Comment by grvdrm
6 hours ago
What router and associated configuration software are you using? I have a Eero mesh network that leaves a lot to be desired for a fiddler like me.
6 hours ago
What router and associated configuration software are you using? I have a Eero mesh network that leaves a lot to be desired for a fiddler like me.
I'm using OPNSense for the router, on their dedicated hardware - DEC750 iirc.
The switches are mostly Mikrotik, with some Unifi switches.
The wifi APs are all Unifi - they are all PoE and wired into the same network, no mesh. Even between buildings I ran fibre.
For the switching and routing, were I to do it again now I might go all Unifi. They recently implemented some much needed updates to make doing things like firewall rules and routing based on device much easier. I have a complicated set of rules in OPNsense to route IOT VLAN traffic out via a VPN connection, which require static IP assignments via DHCP, but under the new Unifi network I could do it with a few clicks and being able to use device attributes rather than a static IP.
I am also using an SLZB-MR1 for a ZigBee controller and Matter over Thread border router. I've got a bunch of IKEA and Mercator ZigBee light bulbs/fixtures that act as ZigBee routers. It's a strong enough mesh I rarely have issues with the ~180 devices on the net.