Neil, On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 at 07:06:25PM +0100, Neil Stone wrote: > <2p> > How about a BTHH 5a reflashed with OpenWRT... 5 x 1gb + USB. > </2p>
I had thought of that, in fact I gave a spare BTHH away before I moved to France - though I don't know the version... I could also flash my current NetGear devlice in the same manner - though I gather it's a fraction on the underpowered being old now. > 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 engineer: n. one who, regardless of how much effort he puts in to a job, will never satisfy either the suits or the scientists -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------