So, the Pi 4 has just been released. It's an immense upgrade over the 3/3+ Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz 1GB, 2GB or 4GB LPDDR4-2400 SDRAM (depending on model) 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE Gigabit Ethernet 2 USB 3.0 ports; 2 U…

I mean, since traditionally you'd expect to remove the firewall on the AP you could just plug into the AP's LAN ports with it bridged together to the port connected to the router itself presumably without additional overhead or throughput loss. Not 100% on that myself as I don't use a separate AP so…

Thanks for the response and info. Appreciate it.

The Pi 4 has onboard ethernet which you should use for LAN side... Plug that into the C7 LAN ports as a switch... voila. So you only need the USB ethernet for the WAN side.

Ok so modem to ethernet port on the Pi & the C7 will act as a switch and AP, needing only 1 USB ethernet adapter?

[image] Jeremiah808: modem to ethernet port on the Pi Modem to USB ethernet on the Pi, and Built In ethernet on the Pi to the C7 switch, then yes.

[image] Jeremiah808: Would I need 2 USB 3.0 adapters you don't need extra adapters with vlans, if your modem allows you to. check this for more info/ideas. [image] Vlan newbie advice Network and Wireless Configuration hi all! i have a TD-W8970 and a R7800 both wit…

Thanks for the response and links. I'm a total newb. So I my plan was this. Modem > wire > ethernet port on RPi & two USB 3.0 adapters on for a switch another for a AP but if I can make the AP act as a switch to that would be awesome.

[image] Jeremiah808: Modem > wire > ethernet port on RPi & two USB 3.0 adapters on for a switch another for a AP You only need one USB adapter, as @dlakelan started above. [image] Jeremiah808: but if I can make the AP act as a switch to that would be awesome You don't need to make the…

Oh I see never thought of doing it like that. Switch between router and AP. Thanks for the response much appreciated. Edit: what kind of switch would recommend smart or unmanaged?

[image] Jeremiah808: what kind of switch would recommend That depends on the use. But if I take from your post that you are going to buy, then it can be best to just get a router supported by OpenWrt with builtin AP so you can have some control. The thing is that your original setup of 4 de…

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you don't need extra adapters with vlans, if your modem allows you to. check this for more info/ideas.

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