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EatYouWell ,

Are you looking for a wireless router, or an ethernet router? Either way, look at MikroTik. Iirc, they have few cheaper options with a 2.5g sfp cage.

If you can swing it, the RB5009U is a great one.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP , (edited )
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I’m looking for an Ethernet router which I’d connect a wireless access point to for WiFi.

Thanks for the recommendation. It’s a bit out of my price range but sfp might be an issue for my since my modem and Ap don’t have that port.

Markaos ,

sfp might be an issue for my since my modem and Ap don’t have that port

SFP is something like a port for ports - you buy an SFP module based on what port you need, so you can just buy a network device with SFP cages that can handle your required speed and then pick a combination of Ethernet / optical SFP modules that match your needs. But the modules aren’t exactly cheap, even the Ethernet ones.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP ,
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Oh, I see. I appreciate the explanation.

EatYouWell ,

An sfp is just an interface type for a card that can house various ports, like a 2.5g ethernet port.

The L009 should fit your needs, though.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP ,
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Thank you, that looks like a great option.

infinitevalence ,
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Adding a 2.5g card to a PC it’s the way to go. I put one in my mini 1l PC and run pfsense on it.

towerful ,

Mikrotik is awesome. They are super powerful and super flexible.
But they don’t hold your hand, and have a hell of a learning curve.
Luckily, the quick-set default config thing is actually decent these days. So it’s easy enough to get a basic setup going, then figure out how the bridge works, vlan tagging, where to add IPs, DHCP settings, DNS whatevers and all that.
It took me about 6 run through of setting it up before I stopped locking myself out accidentally! Probably another 6 before I was confident setting up a new vlan with routing/DHCP/etc.

Just be aware that there are a lot of popular tutorials out there based on older versions of the software, and older ways of doing things. Look for videos from 2022+

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