<div dir="ltr">opnsense on a N150 (I used to do this over proxmox, but find its so much less effort to just run on bare metal) + ubiquiti wireless <br>Been the best setup I've ever had.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 3 Sept 2026 at 13:34, Brad Campbell via plug <<a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au">plug@plug.org.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 2/9/26 18:04, James Henstridge via plug wrote:<br>
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 at 18:24, gavinwc via plug <<a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au" target="_blank">plug@plug.org.au</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks for your ideas and suggestions.<br>
>><br>
>> I was being lazy when typing, though I know it makes a big technical difference - I have indeed run cat5e through my house, and have a cable tester to check my cables, mostly because I tend to make my own most of the time.<br>
>><br>
>> I've decided that I will be looking to update my router, anyway, because even with the lan cable runs from time-to-time having better wifi in the house wouldn't go astray.<br>
> <br>
> One other thing you may want to think about is getting a wireless<br>
> access point separate from your router. I'm still using a crappy ISP<br>
> supplied router, but with it's wifi turned off it runs a lot cooler<br>
> and is mostly uninvolved in internal traffic.<br>
> <br>
> If the price doesn't scare you away, Unifi APs do a pretty good job.<br>
I'd second that. I have a pair of TP Link EAP265HD here and I love them.<br>
Best thing I ever did was separate the wireless.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
-- <br>
An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful<br>
experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very<br>
narrow field. - Niels Bohr<br>
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