My current setup runs OPNsense on an x86 machine with 2.5Gbps ports (as an LXC inside proxmox), whereas the one in my post only has 1Gbps ports. But the location of it isn’t great for wifi, which is why I want to use this separate machine for wifi only. So there’s really no need for me to do firewall etc. on this one, I really just want something that can do VLAN’d wifi networks.
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lemonuri@lemmy.ml 1 week agoOpenwrt generally works great on x64 PCs. Those machine could will most likely be more beefy than your home router and cpuld become your main firewall. It can handle adblocking and vpn client for all PCs on the network as well or whatever your need, as openwrt can do many nice things no commercial router can do out of the box. Install openwrt on your home router as well and use that as access point (connected via cable). You will improve your wifi signal as well.
elyviere@lemmy.world 1 week ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
OpenWRT isn’t quite as reliable as opnsense because it doesn’t have dual partitions. In the future that might change but for now OpenWRT focuses on max compatibly.