McTees Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Looking at maybe setting up a firewall for the home internet. I been looking at going with a Mini PC & pfSense setup. I have a Gigabit fiber connection, so you would like to have a setup that would be able to handle the high speed net traffic and a VPN. Anyone have any recommendations for a nice mini PC? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubelarek Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hi, You can look for something like HTPC (home theater PC) + OpenMediaVault (it is Debian + WebGUI) OR try to installl DD-WRT on network router, for firewall only it is best option i think (DD-WRT is also based on Debian so in google you can find option to install firewall on it) With Debian you can install whatever you want. Below you have 3 nice mini PC (below 100$ on aftermarket) have you hear about https://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index ASROCK ION D525 (Atom 2 cores) ASUS EeeBox AMD E-350 Acer Veriton N282G (Atom 1 core) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Despite any further firewall dedicated mini-PCs, a custom DD-WRT firmware on Your internet gateway is a must-have. Nowadays when the manufacturer does not update their routers or the support lifespan is not longer than 2 years, updating the router with custom firmware is necessary. Regardless, even though the router may be supported, the manufacturer's firmware may not be trustworthy as it often is (see US-based brands). As bubelarek said, an intel-based HTPC mini-PC would be a way to go for an efficient and affordable external firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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