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Router / home network

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This category covers the hardware decisions that come up once a home network grows past “one router in the corner” — adding a managed switch to keep cameras and guests off the main LAN, replacing a stock router with something that can run a firewall and a few services, choosing a controller when access points and switches need to work together, or chasing down a connection that drops for no obvious reason. The common shape is a mismatch: a box that’s marketed as a drop-in upgrade turns out to have a real limitation — on power budget, port type, noise, or how it fits into an existing setup — that only shows up once someone tries to use it that way.

These questions start as posts from people describing their own network: what’s already cabled, what they’re trying to add, what broke. The answers here come from reading through manufacturer documentation, published reviews, and what other owners report once the gear is actually installed, then reconciling the places where the marketing and the real-world experience don’t quite agree.

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