Subj : Re: What sense is a tunnel? (was: '-Unpublished-' with speed > 300)
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sun Nov 09 2025 08:48 pm
-=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Dan Clough <=-
DC> I want to run whatever firewall I'm going to use on a mini-PC as I
DC> currently am. The reason for that is that the cable modem, router,
DC> and main switch are located in a corner room of my house (the
DC> "man-cave"). I do not need WiFi in this room as it has plenty of
DC> wired outlets. I have two Access Points in other parts of the house
DC> (attached to the router via POE ethernet cables). So I don't want to
DC> buy/use an expensive "Wifi Router" (the kind with 6-8 antennae on it),
DC> just to disable the wifi functions because I don't need/want them in
DC> the "computer room". Not sure if all that makes sense, but the bottom
DC> line is that I want to continue using the mini-PC with a dedicated
DC> "router distro" on it. Will be checking to see if OpenWRT runs on a
DC> PC or needs a commercial "router appliance".
MvV> Maybe you should reconsider. Low cost routers with just the basics are
MvV> available these days. For the connection to my fiber glass provider I
MvV> use a small low cost router from Mikrotik. No Wifi, no nonsense. Cheap
MvV> and simple, but powerfull nonetheless. And of course full IPv6 support.
MvV> IIRC I paid EUR 60 for it. It does not take much energy either. 10
MvV> Watts or zo. And no noise. IMNSHO much preferable over a small PC
MvV> serving as a router.
That's a possibility, for sure. I have heard good things about
Mikrotik.
