Gotcha. I'm using an OpenBSD box for those tasks, and Meraki & Buffalo/DD-WRT devices as AP's.
In addition it's a reverse proxy-cache. -sc -----Original Message----- From: Richard Stovall [[email protected]] Received: Friday, 11 Apr 2014, 11:15PM To: [email protected] [[email protected]] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Home router For me it was every single one of those, plus gateway AV, highly configurable packet capture[1], and robust logging/reporting. [1] The free Astaro fw had everything[2] but packet cap, which is occasionally required for troubleshooting. [2] The WiFi AP was most definitely not free. Anyone need a Sophos AP? I've got one I'll sell you cheap. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:06 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]>wrote: > What are people looking for in a home router? > > I'm assuming it's something in a feature set not provided by the router > supplied by your broadband ISP? > > Wireless? Multiple interfaces? FW Capability? VPN endpoint? > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Stovall [[email protected]] > Received: Friday, 11 Apr 2014, 11:00PM > To: [email protected] [[email protected]] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Home router > > I gave up and dropped the coin for a Sonicwall TZ205 at home. I tried the > free Astaro offering for a while, as well as ddwrt, but I didn't like > either of them. I'm so used to the full feature set at work, that I became > very frustrated when I didn't have it at home. In hindsight, I think it > was a very good decision. > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:17 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I like the buffalo hardware (which comes with a version of ddwrt) and > > then flashing it with the current version of ddwrt. For home and > > very-small-business. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brian Desmond > > *Sent:* Friday, April 11, 2014 7:51 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Home router > > > > > > > > *I’ve got a 1U Cisco router I use courtesy of ebay – it’s been working > for > > many years in the corner. Keep in mind when you buy commercial gear, the > > support cost goes way up, and when it breaks and you’re not home, it’s > not > > exactly end user serviceable as the label says. Running a full linux box > or > > something is going to run your power bill up too. * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Thanks,* > > > > *Brian Desmond* > > > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > > > > > > > *w – 312.625.1438 <312.625.1438> | c – 312.731.3132 <312.731.3132>* > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On > > Behalf Of *Todd Lemmiksoo > > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:46 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Home router > > > > > > > > I am having trouble searching the list archives for a thread on home > > routers. In that thread was a linux box for $125 that I would like to > find. > > Does anyone remeber that? > > > > > > -- > > T. Todd Lemmiksoo > > > > >
