Hi!
Was looking for something safe and reliable, 8 or 16 ports, managed. I
don't really need PoE. I've read really bad review on Netgear on Amazon.
I am also looking for 'average' pricing, not the cheapest and not the
most expensive ones. Also don't want to have to register online for some
"features" to work.
I use Ubiquiti in my home. For a router I use a Unifi Security Gateway (USG)[1] but I'd like to upgrade to the Dream Machine Pro SE when available. Then for the switch a non-PoE 24 port rack mount managed switch with two UAP-AC Lites (Wifi 5, dual band)[2]. If I were to setup a brand new system I would use the new WiFi 6 version[3].
Pretty happy with it overall. I run the Unifi controller software on a CentOS Steam box in the closet since I package it for the RPM Fusion non-free repository, however, when I upgrade the whole Dream Machine series[4] have it built in.
Thanks,
Richard