Marc, On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 at 09:10:29PM +0100, Marc Loftus wrote: > I was also going to suggest dd-wrt. I've flashed a couple of old routers.
That's one option, wasn't sure how good or bad it is. I don't really want a lot, but having WireGuard built into the router would be useful. > On Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 19:07 Neil Stone via Hampshire, < > hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > > > <2p> > > How about a BTHH 5a reflashed with OpenWRT... 5 x 1gb + USB. > > </2p> > > > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 at 15:45, A. J. Trickett via Hampshire < > > hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> In the near future I'm hoping to get FTTP. The roll out in France > >> is fibre to the actual house with a single RG45 Gig-E connection > >> from the media converter. > >> > >> For my money I get: > >> 2 Gig download speeds > >> 1 Gig upload speeds > >> 1 x IPv4 address > >> 1 x IPv6 block > >> No transfer cap > >> > >> I think they also give you a crappy ISP router/switch which you > >> may or may not have to keep. > >> > >> Assuming I can swap the device out I'm thinking of setting my own > >> router up, with WAN, DMZ and LAN ports. Because the address is > >> static, I can route stuff to the DMZ and keep that separate from > >> everything else. > >> > >> One of the reasons for doing this is so I can run WireGuard > >> directly on the router and hook it to other houses with family > >> members in, and to my server in York (to get a UK GeoIP). > >> > >> I'm happy with the software, using a stripped down Debian, or > >> router distro, but not sure what hardware to look for. > >> > >> Any suggestions? > >> -- Adam Trickett Saint-Malo, Bretagne, FRANCE Norton Wipe Info uses hexadecimal values to wipe files. This provides more security than wiping with decimal values. -- from the manual of Norton Systemworks 2002, pg 160 -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------