The FCC decided that all foreign-made consumer-grade Internet routers are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the US.

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• Kelp@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So this may be a good place to ask. With this news in mind does anyone have a good guide to follow to build your own router. I’ve read a little that a mini pc with more than one Ethernet port is the only requirement but I haven’t found any good guides yet, only articles on why you should.

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you search for “install OPNsense” or “install PFsense” you’ll find quite a few guides. It’s not difficult to get going with these, but you should expect a bit of a learning curve if you’re coming from preconfigured home routers. It’s worth it though: these are far more powerful systems than regular home router software and give you much more control.

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    • Kelp@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks I appreciate it!

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• Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Landom of free!

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• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  glad a built my own last year.

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• preschool236@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  i dont even know how this is going to work out in practice - who’s going to start making VPNs in the US?

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    VPNs? I don’t understand your question.

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    • preschool236@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      so wrote too soon i meant routers. no one physically makes them here

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• webkitten@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So buy a last gen router and then flash the update when you get it.

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