate Ubiquiti routers. My UDM Pro felt like a total scam, with the IDS/IPS being nowhere close to advertised. They promised but never introduced WireGuard. I also experienced strange bugs in the stack. I eventually moved to OPNSense but the router I bought from them died. The interface was too cumbersome anyways, from the perspective of someone that just wanted WireGuard server+client, IPS/IDS, and VLAN. I fi…
Firewalla looks like ~$500 for a $50 device, closed source, includes free VPN, and ad blocking DNS… Seems like all you can do I hope they do not spy on your traffic and sell data. I run a reputable VPN for that very reason I don’t trust even my publically traded ISP. IDK, seems suspect. Or at least requires more trust than I am willing to hand out.
I had hesitation paying so much for a gateway but I gave it a shot and it’s amazing. It does what a gateway should do - notify you when things join your network, let you know if something is using “abnormal” amounts of data.. playing games (kids)… the device is worth $50.. but the software is worth the other $450 easily. If you have any care what goes on on your home network, buy a Firewalla. I’m honestly shocked they haven’t got bought and forced to some monthly subscription BS.