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a) Come on, be kind b) I don't have to think about doing systems administration on the very resource-limited stripped-down OpenWRT device c) It's probably mar
by tekknolagi 3y ago
a) Come on, be kind
b) I don't have to think about doing systems administration on the very resource-limited stripped-down OpenWRT device
c) It's probably marginally more secure
- aktuel 3y agoSorry, I don't want to be rude. If you are happy with your setup that is really all that matters. I was just seriously puzzled that's all. If someone has an OpenWrt router instead of something off the shelf, I would assume that they have it exactly for the tinkering and setting up port forwarding should be a piece of cake. Though I don't have a OpenWrt device myself so maybe this is just me being naive. On my MikroTik router this is pretty easy once you know how to do it :) Security-wise I prefer the port forwarding because there is no third party involved and less complexity in general, but sure, you can find pros and cons here and there.
- tekknolagi 3y agoI've tried. But the Linux environment is pretty limited and Luci has stumped me more than once over the years. It's also slightly riskier: if I bork the router, it may take me (a significant amount of) time to get my network back up and running.