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<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I'm looking into replacing my Verizon Fios router with one I can
manage (configure DNS black hole, possibly setup a VPN connection,
etc. etc.), but I'm hitting an overwhelming number of options, so
I'm wondering what everyone else is doing. I'm basically looking
for something which lets me access the underlying OS so I can
easily fix(/break) things, and weighing the pros/cons of also
having it do some file sharing stuff (Samba/NFS) or using it for
hosting toy projects to show friends, with at least GbE speeds.<br>
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<p>In terms of hardware, I've seen <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.solid-run.com/marvell-armada-family/clearfog/">ClearFog
Pro</a> and it's big brother, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRM8040S64D04GE008V12GE/">ClearFog
GT 8k</a>, both of which support running Linux (and then I could
use things like iptables and dns-masq or whatever), but the review
seem to be underwhelming. There is also pi-hole, which runs on
Raspberry Pi hardware (and likely anything else), but I think that
just does DNS, so I'd have to configure the routing on top of
that; the problem there is that there is only 1 ethernet port on
the Raspberry Pi, and a managed switch sounds a bit over the top
for my setup (plus, noise).</p>
<p>The other option I see is a small tower with 2 ethernet ports,
probably a standard x86 box, and a standard switch. One pro to
that is I might be able to get 10GbE, which I feel like will
matter within the next 5 years (my FioS connection is already
1GbE), the con is needing two separate devices.</p>
<p>In either case, I'd need a wireless AP, which is something I know
next to nothing about. I think I want something supporting
802.11ac?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the suggestions! I'm relatively new to this
list, coming from the Philly Linux User Group, so I don't know if
there are different expectations :).<br>
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<p>Charles<br>
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Charles Hathaway, PhD
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