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My Network Hardware

I sometimes get asked which router I use, or what I use for my home server.

My home networking 'hardware stack' is as follows

Mikrotik Router/FireWall

I have replaced the FitPC4 with a Mikrotik RB750Gr3 that cost me £58.

Despite being a lot less 'powerful' than my previous setup, after a little configuration I see no difference in network performance

Managed Switch

I have at this time removed the managed switch, however this may be reintroduced at a later date

Wireless Access Point

I have changed my Wireless Access Point I now have a Netgear EX7000 running stock firmware in wireless access point mode, connected to my Tenda powerline network.

Home Server

I now have a FitPC4 running as a Home Server. It runs ProxMox and serves my secondary/fallback local DNS server - running unbound in authoritative recursive mode in a container using a single core.

The other 3 cores will serve my eventually serve my nextcloud instance once I move it back in network

Primary DNS Server

Note how I said secondary DNS server, that's because my primary in-house DNS is located behind my TV in the form of a Cubietruck running Unbound on NetBSD in authoritative recursive mode

NetBSD is especially suited as unbound is part of the core system, meaning nothing else is required to set things up.

my_network_hardware.txt · Last modified: [Saturday 15 April 2023] [21:13] by forge