One of my local ISP offers 10Gbps broadband for cheap. What is the cheapest router setup one can get with a 10Gpbs wan and lan port? WiFi and switching hardware is optional.

  • ferret@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    cheapest option is probably a second hand office pc with a second hand 2-4 port 10gbit card in it

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      4 months ago

      In the long run a PC will probably more expensive though, because it uses more electricity than a specialized embedded device. A specialized router is probably worth it if you stick with it for a while, at 10G there is little reason to upgrade.

  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Unless you go with a pc with 10gig interfaces my suggestion would be a mikrotik ccr2004-16g-2s and a couple of 10gig sfp+ interfaces. It comes with the added bonus of passive cooling and more software options than most of us knows what to do with. Even has WLC capabilities.

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    4 months ago

    Check out things like “Protectli Vault” and just put pfsense/opnsense on it

  • Jenseitsjens@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Zyxel AX7501 has one sfp+ 10G wan and one rj45 10G lan port. Should be around 350$ if you can buy it where you live. I work at an ISP am that’s the device we’re giving to our customers for 10G.

    In general I don’t think you’ll get much lower than that even if you build your own router.