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so what is the current best linux based OS for a router/firewall. pfsense grade really. I have heard about vyos, but nothing more. Given that bpfilter & XDP is

so what is the current best linux based OS for a router/firewall. pfsense grade really. I have heard about vyos, but nothing more. Given that bpfilter & XDP is now in the kernel, i was wondering if there's something built on top of the latest and greatest.

jlgaddis 6y ago
> ... linux based OS ... The differences WRT kernel between various Linux distributions are likely not significant enough to matter for the overwhelming majority of users. Unless you have "non-typical requirements", pretty much any of them will almost certainly be "good enough". (Personally, my preferences are OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and OPNsense, in that order, but I'm weird. If I had to choose something built on Linux, OpenWRT would probably be the one that I'd reach for "by default".)
- cferr 6y ago
  +1 for OPNsense if you're willing to deviate from Linux and get a great management web console. I've been running it at home for over a year without any hiccups.