I bought an all in one modem/routers and only use that as a modem and use a second router system behind that… I used to run a ddwrt box between those but it broke down finally lol… It’s to bad these not really a open source modem option

And change your dns resolver pronto!

Full agree 🦾 If not possible, place a dedicated firewall (OpenWrt or OPNsense) between your network and the ISP router. I tried both OPNsense and OpenWrt. The most cost-effective and simplest option for my use case turned out to be a Banana Pi One running OpenWrt — roughly USD 80. It does ex...

My internet cable is connected to the router and I have really good internet because I have fiber optic internet

I use the spy box the ISP give me, but behind it I'm running a raspberry pi4 8gb running openwrt. Then, I create vlans to separate house, business and iot devices.

Love this. What if you have all rooms Ethernet wired. You thing just have a router behind the ISP box, feeding room APs? No central wireless. Or is that too much noise?

Just got my open wrt one WiFi up and running and slowly transitioning all ISP connections. Thanks! How does ZeroSentinel Nano resolver work with nextdns, or does it work against each other and have to pick one?

Just got the Dream Machine Pro!!!! Loving it!

This will be one of my side projects in 2026.

Man, probably the only words I know from the article are Modem and Wifi. Of course I don't really know what exactly they are either hahahaha I am just a fucking artist seeking freedom... I would rather not learn what everything is but I HAVE TO at least reach a level of understanding, and that is...

I’m tinkering around with a Banana Pi OpenWrt One 😅