 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. Any recommendations? 13 comments
@grmpyprogrammer Not really. Their stuff has gotten too complicated and robust for home use, I think.  @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 You only need it for setup and then you can turn it off, with local access only @ramsey @grmpyprogrammer I’d upgrade to their unifi express or similar gateway, unless you want to jettison the AC Pros too. @josh @grmpyprogrammer I’d love to keep them, so upgrading is probably best, but their stuff seems so complicated nowadays. @ramsey Consider the TP-Link Omada gear. Like Ubiquiti, you can do integrated management of all the gear. (WiFi AP's, Switches, etc..) but I like how it also has a good option for an onsite controller and it works well without an upstream/cloud management account. All local. - Currently have Ubiquiti at home, have Omada and Ubiquiti at locations I manage, and home may go Omada soon.  @ramsey 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. Then I'm not sure what to recommend because most of vendors with simple configuration I've tried just disappointed me later. I hope you'll find one that works fine without being complex at the same time. Don't forget to write about it then 😄 |
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@ramsey Do you want to stay with Ubiquiti stuff?