Home Lab Router

[Modder man]

I just realized I need a router to connect/isolate my lab from the rest of the home network. Looking at using a cisco 1841 or some flavour of open source router such as pfsense. I am not sure which is best option/ which offers me the most experience in using?

Open to any and all suggestions.

 

[klank]

Use them all. Cycle them through your lab so you can get accustomed to each flavor of router.

(Cisco, Ubiquiti ERL, pFsense)