A router usually can do all that but it also does a whole lot more, like NAT, DHCP, etc. Sometimes you need a just a switch that understands VLANs and link aggregation
A router usually can do all that but it also does a whole lot more, like NAT, DHCP, etc. Sometimes you need a just a switch that understands VLANs and link aggregation
I don’t have a specific router I can recommend, but tp-link is usually affordable and a brand I trust
Sounds like hairpin NAT. Don’t worry, the traffic never leaves your network
You should look into Vyos for your router, I’m currently running it in proxmox as my home router
Yeah the line can get pretty ambiguous. In general I try to use the device with the least complexity that still gets the job done