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Originally Posted by idlewild
Thanks! Great advice on ordering a switch with at least 2.5GB ports - will do.
Curious as to why you would recommend leaving Calix alone and dumbing down my own router? I'm looking at the Unifi Dream Router 7 for reference. I'm sure this is an in depth technical discussion so feel free to summarize, if you can. Is it as simple as the the cost of double NATing outweighing the benefits of added security / features I could use with the DR7? |
Nice router! I'm not a network guru so there's no deep technical discussion from my end. That's also the reason I'm not a fan of double NATing - I don't want to have to set up, troubleshoot, and maintain a complex network. It's as simple as that - just my preference. Whichever option you choose, definitely turn off the Calix radios, though.
My primary home is still in Naples (the house hasn't sold) and I work from home and my security requirements are extremely high. For that, I use a hardware firewall/router with DPI. I am going to attempt to get Centric to turn off the Calix routing, but if they won't do it, I can set my firewall/router to bridge and not lose any features.