Comment on Self Hosting for Privacy - Importance of Owning your own Modem/Router?
mko@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
I router provided by an ISP is not your hardware, thus any network behind it is by definition not controlled by you. There have been numerous cases where they have backdoors or known admin passwords. In cases where there is a wire type transition (for example incoming over coax or fiber) it might be necessary to use it though. Same if it is necessary due to your contract.
In my cases I always turn off the wireless antennas and switch it to bridge more, then place my own router/firewall device behind it.
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that I care a lot less about whether I own the device or the ISP. I’ll happily root the fucking thing. What are they going to do, send me to a competitor? I have 3 different networks I can connect from at any moment (including hotspots), so I’m not worried about a minor lapse due to ISP temper tantrums.
mko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
We all go our own ways. Over the later years I’ve added features and with it the inevitable complexity. Self-hosting my own data has made my care more about what goes on in my network. I am not quite at the stage of adding VLAN’s but it will probably come.