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So i need some input. (toot.community)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by lexinova@toot.community to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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So i need some input.
I think to replace my unify gear for european / open source one.

And i heavily hesitate between an opensource router with opnsense (from eu).

Or a mikrotik router.

Can any #network or #mikrotik #opensense #pfsense user give me any input.

Also does the one you own provide update / system update to EU server (even as mirror).

i need multiple wifi AP that share the same network

Thanks

#question #fedihelp #network #internet #eu #buyeu @buyeuropean@feddit.uk @buyeuropean@mastodon.social @mikrotik

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[โ€“] 36pickledeggs@famichiki.jp 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@lexinova @buyeuropean@feddit.uk @buyeuropean@mastodon.social @mikrotik
I finally removed my last Unifi device last year and am not looking back.
I was trying to decide the same, but went with MikroTik since I wanted a solution that covered all my network gear. I also didn't want either US or Non-NATO based solutions. I've been very happy with my choice. Just be careful with the APs. There are US-only models floating around on Ebay. If you buy those, you will get locked out of usable bands.

[โ€“] funambolo@mastodon.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@lexinova @buyeuropean@feddit.uk @buyeuropean@mastodon.social I'm not an expert, but I'd probably go with the DIY open source approach a supported hardware platform. There you'd full control over the software mirrors and such details.

I use Plasma Cloud access points myself. While they're not technically European, they're not American, either.

[โ€“] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I have a pfsense firewall and a mikrotik AP. Works great. With PfSense, I highly recommend you buy it on an appliance though. There are online shops in the EU which deliver it to you. Check the website.

On the MicroTik, the only complaint I have is that the Web GUI is a complete mess. It's a Wi-Fi AP but every feature that any microtic product has is still visible and can even be changed by user input in the GUI. So you can mess around with 5G settings in spite of the fact it's just a Wi-Fi AP. It does nothing, but clutter the UI.

[โ€“] fedops@fosstodon.org 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@lexinova you can build (or buy) a very capable router/firewall with opnsense. If the DIY aspect is attractive I'd go that way. I did that for a while and eventually switched to Mikrotik as I wanted a minimum-moving-parts setup for my infrastructure (which is not a homelab - it needs to function damn near 100%).

WiFi APs are a different story. I have Mikrotik there also and their Capsman works well but Unifi have the usability edge for roaming.

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[โ€“] fedops@fosstodon.org 1 points 6 months ago

@lexinova that being said it is only a matter of proper configuration to get reliable roaming on any equipment. Key is to NOT turn transmit power up to max., thereby preventing clients from selecting the best AP.

The newer Mikrotik devices have much better radio interfaces now and are well usable.

There is little wrong with buying other devices and putting Openwrt on them. I just don't really want to support manufacturers shipping shitty software.

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[โ€“] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I had Mikrotik APs, it was terrible, my phone kept losing connection, handover between APs caused long delays, and of course it had the famous Mikrotik UI.

I switched to Ubiquiti and the problems are gone.

I use a Mikrotik wired routers and switches at work and they're fine, no complaints, but if you never interacted with their UI or CLI, watch some tutorial before you buy, because it's not in everyone's taste.

I have OPNSense as a VM and it looks easy enough to use, updates work fine, I never tried pushing it beyond the features it has built in though.

[โ€“] lexinova@toot.community 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@RheumatoidArthritis ubiquiti us out the windows, to much reliance on US it's an unnaceptable risk in 2025 due to their orange nazi betrayal

[โ€“] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, noticed that in your post. Consider this my comment on the quality of Mikrotik wireless devices.

[โ€“] lexinova@toot.community 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@RheumatoidArthritis this issue is fixed by the Wifi spec V6 (aka Wifi 6) Fast roaming, that prevent package drop and fast move from one AP to another.

[โ€“] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

What about the case when the devices just dropped wifi when not moving? It was just a shit AP, a cheap linksys e3000 that I used before didn't have the problem.

[โ€“] altf4@hostux.social 1 points 6 months ago

@lexinova @buyeuropean@feddit.uk @buyeuropean@mastodon.social @mikrotik for the mirror, I have a openwrt archive on mine. For the WiFi stuff, if you manage to find something that does AP roaming, I m very interested

[โ€“] EF@mastodon.bsd.cafe 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@lexinova @buyeuropean@feddit.uk @buyeuropean@mastodon.social @mikrotik just brought a cAP AC and couldn't be happier. Bit of a steep learnimg curve.

Also brought a CSS326 in error, was supposed to be a CRS, and the hardware looks fine but the French supplier is awful (@mikrotik happy to name and shame them if you're curious) insisting it is returned to Poland. Am still going to get a CRS326 and an outdoor cAP.