Another successful OpenBSD setup

I’ve been buying these little boxes from AliExpress for years to use as firewalls and routers. My oldest one is almost 9 years old now! OpenBSD installs just fine. Just a BIOS tweak to always boot up after power is restored.

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  • 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ive wanted one of these for a while to replace my ISPs modem+router+switch+wifi-AP. But apparently these devices can be funky to get a good wifi going, and I don’t feel like adding three (mini pc, switch, AP) new devices to my “we don’t talk about it” corner where all the IT is stored. Do you know anything about wifi on these?

    • droans@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      It’s usually considered a poor idea to use it also as an AP.

      The location usually isn’t great for your WiFi and there are better tools for the job.

      • 7Sea_Sailor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Is location the only reason to not use it as the AP? If I had a larger house I’d agree, but as I live in a small apartment, the current router location can easily serve the entire flat, so that is no concern right now.

        • LifeBandit666@feddit.ukEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I picked up a 7 year old Netgear modem/router on eBay that has replaced my ISP modem/router. The WiFi is better, and I can port forward without taking all the cables out of the back (yeah that’s a thing with the ISP one) and forward traffic through my Adguard DNS. Well worth the £25 I bought it for.

          Also if it starts annoying me I can throw OPENWRT on it and play with that instead.