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Erik Johnson · 5w
Folks using OSS router software, what has worked well for you? I've been looking at OPNSense and OpenWRT. Need to get off my old, insecure router.
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I tried both, and OPNsense was a bit too complex for me. I struggled to make it work the way I wanted even though my use case was regular home use. I guess it's more secure and customizable when used by people who know a lot about setting up zones and rules and so on. And the community was off-putting...

OpenWRT is much more similar to a regular off the shelf router's software. I still feel like it's reasonably secure, but more approachable. Just my opinion of course.
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Erik Johnson · 5w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq3cez4rmkcswafa4gagueuux3h3tv8hwg94ev0hggechtnkzzzlrqfwx9ps That's disappointing to hear about the community. A video I watched a bit of is having me lean the direction you did, this seems a bit too complex for what I'm trying to do. OpenWRT se...