• shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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    23 days ago

    Yeah, fair enough. I’m kind of an intermediate user, because when I think of Access Point and Router, I think of the same device. But yet, I’m definitely a big advocate of open source software and hardware. But I do not self-host very much.

    • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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      23 days ago

      Less about open source, more of just a practical stance. The thing about networking is that standards change all the time, and it’s better to have a single device serve a single role on the network than to cram all those functions into a combo box.

      So an ideal network has a separate router, switch, and access point. Ideally two of each in redundant configurations but that’s not required for most people.