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Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by tucnak »

u8080 wrote: post #39
tucnak wrote: post #26

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They said the same thing about 40G but hey, I've loved it for bridging the gap between my two (10G and 100G, respectively) Mikrotik switches. You can have a dozen Gigabit ports, as well as up to four true 10G devices on your aggregation switch, and neither would be bottlenecked by traffic to and from the backside. This has been a massive boon. However, when it comes to 2.5G, I struggle to find one good reason to use…

1x PCIE 3.0 has 8 Gbps raw speed - for 2.5Gbps duplex Ethernet you'll need 6~7 Gbps of raw link to CPU. For 5Gbps and higher, you'll need another PCIE line - and SOHO motherboards are usually already pretty tight on PCIE lanes. 10GbE will require 4x3.0 lanes

This is got to be it!

Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by dismalpedigree »

The problem I have seen is when I need it most, due to a rare fiber internet outage, so does everyone else nearby and cellular data becomes saturated and unusable.

Re: UniFi 5G

#103

Post by dgroshev »

sofixa wrote: post #68
sschueller wrote: post #34

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I have a wireless backup[1] using Vyos[2] and a 5G router provided for free by the 5G service provider for those rare moments when both fiber links are dead. At the same time I would never recommend anyone get 5G internet as their primary service if you have other options and especially not from one of these cheap providers. [1] https://sschueller.github.io/posts/wiring-a-home-with-fiber/ [2] https://sschueller.githu…

Hey, another person running VyOS! How are you handling updates? Do you update on a fixed cadence, or do you build your own LTS? Or do you just take a random nightly and stick to it?

Hundreds of us!

I adore VyOS

Re: UniFi 5G

#104

Post by inopinatus »

kkapelon wrote: post #61
sschueller wrote: post #31

I am confused, this is just a 5G router right? Like the 5 year old Huawei CPE Pro 2 but with wifi7, poe and eSim? [1] https://consumer.huawei.com/en/routers/5g-cpe-pro-2/

Unifi is the Apple of networking gear. When something new is released the HN crowd is excited even when the same functionality existed already with another company.

More like the Sonos of networking gear, in that they were once kinda cool but squandered it with questionable product decisions.

Re: UniFi 5G

#105

Post by theshrike79 »

sschueller wrote: post #31

I am confused, this is just a 5G router right? Like the 5 year old Huawei CPE Pro 2 but with wifi7, poe and eSim? [1] https://consumer.huawei.com/en/routers/5g-cpe-pro-2/

I have this exact Huawei as my failover internet connection, works perfectly except doesn't do PoE so I need to have a stupid wall-wart for it.

Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by syntaxing »

Would be useful for 5G home internet if they had IMEI spoofing but I would doubt it. It sucks how the gateway from these services do not have external antenna support.

Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by syntaxing »

daft_pink wrote: post #100

Do you know if we can use the T-Mobile home Internet? I think they require their own modem, but I’m not sure.

You can if it supports IMEI spoofing (which I doubt). You definitely can use GL inet 5G routers if you want an alternative

Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by syntaxing »

cathepsin wrote: post #88
johncolanduoni wrote: post #42

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Is OpenWRT on Unifi APs any good? I hadn’t heard of it before, and I couldn’t find any performance comparisons on a quick search. Ubiquiti has gone downhill on a lot of things the last 5 years or so, but their radio firmware has always been a step up (within their price range) for me. I wouldn’t mind ditching the Unifi controller software though.

I'm using an U6+ with OpenWRT on it, flashed straight after unboxing and it's the only thing serving wireless in my household It's alright except for some shenanigans with DHCP trying to compete with the router, I fixed that by just disabling DHCP on the AP if I recall correctly. Speeds are pretty much as advertised on the box, the main thing using wireless is the TV as it has a 100mbit LAN port and it it's always sm…

I’m surprised there aren’t any better options than flashing over a U6+

Re: UniFi 5G

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Post by Nux »

inopinatus wrote: post #104
kkapelon wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unifi is the Apple of networking gear. When something new is released the HN crowd is excited even when the same functionality existed already with another company.

More like the Sonos of networking gear, in that they were once kinda cool but squandered it with questionable product decisions.

Hear hear!
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