I do have a Meraki AP as well for the 3rd floor.  Darn nice of 'em to give
it to me.


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]>wrote:

> 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
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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