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CPU performance is a funny argument for a router as the hardware reqs on a home router are already so low. My current router is gigabit, has best in class WiFi,

CPU performance is a funny argument for a router as the hardware reqs on a home router are already so low. My current router is gigabit, has best in class WiFi, is smaller than a mac mini and is fanless. I got to say though: PF, multiple vlans, cross vlan firewall roules, mdns repeating do not sound like something a home user should be setting up. The only reason one would play with these things in a home environment is because they want to. Which is fine... but makes it a toy/pet project and not something to recommend to others. My home router is Ubiquiti and it "just works" zero fiddling required. I'm not sure why one would want anything more complex for a home environment. I guess we all have different preferences where we like to spend our time. I fiddled with things for decades, now I only want to fiddle for something really worth it.

aborsy 6y ago
Security. EdgeOS is proprietary and closed source, and not updated as frequently as OpenBSD.
- ac29 6y ago
  EdgeOS is mostly just vanilla debian with some proprietary configuration tools on top.
tiew9Vii 6y ago
Yeah for a router you wouldn’t use the M1, it has one Ethernet port and overkill. I use one of the Pc Engines APU2 board’s. The reference to the router was in regards I used OpenBSD and found OpenBSD a great server OS. I have multiple vlan’s as have a guest wifi for visitors, all iot devices like tv, soundbars on a private vlan with restricted network access, dns ad blocking, dns over tls, wireguard for remote access etc. I use ubiquiti access points/switches but run my own router for learning purposes plus the flexibility. To be honest, since I’ve set it up I haven’t done any fiddling, it’s been rock solid. I’ve had more issues doing updates on the ubiquiti devices dropping the wireless uplink I have then having to power cycle them to come back up.
- etaioinshrdlu 6y ago
  Again, nothing wrong with it, but your home network is far more complex than most small (10-20 person) offices I've ever seen. It's the kind of thing you do because you're interested, not because of a practical reason. I guess you mentioned it was for learning purposes which is a good reason.

aborsy 6y ago

Security. EdgeOS is proprietary and closed source, and not updated as frequently as OpenBSD.

ac29 6y ago
EdgeOS is mostly just vanilla debian with some proprietary configuration tools on top.

tiew9Vii 6y ago

Yeah for a router you wouldn’t use the M1, it has one Ethernet port and overkill. I use one of the Pc Engines APU2 board’s. The reference to the router was in regards I used OpenBSD and found OpenBSD a great server OS. I have multiple vlan’s as have a guest wifi for visitors, all iot devices like tv, soundbars on a private vlan with restricted network access, dns ad blocking, dns over tls, wireguard for remote access etc. I use ubiquiti access points/switches but run my own router for learning purposes plus the flexibility. To be honest, since I’ve set it up I haven’t done any fiddling, it’s been rock solid. I’ve had more issues doing updates on the ubiquiti devices dropping the wireless uplink I have then having to power cycle them to come back up.

etaioinshrdlu 6y ago
Again, nothing wrong with it, but your home network is far more complex than most small (10-20 person) offices I've ever seen. It's the kind of thing you do because you're interested, not because of a practical reason. I guess you mentioned it was for learning purposes which is a good reason.