Dual-WAN Router Recommendations
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@BRRABill said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
What are the use cases for the ERL at this point?
the ERL is is pure router. no switch chip. It also has slightly more power and more storage.
I use them a lot simply because they are already in place though.
Most branch offices would be an ER-X now.
The main office would be an ER-PoE. -
@JaredBusch said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@BRRABill said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
What are the use cases for the ERL at this point?
the ERL is is pure router. no switch chip. It also has slightly more power and more storage.
I use them a lot simply because they are already in place though.
Most branch offices would be an ER-X now.
The main office would be an ER-PoE.I'm liking the ER-PoE at the house. Just being able to power Pro or Lite AP from the same box is really handy. Still just the one AC-PRO at the house tho.
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Thanks guys. I will let you know how this goes, if I end up getting a second WAN connection, and I'll report back when that happens. I think the Ubiquiti equipment is sounding like the best bet though.
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So update on this:
I will be starting at Spectrum/TWC/Charter one week from today. I know people who work there and the cost of them giving you internet and tv, etc is negligible. So the plan is to keep my current 100/100Mbps FiOS and then get whatever the highest level TWC connection I can and run both, considering one will be basically free. Just to be sure, the ER-X can be setup that way, correct? The plan is to get an ER-X, if that's the case, use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections, and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Thanks,
A.J. -
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
I will be starting at Spectrum/TWC/Charter one week from today. I know people who work there and the cost of them giving you internet and tv, etc is negligible. So the plan is to keep my current 100/100Mbps FiOS and then get whatever the highest level TWC connection I can and run both, considering one will be basically free. Just to be sure, the ER-X can be setup that way, correct? The plan is to get an ER-X, if that's the case, use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections, and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Thanks,
A.J.At that point, I'd actually be looking at something a little faster than the ER-X as they're limited to 500mb/s routing. The ER X SFP or ER PoE both can do 1gb/s routing. That 500mb/s of routing is the only real drawback of the ER-X.
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@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
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@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
Only three routing ports. Rest are switched.
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@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
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Also, the reason for using the dd-wrt router as the AP/switch is because of cost, mostly. I don't have equipment that can handle the speed and dual-wan connections I want to throw at it, which is why I was looking for a router that could handle it. But I do have APs that will work, so until I can afford to drop the $$ for new APs from Ubiquiti, then I'll just stick with what I have.
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@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That's an ER-L, not an ER-X. Nothing wrong with either. I suppose you could see a performance increase in the ER-L over the ER-X, but for home, this seems unlikely.
The ER-L is nearly 2x the price of the ER-X and does not have any switch ports on it, also does not use nor provide POE for an AP.
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@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That's an ER-L, not an ER-X. Nothing wrong with either. I suppose you could see a performance increase in the ER-L over the ER-X, but for home, this seems unlikely.
The ER-L is nearly 2x the price of the ER-X and does not have any switch ports on it, also does not use nor provide POE for an AP.
https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-Advanced-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00YFJT29C
So this one?
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@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That's an ER-L, not an ER-X. Nothing wrong with either. I suppose you could see a performance increase in the ER-L over the ER-X, but for home, this seems unlikely.
The ER-L is nearly 2x the price of the ER-X and does not have any switch ports on it, also does not use nor provide POE for an AP.
Also, don't really care about PoE in this case. I have outlets that will do the job. However, if I go with the X and by some chance get a PoE AP, then that would be handy.
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@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
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@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
For almost twice the price, like @Dashrender said, is it worth the double memory for a home network? Even if my combined internet speed is 200Mb/sec, is it worth the extra upfront money?
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Looking up instructions for how to setup the dual-wan load-balancing, I found this:
https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/205145990-EdgeRouter-Dual-WAN-Load-Balance-FeatureI'm assuming this would work with the ER-X?
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@thanksajdotcom There is a wizard
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@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
For almost twice the price, like @Dashrender said, is it worth the double memory for a home network? Even if my combined internet speed is 200Mb/sec, is it worth the extra upfront money?
Just use the ER-X ($50) and the UAP-AC-LITE ($77)
That is $127 shipped with Prime.
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@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
For almost twice the price, like @Dashrender said, is it worth the double memory for a home network? Even if my combined internet speed is 200Mb/sec, is it worth the extra upfront money?
Ah, at only 200Mb/sec, you should only NEED 400mb/s, so the ER-X and it's 500mb/s (bits, not bytes unless I've missed a huge trend in what ISPs are quoting), so yeah, stick with the ER-X.
Also, more than slightly off topic. I was always trained that a capital letter denoted bytes while a lowercase letter denoted bits. So networking was always 100mb/s and file sizes were always 100MB.
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@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
For almost twice the price, like @Dashrender said, is it worth the double memory for a home network? Even if my combined internet speed is 200Mb/sec, is it worth the extra upfront money?
Ah, at only 200Mb/sec, you should only NEED 400mb/s, so the ER-X and it's 500mb/s (bits, not bytes unless I've missed a huge trend in what ISPs are quoting), so yeah, stick with the ER-X.
Also, more than slightly off topic. I was always trained that a capital letter denoted bytes while a lowercase letter denoted bits. So networking was always 100mb/s and file sizes were always 100MB.
See, I always saw it was based on whether the "b" was capital or not. MB = megabyte and Mb = megabit. But I also see mbps and Mbps used in networking, so I'm not sure what the "official" standard is.
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@JaredBusch said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@travisdh1 said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@Dashrender said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
@thanksajdotcom said in Dual-WAN Router Recommendations:
So update on this:
... use 2/3 of the ports for WAN connections,
Don't you mean 2/5?
and run the third port to an AP/switch I have running with dd-wrt.
Why are you using the dd-wrt? The ER-X is a firewall/router. I'd use UAPs for APs.
The one I was looking at was this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeMax-EdgeRouter-ERLite-3-Ethernet/dp/B00CPRVF5K
Am I looking at the wrong one?
That would be a great one for what you need to do with it.
For almost twice the price, like @Dashrender said, is it worth the double memory for a home network? Even if my combined internet speed is 200Mb/sec, is it worth the extra upfront money?
Just use the ER-X ($50) and the UAP-AC-LITE ($77)
That is $127 shipped with Prime.
Yeah, the ER-X will be what I go with. I'll just stick to the AP I have for now until I upgrade to the Unifi AP.
