There are a lot of ways, actually, as long as you have at least a couple nics. I always recommend openbsd since it’s very hardened for this purpose. opnsense is a free open-source distro built on openbsd, and can do virtually everything that enterprise gear can do and isn’t hard to learn or manage. Openwrt is also pretty decent and can replace firmware for some existing off-the-shelf routers, which are all backdoored anyway.
Yep. You can use that software on just about anything with a couple nics. It serves the same purpose as an off-the-shelf router (nearly all of which run some tivo-ized, nsa-backdoored linux firmware blob) but you’ll have total control over the device.
A router running OPNsense? Sure. You can put a firewall inside any kind of network. I don’t know what kind of hardware you have access to, but If you have something specific in mind, I can probably tell you if its fit for purpose
Yeah. The main thing to keep in mind if you go this route and build your own is you’ll want atleast 2 Ethernet ports. 1 for your hand off with your ISP and 1 for a hand off to your access point or Ethernet switch.
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There are a lot of ways, actually, as long as you have at least a couple nics. I always recommend openbsd since it’s very hardened for this purpose. opnsense is a free open-source distro built on openbsd, and can do virtually everything that enterprise gear can do and isn’t hard to learn or manage. Openwrt is also pretty decent and can replace firmware for some existing off-the-shelf routers, which are all backdoored anyway.
So can I connect to the internet with it?
Yep. You can use that software on just about anything with a couple nics. It serves the same purpose as an off-the-shelf router (nearly all of which run some tivo-ized, nsa-backdoored linux firmware blob) but you’ll have total control over the device.
Can I set one up in the Philippines?
A router running OPNsense? Sure. You can put a firewall inside any kind of network. I don’t know what kind of hardware you have access to, but If you have something specific in mind, I can probably tell you if its fit for purpose
Can it block specific websites? I don’t want Tiktok and YT shorts.
Yeah. The main thing to keep in mind if you go this route and build your own is you’ll want atleast 2 Ethernet ports. 1 for your hand off with your ISP and 1 for a hand off to your access point or Ethernet switch.
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You can block ips with firewall rules and domains using unbound dns