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Hi, I got a new router from my ISP, but it doesn't even have an option to change the address of the DNS server...

So I'm gonna switch (if necessary also the ISP).

I have never used a custom router, so I would appreciate a push in the right direction. What can you recommend? Synology? FritzBox? Asus? Bridge Mode on the ISP router + RasPi?

The following I am running on a separate device, but if possible it would be nice to have it directly on the router device:

  • PiHole
  • Wireguard
  • DDNS updater
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I can kind of recommend Firewalla. They run all open source software under the hood, but their UI is their own. I'm not super impressed with some of the decisions they've made, but it works and has almost every feature a firewall/router device needs.

Things I like

  • VPN client support with selective VPN routing. Beats having to manually maintain a routing table for a VPN interface.

  • SSH access with sudo to root

  • comes with an Ad blocker, but can run pihole in a docker container. I find the onboard ad blocker paired with NextDNS via TLS is good enough.

Things I don't like:

  • UI is a phone app. WebUI is neutered. You will require all three (SSH included) to set up any advanced configs

  • SSH access is a pain to use.

  • Firewall rule creation is kind of a nightmare. I can see what they were going for, but they missed.

  • You can't easily configure the onboard IDS or Adblocker. You can dive into the filesystem if you want, but I don't wanna.