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Ryan
@ryansmith
Are people here running Ubiquiti? I like having a single vendor for my networking stack. The only alt. i know of is MicroTik. Not a fan of the MT ui tho.
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pugson
@pugson
what do you wanna know?
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Ryan
@ryansmith
If Ubiquity is the only legit option for _very good_ single vendor home lab networking.
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pugson
@pugson
i would say so. however their management software feels too dumbed down (apple style) and annoying in some cases. few examples: - no way to see internal bandwidth stats - can't prioritize devices in QoS when it comes to packets, you can only limit bandwidth - mobile app for cameras doesn't work without remote access
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pugson
@pugson
- when firewall / traffic identification is enabled your throughput gets cut pretty hard (you'd expect full 10G but the new UDM gets throttled to 5Gbps) - unifi network mobile app has more (often crucial for configuration) options than the damn web interface... - you need remote access enabled to get mobile push notifs
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pugson
@pugson
keeping remote access disabled because this was too big of a mistake imo. if i want to access the UDM externally, i have tailscale running on the network. if i want to see camera feeds, i have them securely piped into home assistant / homekit. https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/ubiquiti_camera_privacy/
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pugson
@pugson
however i'm very happy with the setup despite some things not working when all their cloud stuff is disabled. network has been rock solid. cameras work great. hoping for a more powerful UDM that can do full 10G throughput soon.
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Ryan
@ryansmith
you sir are a homelab guru. ty for your analysis
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pugson
@pugson
if you end up changing your mind about a single vendor network, i can recommend firewalla.com for your router. @matthewmorek just bought one and has been raving about it for a full week. their software is better than ubiquiti in almost all cases.
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Ryan
@ryansmith
wow. this looks incredible. maybe i should rethink my position. however it is nice to know that i can just buy a bunch of stuff and know that it is all going to work well together.
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pugson
@pugson
yeah, tough choice. if you just want peace of mind go with unifi. if you like tinkering and having more control then firewalla is amazing.
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