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Trying to decide on a router

I have 2gig FTTP internet. My current router can only support 1gig networking. It's been fine for me because the router was bought when I had 1gig down coax internet. I've got a bit of cash now and am looking to replace it. I think I'm currently debating between the GL.iNet Flint 3 and the Unifi Cloud Gateway Max. I'm open to other options under about $220 but here are a few of my "nice-to-haves":

  • Capable of at least 2gig WAN
  • At least one (preferably 2+) 2+gig LAN ports
  • Ability to block individual devices from connecting to the internet without blocking everything on the network from doing so (a smart TV I don't want connected for any reason other than updates for example)
  • Ability to assign my own IP addresses to devices (probably a very low bar)
  • Ability to use a static IP given to me by my ISP rather than DHCP from the ISP (also probably a low bar)
  • Ability to monitor network usage in the following ways
    • As a whole (i.e., currently using X mbps up and Y mbps down)
    • By Device
      • mbps up and down
      • actual traffic and dns requests of different devices
  • Ability to block sites on a per-device basis (for example, my laptop can access facebook but my kids' tablets can't)
  • Ability to be the endpoint of either a WireGuard or OpenVPN tunnel into my home network (I remote in from my phone sometimes to check stuff on my home server)
  • Preferably ability to log into it via a browser (such as 192.168.1.1)
  • Serving as a WiFi access point is preferred but not required. I can put my old router in Wireless AP mode if needed.
  • Ability to set QoS both by type of traffic AND by device (Not sure how feasible this is)
    • Example: Games have higher priority over media streaming when coming from the same device but my server media streaming gets higher priority than my desktop games.

Edit: I am the type that likes to poke around in settings and see how things work, how I can make them work better, and how to fix them when attempting to make it work better invariably breaks something.

submitted by /u/archeybald to r/HomeNetworking
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Source: r/HomeNetworking · by /u/archeybald

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