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Options for a local-only (or mostly) home network (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by qnm@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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I’m currently using Eero https://eero.com/ for my home network, as it mostly works well and is easy for my partner to enable and disable our kids devices at bedtime etc. The interface is quite slow, and I worry about being so cloud and Amazon dependant.

I’m wondering if there’s a local-only, ideally open, alternative? Most alternatives eg Ubiquiti seem to be becoming cloud based, and the likes of open wrt isn’t very partner-friendly.

Is there a middle ground? My requirements are modest, just a few wireless access points plus a handful of wired devices. Internet is max 1 gigabit.

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[–] qnm@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I run my Eeros on a wired connection so I don’t really /need/ a mesh.

I’ll look at adguard and pihole - I had been thinking in terms of the network controlling access for kids, I suppose there are other ways of achieving that, eg through a firewall or dns.

[–] Awwab@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Since you don't need an off the shelf mesh you could definitely go with just regular access points, check out ruckus and ubiquity (they have cloud stuff but it's completely optional) used stuff on ebay. You can just setup each access point with the same SSID and password and your devices will pick the best one for the most part. You could also play with broadcast strength if they overlap too much.

AdGuard and Pihole are both dns based btw.