indemnity 6 years ago

I keep it simple: UniFi Security Gateway connected to my fibre ONT, integrates well with my UniFi PoE APs.

It runs some flavour of Linux.

In the past I’ve maintained a custom FreeBSD or Linux server for this purpose but life’s too short.

  • jimnotgym 6 years ago

    Did you get a UniFi POE switch too?

    Just ordered a UniFi AP for home, we use them at work and they have been very good. I have ordered a seperate VDSL modem too (Openreach from ebay until I save for a Draytech 130).

    I really like the look of the Unifi router...maybe next pay day!

k4ch0w 6 years ago

I'm a nerd, I have my own PFsense router setup. This allows me to customize my entire network, with VLANs, snort and adblockers. I keep the Wifi on it's own seperate VLAN from my servers, so when guests come over I don't worry about them. I also have PIA setup by default so everything goes through a VPN. I highly recommend it! You gain network skills really quickly and it's not painful to setup once the OS is installed.

txutxu 6 years ago

Years ago, un my home, i used 2 layers of routers: 1 Linux and 1 openbsd.

In front of the Linux there was a cable-modem, and behind there where a couple DMZs, with servers, and wifi, and my home LAN.

I had my own DNS/DHCP servers.

Almost all services were internal (files, webs, git, streaming, databases, backups, monitoring...)

Nowadays, my home is rented, and i live in a nomad way were i get job. Just one laptop.

matt_the_bass 6 years ago

I know I’ll get slack for this, but I use a google WiFi router. Yes I know it shares info with google to enable some of the services it offers. However I’m already in the google ecosystem at work and use Gmail at home. So I don’t think I’ve increased their access to my private life.

Their product is really simple to set up, offers a simplified “work for most” default setup but it also lets you dig into the router config details of you care.

It also offers a separate ssid for guests that only tunnels to internet and does not allow device to device communication on the lan.

There is something to be said for not requiring a lot of active effort.

FYI I don’t host or run any internet facing services from my home network.

  • kevinherron 6 years ago

    Same here. It came down to this or a pfsense + ubiquiti setup and convenience won out.

    Easy to set up, performs incredible compared to the garbage netgear router it replaced, and I have at least some confidence that the firmware will be regularly updated, or updated to patch security vulnerabilities, which I can't say about anything from linksys/netgear/etc...

    Pfsense obviously would allow updates, but again, convenience...

  • sigjuice 6 years ago

    Yes, you have not increased Google's access to your private life.

    Google has essentially bugged the whole Internet so it doesn't matter if your first hop is via a Google WiFi router that looks at each and every packet that leaves your house.

dabockster 6 years ago

I just use an Airport Extreme since I don't have enough complexity to warrant my own Linux box.