Cheapest router for 10Gbps internet
Cheapest router for 10Gbps internet
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.
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cheapest option is probably a second hand office pc with a second hand 2-4 port 10gbit card in it
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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.
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Power is cheap as fuck where I live, ymmv I guess
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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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Do you want just 10Gb ports or do you also want 10Gb internet throughput?
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Check out things like "Protectli Vault" and just put pfsense/opnsense on it
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A UDM-pro might be a good option in addition to some of the other suggestions here.
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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.
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