anaphylaxus
Active Member
Major brainache from trying to research this on my own and hoping for some useful insight from the forum:
I've just upgraded my fibre line from 20Mbps to 100Mbps. Now I'm looking to set up router-level vpn.
I've been down this road before with an Asus RT-N18U that just isn't powerful enough to deliver reasonable speeds with VPN client active. I didn't pursue this further at that time because my line wasn't fast enough to make it worthwhile anyway.
So I'm trying to figure out what my options are going forward, ideally something cost-effective.
I live in a small flat, and coverage isn't really an issue, so I'm just looking for the most practical but workable solution. There also aren't millions of devices connected to the network at once. Often just an android box and two phones, sometimes a computer/laptop or the PS4.
I figure I can shell out on a good consumer grade router - this is probably going to cost minimum R2999 for something like a Netgear R7000 or Asus AC68U, unless I've missed a better option?
Alternatively, I could go with something business-grade, like an EdgeRouter and then use one of my myriad other routers as an AP (or upgrade to a Unify AP eventually). I can't find a whole lot of info on the EdgeRouter's performance as a VPN client. I also have not been able to figure out whether I'd be looking at an EdgeRouter X or an EdgeRouter X SFP, or if neither of those are even up to the task at all.
Any wiser souls out there who can help a gal out?
I've just upgraded my fibre line from 20Mbps to 100Mbps. Now I'm looking to set up router-level vpn.
I've been down this road before with an Asus RT-N18U that just isn't powerful enough to deliver reasonable speeds with VPN client active. I didn't pursue this further at that time because my line wasn't fast enough to make it worthwhile anyway.
So I'm trying to figure out what my options are going forward, ideally something cost-effective.
I live in a small flat, and coverage isn't really an issue, so I'm just looking for the most practical but workable solution. There also aren't millions of devices connected to the network at once. Often just an android box and two phones, sometimes a computer/laptop or the PS4.
I figure I can shell out on a good consumer grade router - this is probably going to cost minimum R2999 for something like a Netgear R7000 or Asus AC68U, unless I've missed a better option?
Alternatively, I could go with something business-grade, like an EdgeRouter and then use one of my myriad other routers as an AP (or upgrade to a Unify AP eventually). I can't find a whole lot of info on the EdgeRouter's performance as a VPN client. I also have not been able to figure out whether I'd be looking at an EdgeRouter X or an EdgeRouter X SFP, or if neither of those are even up to the task at all.
Any wiser souls out there who can help a gal out?
