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Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 vs pfSense
I'm looking at picking up a Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500. I am currently using a self built pfsense box. Just curious if, in the opinion of those currently use the XR500 (and realizing that answers m...
Disclaimer: I work for Netduma, the creators of DumaOS, the software on the XR500.
I haven't used pfSense myself so I could speak about that aspect of your question but if you could let me know what benefits you find you get using it for your gaming devices then I can let you know how the XR500 can do that and what we definitely have that no other router has (the ability to choose what game servers you play on).
What benefits does using separate VLANs for your IOT devices bring? You can setup VLAN by bridge or tag group for wired or wireless devices within the Netgear settings on the XR500.
I haven't used pfSense myself so I could speak about that aspect of your question but if you could let me know what benefits you find you get using it for your gaming devices then I can let you know how the XR500 can do that and what we definitely have that no other router has (the ability to choose what game servers you play on).
What benefits does using separate VLANs for your IOT devices bring? You can setup VLAN by bridge or tag group for wired or wireless devices within the Netgear settings on the XR500.