Hi Lemmy gang -

Too many answers online across Reddit and misc forums, so I come to you.

I am looking to ditch my mesh net corporate ware Linksys setup for a variety of reasons.

From my cursory research, a mini PC for routing, or an otherwise dedicated box that I can OpenWRT/wireguard (EDIT: modem -> router box -> local net), then separately do the access points as desired, probably seems ideal. Would like 3-4 Ethernet’s and not two.

Should I get a hardcore commercial router? A mini pc for routing?

I will again decouple the media networking etc to a different box/PC. Mainly, I want to have the networking hub, and family WiFi, setup in the spirit of self hosting / OpenWRT / Wireguard outbound (thinking tailscale or headscale later, I’m a Jellyfin veteran).

But I am a total noob as far as getting really into networking, Linux things, etc. A simple noob hardware and setup guide is my desire.

Thanks fam.