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What is the best wifi-router out now for home hackers? I'd like to do a pi-hole type setup but without the pi-hole and I also need a stronger wifi signal than o
by chimi 7y ago
What is the best wifi-router out now for home hackers? I'd like to do a pi-hole type setup but without the pi-hole and I also need a stronger wifi signal than on the box my ISP gives me.
- iagovar 7y agoProbably some low tier mikrotik. It's not for dummies though, it requires to know a bit of networking.
- mtgx 7y agoMikrotik has had quite a bit of security issues, too. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/unpatched-vulnerability-in-mikrotik-routeros-enables-easily-exploitable-denial-of-service-attack/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/unpatched-vulnerability...
- iagovar 7y agoBut they patch stuff, and afaik everyone gets the update.
- alyandon 7y agoI'm generally happy with my RB3011 but you are very much correct that it isn't meant for a typical end user. Many QoL things that a consumer level router + TomatoUSB firmware does for you are either difficult to set properly set up (NAT reflection) or are not available at all (per-IP traffic accounting).
- MikusR 7y agoIt really doesn't. The quickset (essentially basic configuration like most home routers) has been a feature for like 7 years.
- mey 7y agoIt doesn't meet your hackability requirements, but I suggest Ubiquiti for wifi AP's at a price point that home owners can afford. I personally prefer keeping my wifi separate from the router, which this affords you. See this for a crash course in an entire Unifi setup, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_-iuY_xxFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_-iuY_xxFY I personally run pi-hole on a pi, use an edgerouter x and unifi aps for the house.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agopfSense on an old computer and a UniFi AP. If you want to level that up, use Proxmox with pfSense VM and any other junk you want to throw on it.
- zzzcpan 7y agoI'd suggest to avoid dealing with wifi routers as much as possible, they are not worth the time, and instead separate wifi and routing. Doing all the dhcp, dns/pi-holing, nat, firewalling on a PC-based router and using a wifi router behind it only for wifi.
- kazen44 7y agothis is the "proper" answer. Seperating routing from providing wireless makes things far more flexible, not to mention you usually get two seperate devices which are far better at doing their sperate jobs compared to an all in one solution.
- toast0 7y agoThe T-Mobile Cellspot AC1900 (rebadged ASUS RT-AC68U) seem to work well enough and are often on sale. As with all wifi routers, put them into access point mode, and run an ethernet cable.