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Finally ditched my ISP’s router and installed my own opnsense firewall with my own Access Point. I have crowdsec running on opnsense to block attacks + adguard to block ads and malicious domains. My network is segmented between my homelab that is exposed and my AP.
Finally feels quite safe in my network 😅
What do you think of Keenetic? Security-wise, do you trust it?
I just got it, it’s only being used as an access point so can’t really say about all their features.
The reason I ask is that Keenetic has substantial ties with Russia. And there is a big chance the firmware development is still done in Russia.
sj_zero 4 months ago federation: unsentWhy my firewall is a fanless sign PC. Never really heats up, and I don't need to worry about the unreliability added by fans.
these get really hot at the slightest hint of some load
Me too
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago It wouldn’t be a bad idea. Right at this moment my temps are as such:
IIRC, the case temp is like 194 freedom units. I’ve never really seen it get much higher than it is now.
I bought a topton router with Intel N150. I was and still am disappointed with how much it heats up. Enev at idle it’s not really comfortable to touch it.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago A muffin fan with 4 stand offs would to the trick. Must be this particular model that gets hot.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago I have crowdsec running on opnsense to block attacks
Crowdsec is a pretty good package. It does blocking, but is geared more to being an IDS. Opnsense supports Suricata which is a more aggressive, and all encompassing IDS/IPS. I don’t think opnsense supports it’s cousin Snort.
I considered suricata but for now I think crowdsec works well enough, I’ll see later if I think suricata could be more useful
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago Cool, cool. I was just throwing it out there if you hadn’t considered it. It’s quite a powerful package.
Why crowdsec?
Personal preference, it’s what I’ve been using since I started my homelab and I think it works well enough.
Are you exposing things to the internet?
Running different SSIDs too?
I put all my IoT stuff on a dedicated 2.4-only network, VLANd it to the (pfsense) firewall which allows the VLAN trunk to be split into separate logical NICs that I apply different policies to, like no access to the internet, etc…
At the moment I only have one WiFi instance, not planning to separate yet but it could be a future upgrade since I have a few IoT devices.
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| AP | WiFi Access Point |
| DNS | Domain Name Service/System |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
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Doing the lords work! 🫶
Good for you. I use OpenWrt on a decent router yet it’s so flexible. I can create multiple VLANs with different firewall rules, multiple APs, Ad and IP blocking etc.
Honestly I can’t imagine going back to a shitty ISP router ever.
I always get my isp outers as pass through so network is controlled by my entry. I have never bothered doing much with it but it’s nice to have the option.
I used to use a ddwrt firmware for years but eventually my hardware could never keep up with my net speeds and manufacture firmware was faster. Trying an Omada network now seems alright but haven’t added their wifi.
Even the wrong non-isp routers are ridiculous compared to OpenWrt capable ones. You’re telling me I’m paying a huge premium to get a cutting edge Nighthawk, and then they shove a subscription service in my face to use any of these features? Let alone the security implications of having all your traffic routed through proprietary software. No thank you.
I don’t think we are the target audience for those, though, as weird as that sounds. More likely intended to be sold to less tech savvy people who are willing to pay for the convenience of some company handling their security.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago OP, you may want to look into ntopng. I think opnsense has a ntopng plugin. I find it very useful for traffic analysis.
Will have a look, thanks!
Networking isn’t my strong suit, so this might be a stupid question. But what exactly is a hardware firewall? Is it the same thing as my Internet facing router blocking incoming packets which haven’t been requested from “inside the home” network?
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 months ago A hardware firewall generally indicates a standalone appliance that is dedicated to being a firewall. Not to be confused with a software firewall as you would see with UFW, or Windows Defender. Modern routers do possess some of the same tenets of a hardware firewall, but a dedicated hardware firewall usually gives a broader range of defenses such as IDS/IPS, filtering, etc.
I have a dedicated hardware firewall in the form of pFsense. The ‘black box’ in OP’s picture is the hardware firewall.
That looks exactly like the box I grabbed. Are you running your opnsense on the bare metal, or are you virtualizing it? My only regret for mine was not picking up more ram.
I’m running on bare metal. I have a physical homelab behind. Can’t you add ram?
I could, if it wasn’t so damn expensive for 32gb
Looks like one of the qotom/topton boxes you can find on aliexpress.
Can also pick them up with preinstalled *sense from Protectli (which I did I regretted nothing, totally great experience.)
Indeed it’s a topton mini pc/firewall. It’s costs 300€ on AliExpress :) I removed Pfsense and installed opnsense
bytepursuits@programming.dev 4 months ago
Share some pictures and stats of you could. Do u see many probes?
pimpampoom@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
You want pictures and stats of what?
Mist101@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Cats, if you have them, dogs if not.