I am planning to eventually build my own home server, and when I do I will hook it up via ethernet. But I do want to switch away from the generic FIOS router and use my own for more control over my data and security. Any recommendations?
I bought a mini pc with four Ethernet ports and turned that into a router
daranto@2dl.eu 1 year ago
If you want the full control use opnsense.org on a mini pc or in a VM on your home server.
betternotbigger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can this work with the “off the shelf” mesh routers.
Lrobie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No, off the shelf routers are usually ARM and opnsense is x86 only.
vector_zero@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This seems like it’s geared toward higher power hardware that’s not generally available on a consumer-grade router.
thejoker8814@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Please don’t host a router on a Hypervisor VM. That does not benefit security. First of all a router is an integral part of the (home) network, therefore it should not be dependent on anything, like a hypervisor. You want to be able to replace or update your server/ hypervisor independently from each other, for example in 5 hrs your router might be still rocking all data, but you would want to upgrade your home server / hypervisor. Furthermore all those OpenWRT, PFsense, OpenSense kernel/ OS hardening is more effective on the hardware itself, especially all RAM/ Memory based security measures. Also if you truly want to be more secure, you use dedicated hardware for multiple reasons, performance is dedicated to only routing/ firewall processing (no other service/ VM can block or slow down packet processing), reducing the attack surface (less software, less attack surface), easier to update.