I want to setup a homelab and in the process gain more networking knowledge. Currently I am using a Unifi DreamMachine as the router, a HP JE009A V1910-48G switch (overkill for me but was <$40.00 on ebay) a Dell T5600 with 2 E5-2680 cpu's (16coresx32 threads), 32gb memory and 6 ethernet ports...