A quiet network is the one you stop thinking about. Mine is two pieces, both boring in the best way.
First: a Pi-hole for the whole house. One little box that blocks trackers and the constant “phoning home” from every device.
Optional: add NextDNS as the upstream DNS for Pi-hole, so you get an extra layer of filtering and analytics.
Second: a GL.iNet Slate (6 or 7). It makes a fresh Wi‑Fi island for dead corners, and it travels with me. Plug it into hotel Wi‑Fi and all my devices reconnect on their own — same SSID, same password, no fuss.
Less noise. One network everywhere.