I’ve gotten into selfhosting and have 3 mini PC’s

ODROID H4+ for TrueNAS
One for Home Assistant
and another for Immich and Nextcloud

They’re all just plugged into the router my ISP provided with network cables.

I’d like to get a managed switch or a router of my own that can function as a switch and router

I’ll be putting everything in a 10" rack at some point so it has to fit.

Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated, I’ve done some research and looked at options but unsure what is right/wrong

I’m especially stuck on what Hardware to get. Is 2.5ghz managed switch overkill? Should I get PoE for future use?
What brands are good, what should be avoided?

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    4 days ago

    As a home user, what additional features have you found useful on enterprise networking equipment? Just because what I’m doing is already ridiculously complex doesn’t mean it can’t be more so.

    • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Its more about the hardware than software.

      • Able to have enough processing power to utilize the max speed that my ISP provides, while having IDS/IPS and other services enabled.
      • Port segregation so that each port can be on its own network with a full speed backplane.
      • PoE capabilities
      • SPF ports to utilize both fiber and copper connections
      • Multiple networks across many wireless access points
      • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Thanks for that list. No need here for more advanced hardware so I’ll have to put off networking upgrades until I can come up with a reason to justify it.