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--- my_network_hardware [[Friday 13 August 2021] [22:26]] – created forge
+++ my_network_hardware [[Saturday 15 April 2023] [21:13]] (current) – [Managed Switch] forge
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 My home networking 'hardware stack' is as follows
-===== PfSense Router/FireWall =====
+===== Mikrotik Router/FireWall =====
-I have installed PfSense CE on one of 2 [[https://www.fit-pc.com/web/products/specifications/fit-pc4-models-specifications/|FitPC4]]s that cost me £70 (£35 each) about 2 years or so ago. More on the second one later
-{{:pfsensece-router.jpg?nolink&400|}}
+{{:wiki:img_20230415_203233871.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
-The specifications for this dual gigabit are pretty impressive
+I have replaced the FitPC4 with a [[https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3|Mikrotik RB750Gr3]] that cost me £58.
-{{::pfsense-router-spec.png?nolink&400|}}
+Despite being a lot less 'powerful' than my [[my_network_hardware/previous_setup|previous setup]], after a little configuration I see no difference in network performance
-As I took this screenshot, my main TV was streaming a 1080p video from Youtube, My Daughter was also streaming YouTube at 1080p on her desktop pc, My eldest son was watching Netflix on his x220 Thinkpad (720p),and my youngest was streaming 1080p Netflix on a bedroom TV while sneaking a YouTube video on his Mobile at 720p (not sure why he thinks I don't know he's watching Minecraft videos as well), the PfSense router just ticks along silently.
 ===== Managed Switch =====
-I use a [[https://www.netgear.com/business/wired/switches/plus/gs308e/|NetGear GS308E Managed switch]] and use 2 vlans to split it in half and have one subnet in the right 4 ports and another subnet on the 4 ports on the left hand side
+{{::img_20210813_224957.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
-{{::img_20210813_224957.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+I have at this time removed the managed switch, however this may be reintroduced at a later date
 ===== Wireless Access Point =====
-My Wireless Access Point is connected to my managed switch. It is a [[https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr3600_v1|TP-Link WDR3600]] and runs the [[https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr3600_v1|OpenWRT]] based [[https://www.gargoyle-router.com/|Gargoyle Firmware]] in wireless access point mode.
-{{::img_20210813_231109.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+{{::wiki:img_20230415_211253432.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+I have changed my Wireless Access Point I now have a [[https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex7000#docs|Netgear EX7000]] running stock firmware in wireless access point mode, connected to my Tenda powerline network.
 ===== Home Server ====
-The second FitPC4 has live as my Home Server. It runs Debian and serves my NextCloud instance, which is not opened to teh internet at large, but can be accessed externally via OpenVPN access, I even have a nice little monitor and keyboard to use with it  .
-{{::img_20210813_231808.jpg?nolink&400 |}} {{::debian-fitpc.png?nolink&400 |}}
+{{::wiki:img_20230415_214202163.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+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 ====
+{{::wiki:img_20230415_214724931.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
+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.

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