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Cheap router 2.5GB (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by P3rid0t_@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Hello,

Does anyone have recommendation for relatively cheap (could be used) and small (5-6 Ethernet ports since I'm limited with space) router that have at least 1x 2.5G LAN, 1x 10G LAN and 1x 10G WAN and support OpenWRT?

Wi-Fi is optional (would be disabled anyway)

Oh and I want to use 2.5G since I already have built-in 2.5G network in my PC, but if there is really nothing good that have 2.5G support, I could go with something with 2x 10G LAN and buy 10G network card to my PC

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[–] fisheess89@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Plenty of such on Taobao. I guess you can find them on aliexpress

[–] P3rid0t_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I would look for them

[–] mal-2k@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you could relinquish to the 10G LAN port in some way may be the mikrotik rb5009 fits your needs. It has 1x 10G sfp+, 1x 2,5G and the rest are 1G Ethernet. Also its support by openwrt but I would give RouterOS at least a try.

https://mikrotik.com/product/rb5009ug_s_in

https://openwrt.org/toh/mikrotik/rb5009ug_s_in

Regarding the 10G LAN depending on your needs its may be better of in a DMZ anyway?

[–] P3rid0t_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe I won't even need 10 GB WAN so this could fit my needs, thanks

[–] SimonLeBonTon@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Protectcli Vault 4!

[–] ProbablePenguin@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Probably an SFF PC off ebay for $60 or so + a 10G NIC. Could run Opnsense, or OpenWRT if you wanted to.

[–] NC1HM@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

5-6 ports is not "small". "Small" is 2-4. Six-port 2.5G units do exist, but they are relatively expensive compared to the actual small (2-4 ports) units. You have to trawl eBay or bite the bullet on AliExpress...

[–] P3rid0t_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

5-6 is small for me (especially where there are routers with 24 ports or so)

[–] vasveritas@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Serve The Home forums and YouTube is dedicated to these devices.

Protectli, CWWK, Topton are the manufacturers. Protectli is actually a rebrander of the Chinese products for western audiences. CWWK designs the actual motherboards. You can order from whichever vender you like, although Topton seems the least reliable as far as English support and firmware.