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Recommended hardware for hostapd and 802.11ax? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am looking to ditch some PoE Ubiquiti hardware in favor of a DIY approach with 802.11ax cards. What card would you recommend for long-range 802.11ax? Are there gotchas when hosting with hostapd with some cards, like binary blob drivers, incomplete support, etc. that I should know about? Is there any reason I should avoid doing this? I will likely add omnidirectional antennas to this setup; what would you recommend there?

For what it's worth, Ubiquiti stuff is expensive, and lately, they have embedded ads into their Unifi controller software that you host yourself. I really don't like this move. I like the hands-off "appliance" approach to the APs, but they are still finicky, and I would feel a lot more at ease editing a configuration file than hosting a hefty piece of software that only runs on an obsolete version of Java.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not just install OpenWRT on your existing hardware?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On my Ubiquiti APs? I suppose I could. I'm also looking to upgrade the network capabilities to a modern 6E setup if I can swing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sadly OpenWRT doesn't support any 6e APs yet

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't have an answer for your question, but have totally hated UI's direction for my use case and business. Do I still buy their APs and switches? Yes...do I wish there was a better alternative, ABSOLUTELY.

I've tried Omada and the interface seems clunky. I wish there was a self-hosted, open source alternative to the Unifi Controller that would allow us to remotely manage self-built or openly programmable hardware.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There's something similar for openwrt, for centralized control

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Ubiquiti has the "great at most things with a point-and-click UI" market down pat. Although, personally, I don't really care about webapp UIs and such for networking gear. Give me a man page and configuration file, and I'll get down to it.

Here's a small ad block list for your Unifi controller, if it helps: https://github.com/synthead/unifi-adfree

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like my Zyxel AP. Classic Web UI hosted directly from the AP. No cloud bullshit, just a good AP.

I have an NWA210AX, but they have a WiFi 6e AP now too.