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Best router for home use? (literature.cafe)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I bought a mini pc with four Ethernet ports and turned that into a router

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

This right here. get something cheap, throw opnsense or pfsense on it and start learning. It will probably be incredibly frustrating at first but when it starts to click then it is really fun and rewarding.

I bought an old dell r210ii years ago and threw pfsense on it then swapped to opnsense and could not be happier. It is still in use today, a good 6 years later.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Noob here. How fast can my LAN be with such a setup?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

mine can push a gig around no problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As fast as the slowest denominator in your LAN. So give the PC that you're going to host this on a decent Ethernet card and you should be flying.

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