Setup check - Raspi 4 + APs + Switch

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Setup Check

Maybe I‘m being too stupid to find this information in the board, already spent lots of time researching this and I finally made an order:

  • Raspberry Pi 4 4GB
  • Netgear 8 Port Gigabit ethernet switch
  • Realtek 8153 USB - Ethernet converter
  • Unify 6 Lite Wlan access point

Despite some patch cables, am I missing something important?

And the other question that I didn‘t quite get - do I need an additional router/modem to connect to the internet via DSL? I already read some topics which gave me the impression, that you could plug you DSL cable to the USB-Ethernet converter and make it the WAN port, connecting to the ISP. But on the other hand, lots of posts say „NO! Don‘t, get yourself a modem!“. I am kinda confused now.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Epi

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if you have DSL, then you'll need a modem.

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Thank you, I thought so.
What is a good decision on that? My current router, a Fritzbox 7590 says that this is the DSL connection type: VDSL2 17a G.Vector (ITU G.993.5). Do I need a dedicated modem (lika a draytek vigor) or what is a good (maybe cheap) solution?

Thanks in advance :wink:

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Does it have to be openwrt capable ?
if yes, there's not many of those around, but it'd perhaps make the RPi and the switch obsolete.

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Hm. I guess I just need it to connect my Pi to the internet. No, something that has good availibility and supports my connection type.

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No expert, can't help you with the DSL device, but why not keep the Fritzbox ?

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I've put my ISP's Fritz!Box in passthrough mode (I can't ditch it, they whitelist just a few models). Everything else behind is OpenWrt.

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then you've got everything you need.

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Actually the fritz box is only rented, so I’d like to return it.
In Germany they’re not allowed to blacklist anything so I can basically get any modem available…

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I would honestly ditch the RPi4 setup unless you're hellbent on it in this case. Just get something that runs IPQ4 and/or MT7622 and use that as both router/gateway and AP especially since you're on DSL. I would highly recommend you to go for something else than a Netgear switch (Zyxel GS1900/GS1920 series or HP 1820) but that's just me....

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get one on eBay ?

At least you know it works without issues (I'd assume ...)....