What Network Hardware Do You Recommend?

I’m curious what network hardware people are currently recommending for home or small-business setups where reliability matters more than having the cheapest option.

For a basic setup, would you normally go with an all-in-one ISP router or use a separate router, switch and wireless access point?

I’m particularly interested in what people have found reliable over time, especially when the network has several wired devices, multiple Wi-Fi clients, and possibly some PoE devices.

For those running a more advanced setup, what matters most to you when choosing networking equipment—stability, management features, VLAN support, PoE, Wi-Fi performance, or ease of troubleshooting?

It would be useful to hear what hardware people are actually using and how it has performed in real-world use.

Hello Rosie Charles. With no disrespect, your first post reads very much like a market research fact find, from a manufacturer or market research body rather than a genuine question from an actual user.

If this is not the case then I sincerely apologise at the suggestion, but perhaps you can lend a bit more context as to your specific requirements and circumstances?

Or if indeed you are a market researcher or the like, please let us know. Thanks. 🙏

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Hello Rosie Charles. With no disrespect, your first post reads very much like a market research fact find, from a manufacturer or market research body rather than a genuine question from an actual user.

If this is not the case then I sincerely apologise at the suggestion, but perhaps you can lend a bit more context as to your specific requirements and circumstances?

Or if indeed you are a market researcher or the like, please let us know. Thanks. 🙏

Lol

In reply to a post by rosiecharles:

For a basic setup, would you normally go with an all-in-one ISP router or use a separate router, switch and wireless access point?

normally you chuck the routing together with a switch which nowerdays would have a wan port. You can do a router with one port, but you are then bound to the port speed.