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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Ubiquiti EdgeRouter for sure. The ERL for $65 is all that you need.

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      • mroth911M
        mroth911
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        I am using fiber for webhosting the ERL is fast enough?

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @mroth911
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          @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

          I am using fiber for webhosting the ERL is fast enough?

          As long as the ER-L is only handling generic firewall/routing things, should be. You start doing filtering at the ER-L, probably not.

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          • mroth911M
            mroth911
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            i am using pfsense for firewall.and routing

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @mroth911
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              @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

              I am using fiber for webhosting the ERL is fast enough?

              WAY faster than you have. I'm running 160/160 fiber through it and it doesn't break a sweat. It'll do gigabit.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @mroth911
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                @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                i am using pfsense for firewall.and routing

                What do you need with a router then? Do you need a media converter? i.e. from fiber to ethernet?

                The ER-L can't do that but the ER-X SFP can, but again, you'll need to check the specs to make sure it can handle your throughput and PPS.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  One of the key reasons that we recommend the Ubiquiti EdgeRouters is that they are some of the fastest around.

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                  • mroth911M
                    mroth911
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                    I have a web hosting business.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @mroth911
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                      @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                      I have a web hosting business.

                      That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @mroth911
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                        @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                        I have a web hosting business.

                        Out of your office? that seems odd. Is it cost effective to host yourself vs using something like Vultr?

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                          @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                          I have a web hosting business.

                          That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

                          I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere 😛

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                          • mroth911M
                            mroth911
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                            Correct isp is going to give me a switch to connect to fiber, they called it ppp then I will have my LAN that i have to configure my router to. Alittle above what I know i was told on port needs to be connected to the fiber switch and configured wan ppp then the other to my gateway address

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                              @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                              I am using fiber for webhosting the ERL is fast enough?

                              WAY faster than you have. I'm running 160/160 fiber through it and it doesn't break a sweat. It'll do gigabit.

                              Not true if you do anything other than route and I have posted as much more than once.

                              If you enable any traffic policies at all your max bandwidth throughput will be in the 60mbps range.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                @dashrender said in Routers and switches:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                I have a web hosting business.

                                That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

                                I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere 😛

                                I've literally never heard of an ISP that hands off fiber. Who do you know that does that?

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                  @jaredbusch said in Routers and switches:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                  @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                  I am using fiber for webhosting the ERL is fast enough?

                                  WAY faster than you have. I'm running 160/160 fiber through it and it doesn't break a sweat. It'll do gigabit.

                                  Not true if you do anything other than route and I have posted as much more than once.

                                  Correct, but he's not asking if it'll do that AND something else. It'll handle gigabit speeds as a router.

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                    @dashrender said in Routers and switches:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                    @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                    I have a web hosting business.

                                    That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

                                    I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere 😛

                                    I've literally never heard of an ISP that hands off fiber. Who do you know that does that?

                                    Yeah, no one does that.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                      @dashrender said in Routers and switches:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Routers and switches:

                                      @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                      I have a web hosting business.

                                      That doesn't explain the need for double routers, though. If you have pfSense, why add another router? Are you just looking to upgrade from pfSense to something more serious?

                                      I'm guessing that the ISP is delivering Fiber to him.. he has to convert it to ethernet for his network, or run fiber NICs everywhere 😛

                                      I've literally never heard of an ISP that hands off fiber. Who do you know that does that?

                                      This is why I was confused by what the OP wanted. he originally asks for a router, then but then later says he's using PFSense... so if he's happy with PFSense, what is the router for?

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                                      • mroth911M
                                        mroth911
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                                        The router need to connect to the cienna switch they provide. I could configure my swtch on two diffent ports for wan ppp and then usable address

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @mroth911
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                                          @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                          The router need to connect to the cienna switch they provide. I could configure my swtch on two diffent ports for wan ppp and then usable address

                                          Can't the PFSense do that? A ER-X can, I would be surprised if PFSense can't do that.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @mroth911
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                                            @mroth911 said in Routers and switches:

                                            The router need to connect to the cienna switch they provide.

                                            Right, but you have a router for that today, the pfSense. Right?

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