So I just added a TP-Link switch (TL-SG3428X) and access point (EAP670) to my network, using OPNSense for routing, and was previously using a TP-Link SX-3008F switch as an aggregate (which I no longer need). I’m still within the return window for the new switch and access point, and have to admit the sale prices were my main reason with going for these items. I understand there have been recent articles mentioning TP-Link and security risks, so I’m thinking if I should consider returning these, and upping my budget to go for ubiquity? The AP would only be like $30 more for an equivalent, so that’s negligible, but a switch that meets my needs is about 1.6x more, however still only has 2 SFP+ ports, while I need 3 at absolute minimum.
I’m generally happy with the performance, however there is a really annoying bug where if I reboot a device, the switch drops down to 1G speed instead of 10G, and I have to tinker with the settings or reboot the switch to get 10G working again. This is true for the OPNSense uplink, my NAS and workstation. Same thing happened with the 3008F, and support threads on the forums have not been helpful.
In any case, any opinions of switching to ubiquity would be worth it?
I migrated from OPNSense + 3 omada EAPs + two omada switches to a full Unifi system + UDMP Max, feel free to ask away.
Mostly I was tired with the bugs both for Omada (sometimes I had to restart the switch to change the VLAN on a port bc just changing it in the controller didn’t work; yeah) and OPNSense (OSS vs proprietary complaints in general about “it just werks”).
Unifi really has come a long way, they have proper switch ACLs, real BGP (!!!) by you just uploading whatever frr.conf you want, policy based routing, and more stuff that I can’t remember.
It’s not perfect but I would say it’s very good value for money.
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I migrated from OPNSense + 3 omada EAPs + two omada switches to a full Unifi system + UDMP Max, feel free to ask away.
Mostly I was tired with the bugs both for Omada (sometimes I had to restart the switch to change the VLAN on a port bc just changing it in the controller didn’t work; yeah) and OPNSense (OSS vs proprietary complaints in general about “it just werks”).
Unifi really has come a long way, they have proper switch ACLs, real BGP (!!!) by you just uploading whatever frr.conf you want, policy based routing, and more stuff that I can’t remember.
It’s not perfect but I would say it’s very good value for money.
Opnsense and ruckus and Aruba here. Zero issues, but I’m not running bgp at home…