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<p>Some other alternatives: Untangle (paid, debian based, but well polished) and Vyos</p>
<p id="reply-intro">On 2020-12-01 13:33, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:</p>
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<div dir="ltr">On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:21 PM Jon Thiele <<a href="mailto:jthiele@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer">jthiele@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>I've looked at a couple of hardware solutions but they all seem to be closed source solutions. I also read any article that suggested running OpenWRT as an alternative to a PC based product. Interesting... </div>
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<div>I use OpenWRT, and it runs great.</div>
<div>My use case is not specifically firewall, but rather an open feature rich router that I can easily manage. </div>
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<div>The firewall features that I use work well, but they are minimal.</div>
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<div>The nice thing is that you can run it on a low power tiny footprint device. </div>
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<div>Check here to see if the features you need are there.</div>
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<div><a href="https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/firewall/start" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/firewall/start</a></div>
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<div>Then see if any additional packages are needed. OpenWRT has a large list of add on packages</div>
<div>for various things, including languages, databases, ...etc. </div>
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<div>You will need a router than can run OpenWRT obviously. Check before you buy. </div>
<div>There are some Linksys series that have more flash than the others, and therefore should </div>
<div>be future proof.</div>
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<div>Not cheap, but cheaper than a PC, and even cheaper if you buy them used. </div>
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<div><a href="https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt_ac_series" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/wrt_ac_series</a></div>
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