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Hmm, any suggestions on a good router that won't spy on me?
by knodi 9y ago
Hmm, any suggestions on a good router that won't spy on me?
- bisby 9y agoI wanted to be able to suggest using something like ubiquiti or mikrotik. But then I realize that I have no idea how secure/private those are either. I imagine pfSense is good (or any of the forks) for privacy. But that can be pretty overkill, and really shouldnt be necessary just for a small SOHO router.
- haswell 9y agoTo be clear, this router does not spy on you. If you want to enable features like the virus detection service or traffic history / analysis, those features rely on upstream services and your data will be sent to ASUS / Trend Micro. Unless I'm missing something from the article, I won't be trading in my ASUS, I just won't be turning these features on.
- emeidi 9y agoTurris Omnia
- throw2016 9y agoThat's good but pricey. The new $49 expression bin board on kickstarter based on the Marvell Armada Aarch64 SOC with mainline support seems delightful for a router. But the Turris may be a more suitable alternative to an off the shelf router.
- helb 9y agoOmnia has a similar opt-in feature. Everything is open source though (including hardware).
- bubblethink 9y agoOmnia is a good concept, but the execution isn't quite there yet. I had ordered one, which I ended up returning due to a broken hardware part and less than stellar software. Maybe in a couple of years, it will be a solid platform.
- bubblethink 9y agoYou can split it into a router and a wireless access point. Run pfsense or lede on the router, and use any commercial access point (ubiquiti seems to be a good bang for the buck).
- keypusher 9y agoMikrotik https://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-Routerboard-RB2011UiAS-2HnD-Port-Ethernet/dp/B00BGIXOHQ https://www.amazon.com/Mikrotik-Routerboard-RB2011UiAS-2HnD-...
- knodi 9y agoOnly down side is that its doesn't support AC.