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4 hardware requirements I would never skimp on when building my own OPNsense or pfSense router

Home networking can be an incredibly rewarding hobby, especially when you start building and configuring your own OPNsense or pfSense router and firewall. Recently, I transformed a Ugreen DXP4800 Plus ...
Ars Technica

The Router rumble: Ars DIY build faces better tests, tougher competition

Over the course of 2015, I noticed a trend. Rather than replacing routers when they literally stopped working, I increasingly needed to act earlier—swapping in new gear because an old router could no ...
Ars Technica

pfsense build or stick with Ubiquiti?

TLDR; got $400, getting 300/300 fiber. Need to upgrade from ERPOE-5. Got 2 Unifi APs that are good. 8 wired devices, 5 wireless. So I currently have a Edgerouter POE (the original 5 port one) and I'm ...
eTeknix

Create Your Own Router and Firewall Solution

Over-the-counter routers are fine and work as they should, but they simply aren’t enough for some of us. Quite a few of the standard routers located around the homes of the world allow for an open ...