Non-Wifi 10gbps Routers

[creator88]

Hi,

My existing MyRepublic contract will be expiring soon and will most likely be changing to a 10 gbps plan. Wondering if there are any affordable non-wifi 10gbps routers (with at least two 10 gbps ethernet ports) to recommend? Don't really need the router to have wifi functions as I have a separate mesh system that works well for my basic wifi needs.

My current 3 gbps plan is sufficient, but since 10gbps plan is same price or cheaper, might as well upgrade. 10 gbps port will primarily be connected to my desktop (so need to purchase a 10gbps ethernet adaptor as well).

 

[keenklee]

Hi,

My existing MyRepublic contract will be expiring soon and will most likely be changing to a 10 gbps plan. Wondering if there are any affordable non-wifi 10gbps routers (with at least two 10 gbps ethernet ports) to recommend? Don't really need the router to have wifi functions as I have a separate mesh system that works well for my basic wifi needs.

My current 3 gbps plan is sufficient, but since 10gbps plan is same price or cheaper, might as well upgrade. 10 gbps port will primarily be connected to my desktop (so need to purchase a 10gbps ethernet adaptor as well).

IMHO.
I use D-Link DPN-BE7212GR < $200. It has dual band Wifi 7 but I am going to replace it with 3-nodes BE65 Pro Mesh. I got 1x Desktop 10GbE enabled. The rest connected 5GbE and 1GbE.

 

[iduncheckmail]

Hi,

My existing MyRepublic contract will be expiring soon and will most likely be changing to a 10 gbps plan. Wondering if there are any affordable non-wifi 10gbps routers (with at least two 10 gbps ethernet ports) to recommend? Don't really need the router to have wifi functions as I have a separate mesh system that works well for my basic wifi needs.

My current 3 gbps plan is sufficient, but since 10gbps plan is same price or cheaper, might as well upgrade. 10 gbps port will primarily be connected to my desktop (so need to purchase a 10gbps ethernet adaptor as well).

there is literally nothing on your home network combined that can saturate 3 gbps, let alone 10gbps. Moreover this is local bandwith.

but please dont listen to me , and proceed with upgtrading all your gear for the pacebo effect.

 

[creator88]

IMHO.
I use D-Link DPN-BE7212GR < $200. It has dual band Wifi 7 but I am going to replace it with 3-nodes BE65 Pro Mesh. I got 1x Desktop 10GbE enabled. The rest connected 5GbE and 1GbE.

Thanks for the recommendation. The D-Link DPN-BE7212GR looks quite promising and has the 10 gbps ethernet ports I am looking for.

The TP-Link Omada ER8411 ($400+) and the UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber ($400+) were also some options I came across. But they had 10 gbps SFP+ ports which require an additional SFP-ethernet adapter ($100).

The D-Link model you mentioned looks like quite good bang for the buck

 

[xiaofan]

Thanks for the recommendation. The D-Link DPN-BE7212GR looks quite promising and has the 10 gbps ethernet ports I am looking for.

The TP-Link Omada ER8411 ($400+) and the UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber ($400+) were also some options I came across. But they had 10 gbps SFP+ ports which require an additional SFP-ethernet adapter ($100).

The D-Link model you mentioned looks like quite good bang for the buck

I think you will most likely regret if you go with the D-Link as it has very basic features.

If you are looking at Omada and UCG Fibre, you are a power user. No point looking at the D-Link in that case.

 

[sglandscape]

Omada if you're looking for value, Unifi if you prefer a more polished experience (but comparable hardware).

If you already have spare hardware around and plan to host your own services, pfsense or opnsense would also be an option.

 

[firesong]

there is literally nothing on your home network combined that can saturate 3 gbps, let alone 10gbps. Moreover this is local bandwith.

but please dont listen to me , and proceed with upgtrading all your gear for the pacebo effect.

Thank you for telling me what I cannot do in my home network. /s

Maybe you don't in your home network because of the way you use your network, but we don't know other's use cases. A good friend hits 4Gbps sustained very comfortably at home when he works off his media servers - a home network I helped him with.

