@alterelefant @HauntedOwlbear yeah, and unless we talk >2,5 GBit/s, some €250 #prebuild / #barebone with some celeron J/N SoCs and #i225 NICs will be more than sufficient.

• I just tend to often go with more flexible options on my own, but then again I rarely have to shove stuff on a DIN Rail...

In some cases where budget is tight I'd rather only upgrade/swap parts as needed (i.e. add #ubiquiti #UniFi for seamless #WiFi inside a big house or just a #pfsense router to handle an entire /28 of public IPv4's) where applicable.

• Cuz every skiddie can throw "balls to the wall" and swipe a credit card but being able to setup something maintainable on a short lotice on a tight budget is where one can show real skills...