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Advice On Proposed Router Design (lemmy.tf)
submitted 9 months ago by sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
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So I'm trying to build a router. Just need something to handle the networking in my house and the plan is to separate things out via virtual local area networks. Anyway, reading a bunch of threads and comments, I think my design will be something akin to this. Is this good or bad? Ultimately I wanna run OPNSense since that's what most people recommend, but wanna about x86.

NanoPi as a hub: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHU4JCV

AX3000 as an AP: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzPBBVX

Network Switch: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EITz5Gz

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[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I was reading the comments on the OpenWRT forums about the new router, even the people there feel it's underpowered.

If it can run OpenWRT and PiHole, I'll be happy.

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What router? The OpenWrt One or the BPI?

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The OpenWRT one

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

What were you expecting? It’s a thing designed to be under 100$, there are no miracles there. Get one of the BPI routers if you want performance. From time to time there are nice deals on aliexpress for those.