Based on Reddit threads and an immediate need due to hardware failure I tried the edge router. I have to say I like UI and it was painless to set up. There a plenty of sample configs to choose from and the community seems active and helpful.
Unfortunately, the internet being the hostile place it is, my edgerouter struggles to stay up for more than a couple of days before I have to power cycle the device.
There may be a fix based on packet filtering beyond a simple NAT ruleset I'm using but it wasn't really worth my time to fix a $60 device when another refurbished PC from Microcenter is twice that and will stay up for months. Move two NICs, a hard drive and done.
Still at some point I plan to set a bridge mode packet capture device between the edge router and cable modem to see what's knocking it over. But at least for a painless setup that my wife doesn't have to reboot the edge router didn't work out, which is too bad. I would otherwise recommend them on price alone.
Unfortunately, the internet being the hostile place it is, my edgerouter struggles to stay up for more than a couple of days before I have to power cycle the device.
There may be a fix based on packet filtering beyond a simple NAT ruleset I'm using but it wasn't really worth my time to fix a $60 device when another refurbished PC from Microcenter is twice that and will stay up for months. Move two NICs, a hard drive and done.
Still at some point I plan to set a bridge mode packet capture device between the edge router and cable modem to see what's knocking it over. But at least for a painless setup that my wife doesn't have to reboot the edge router didn't work out, which is too bad. I would otherwise recommend them on price alone.