Is this the one you're looking for? https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-edgemax-routers/products/edgerouter-x
On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 5:27 PM Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/22/21 12:42 PM, Brian J. Rogers wrote: > > Are they not making EdgeRouter X anymore? I know there is the security > > gateway but I wouldn't mind an ER-X for my house so I can have all my > > network equipment besides the cable modem controlled by Unifi's > controller > > software. I'd also like to avoid spending over $100 for something that > I'll > > set the DNS on, add some port forwarding, then completely forget about > for > > the next year when I check for an update to the firmware. > > It's really hard to know what's still being made. Their website is just > awful so it's really hard to know. The EdgeRouter X is listed in their > store but is sold out. I see one seller on Amazon selling it but that's > about it. I can't find anything on Ubiquiti's website about the Edge > series of switches and routers at all, so I'm guessing they aren't made > anymore. Seems like they are focusing on their Unifi line. > > I don't think the Edge series of routers and switches were ever managed > with the Unifi controller. They just have their own built-in management > consoles, which I think I prefer anyway. > > Not completely sure about Ubiquiti's direction. I like the AP hardware > a lot, and the unifi control of that. But I'm not too keen on their > dream machine routers. They are a bit locked down and simplified for my > taste. I think I'd much rather get a Mikrotik router. It's at least > very hackable and more or less standard Linux there and I can install my > own packages on it like squidguard, customize the DNS, etc. For my own > house I'm sticking with my own Centos-based router on a tiny x86 with > standard iptables (or ebtables), custom bind setup, dhcp with dynamic > DNS, squid, dansguardian, etc. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
