Originally I was thinking I’d find a used business mini pc and put some open source router OS on there, still haven’t picked which one. But I’ve gotten super into, like, being cautious about power consumption and some of the little boxes you can get on AliExpress seem like that might be a better option? I’m not sure yet. What’s a Protectli, if you don’t mind?
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treadful@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
Not sure how “DIY” you want to go. I’ve been liking OPNSense though. Running it on an air cooled Protectli box.
Handles a symmetric 2Gbps connection just fine.
EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app 4 hours ago - treadful@lemmy.zip 10 minutes ago
This is protectli: protectli.com
If you’re especially looking for good power consumption, I’d look into some embedded system with OpenWRT. I was especially looking for something that could handle high bandwidth and manage some higher level features that OPNSense has.
myfavouritename@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
This is what I’m doing too. I’m super happy with the results and how many options are now open to me.