Hello everyone, thanks in advance for your time and sorry for my English, I’m italian.
Basically I’m not so sure on how to configure my LAN. Right now I use a Netgear DGND3700v2, modem + router ADSL2+ dual band with a top speed of 600Mbit (300 + 300). This device is located in the center of my home, the only place where I can plug it into, and it handle very smoothly over wifi 3 PCs, a bunch on mobile devices, a console and shortly a NAS that I’m going to build + some smart TVs.
What I need is a wired connection for my desktops, console and NAS, in order to get the theoretical 1Gbit data transfer mainly between the NAS and the PCs. Plus I need a wireless connection for the smart devices capable of handling 1080p (4k in the future) streaming.
Since I have an old core 2 duo lying around I thought that I could built a pfsense router (I wanna try) and use the Netgear as modem only. All the PCs, NAS... and the future pfsense router are in the same room and I already have a 10m Ethernet cable to connect the new router to the Netgear.
Here is my question: Can do something like this? Or I should buy an AP? Or there is a better way?
Netgear(modem) ----> pfsense(router)pfsense(router) ----> Netgear(AP) ----> Mobilepfsense(router) ----> switch ----> PCs/NAS
So, I want a wired connection for computers and console, a wireless connection for streaming 1080p/4k. I already have the hardware for a pfsense router and I would really like to use it. I’m open to suggestions and I have some money if I need to buy something else.