(Part 2) Best products from r/googlefiber

Exactly. Also, I just picked up one of these . OP can pick one up with more or less ports as needed.

Thanks for taking the time to explain this. It sounds spot-on!

Yes, and actually they do make them. Here

If you go with a VoIP service like Ooma, it'd be cheaper to get internet through Google and then drop all services with TWC. For Ooma you buy the equipment and then you only pay applicable taxes per month after that. No monthly service charge. http://ooma.com/. Very good reviews on Amazon and several have mentioned it here on Reddit previously: http://www.amazon.com/Ooma-Telo-Phone-Service-Device/dp/B00I4XMEYA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408891486&sr=8-1&keywords=ooma

>What quality of router is the Google Fiber Network Box equivalent to?

A potato.

Seriously though, if you wanted a user-friendly router/AP combo, you can put anything behind a switch with proper VLAN tags.

Get one of these and follow the instructions here.

Then you can put any router you want behind it. I recommend the AC86u.

Your best bet is to get a security appliance that does VPN whatever and then place a switch behind that. Any device connected to that switch would be on the VPN tunnel. I think the Ubiquiti UniFi Security Applicane may be what you need. However, I have no professional experience or colleague feedback on this device, so I cannot say for certain.

If you had the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter, you could initiate the same kinds of ipsec traffic from within, but you'd also need to get an external Access Point for wifi, as I don't believe you can use the Network Box as a local mode AP. If you have the TV service and the new equipment where the storage and network box are married, all of this becomes a much more complicated setup.

I don't think the extra hop on the interface in example one would have that much of an impact or degradation on traffic, as the NATing would be handled by the security appliance. Maybe DMZ that reserved address to overcome any issues.

/u/comptech. Thoughts? Any experience with that appliance?

I am a fan of this Asus Router with this APC backup power supply.

If you have an android phone check out how crowded your Wifi is with Wifi Analyzer. Sorry IOS does not have any Wifi Analyzer apps.

Get a wireless bridge. It hooks to one wifi network and offers a new wifi wireless connection. You just need to find a spot close to where you want new wireless to work.

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-300Mbps-Repeater-TL-WA801ND/dp/B002YETVXC/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=wireless%2Bbridge&qid=1569594332&s=gateway&sr=8-9&th=1

Here is what I bought

I figured so too. Some other redditor made a suggestion for this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01929ESG6#customerReviews

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-UAP-AC-Iw-Pro-Wireless/dp/B0751JNCSQ

If you want to go super cheap, I just flashed one of these to the vanilla openwrt image glinet provides. Setup to use it as a router was dead simple, one button to turn on vlan tagging on the wan.

Speeds were reasonable for what it is, don't expect more than 60ish Mbps from that one. Faster models should be faster, but I haven't tested them.

> It’s double NAT, but that’s no big deal.
>
> If you really don’t want double nat, you can put a switch between your network box and the fiber jack.

That's kind of gibberish to me. Is there any reason I don't want double NAT? We're only a family of 2 but we have a shit ton of wifi devices. Last time I checked we had 16. Not all being used at once of course.

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-8-Stream-AX6000-Router/dp/B01MQDZXA4
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwips4Ti9vDjAhXiklsKHSCBDOQYABABGgJ5bQ&sig=AOD64_14SJDKwcNxxunVC2teYrOO8TEkCg&ctype=5&q=&ved=0ahUKEwjdrvnh9vDjAhWJna0KHQjvA70Qww8INg&adurl=

These are what my brother has and recommends. Any better options in the same price ballpark?