On 2023-04-20 07:47, Dave Howorth wrote:
So now I'm considering possibilities. The favourite at the moment is to buy another device (router? AP? I don't know what its called) that Ican wire into my main network and can establish a new wifi network that I can control better, and move all my devices to that. But I don't know what devices will allow me to do that, or which is best?
What I have is a separate firewall/router and access point. I run pfSense on a mini PC, with 4 Ethernet ports. I have a Unifi AC-Lite access point. One advantage to having separate devices is the AP can be placed in the best location. You can also have more than one, should your home be big enough to need it. PfSense is a very powerful firewall & router. The router even supports routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, With it, you can have as many LANs and VLANs as you want and they can be isolated or connected as you desire.