 

[86technie]

Dlink, FYI you don't need 10GPBS for home network.
Most game server, online services max cap at 2.5gpbs.


https://www.dlink.com.sg/products/dir-be3602-b1-be3600-wi-fi-7-2x2-5g-gigabit-mesh-router

 

[creator88]

Thank you everyone for the various suggestions. I'm keeping my options open at the moment (be it Dlink, Omada or UniFi). Exploring what are the available options when my current contract expires and I switch over from 3gbps to 10gbps plan.

Technically, my current 2.5gbps TP-Link ER707-M2 Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router is working fine, and will continue to work even when I switch over to the 10gbps plan. As some have pointed out, 2.5gbps is sufficient for most normal use cases (multi-connection downloads/uploads to Google drive or other cloud storage services etc).

Will think it over and do a little more research before making a decision.

 

[keenklee]

Thanks for the recommendation. The D-Link DPN-BE7212GR looks quite promising and has the 10 gbps ethernet ports I am looking for.

The TP-Link Omada ER8411 ($400+) and the UniFi Cloud Gateway Fiber ($400+) were also some options I came across. But they had 10 gbps SFP+ ports which require an additional SFP-ethernet adapter ($100).

The D-Link model you mentioned looks like quite good bang for the buck

IMHO.
I just want to let you know, for my unit, there is something peculiar - while the unit will work as per normal, the admin login will "hang" i.e. cannot login. I am still fault finding and D-Link has asked me to send in to the service cenre which I probably would if got time. I chose this configuration because I do not want SPF+ because I have not tested them. I was reading SPF+ runs hot. Also, with the mesh separated, I can control exactly where the nodes are to be placed.

My intend is to minimise cost, my setup after the ONT is the DPN-BE7212GR with two 5-port 10GbE switch, totalling less than $600. For Wireguard VPN, I will can connect GLiNet Brume 3 or Beryl 7 with throughput of at slightly a little more than 1,000 Mbps.

 

[sglandscape]

Thank you for telling me what I cannot do in my home network. /s

Maybe you don't in your home network because of the way you use your network, but we don't know other's use cases. A good friend hits 4Gbps sustained very comfortably at home when he works off his media servers - a home network I helped him with.

Let me add too, being able to saturate up to 6-7Gbps really helps when you're doing windows update, or downloading a game. If you have nvme and a decent network equipment, it should be no difficulty.

 

[sglandscape]

Dlink, FYI you don't need 10GPBS for home network.
Most game server, online services max cap at 2.5gpbs.


https://www.dlink.com.sg/products/dir-be3602-b1-be3600-wi-fi-7-2x2-5g-gigabit-mesh-router

Definitely not true, most CDNs can comfortably burst way above that without issues.

 

[86technie]

Definitely not true, most CDNs can comfortably burst way above that without issues.

Most can hit 10gpbs all the time?
Are you sure?
I not anyhow say, been to so many home all the same finding.
Where got always hit 10gpbs.
Typical peak 2.5gpbs and above.

 

[sglandscape]

Most can hit 10gpbs all the time?
Are you sure?
I not anyhow say, been to so many home all the same finding.
Where got always hit 10gpbs.
Typical peak 2.5gpbs and above.

You can't hit 10Gbps realistically due to XGS-PON limitations, but definitely not as low as 2.5Gbps, more like 6-7Gbps for those on wired. If you're on wireless 6ghz 3-4Gbps is quite attainable if you have wireless devices that support it.

 

[keenklee]

Most can hit 10gpbs all the time?
Are you sure?
I not anyhow say, been to so many home all the same finding.
Where got always hit 10gpbs.
Typical peak 2.5gpbs and above.

IMHO.
Is the question even valid ?
If folks on the 10Gbps all hit between 8-9 Gbps, then it is 8-9 Gbps.
I might as well ask, why my 500Mbps hit over 500Mbps.