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Guys please in your privacy journey don't forget the routers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by aprehendedmerlin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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before buying expensive routers check OpenWRT's table of hardware and buy one that is supported by the current OpenWRT release and has decent specs. There is a detailed installation guide for each supported device in the wiki too so there are no excuses it's dead simple and Free yourself from stupid hardware manufacturers and their planed obsolescence products.

Edit: also here is the new version of the table of hardware with more details They seem to have buyers guide too in the wiki.
Edit2: seems like GL.iNet devices ship with OpenWRT out of the box with their GUI on top and you still have access to openwrt under the hood if you need it which sounds awesome so look into them if you're interested. Thanks you guys who brought them up.
Edit3: there is firewall sulotion called OPNSense which is not limited to commercial routers like OpenWRT and can be run on any x86 hardware of your choice (like N100 mini pcs) so like into it if you're interested. Many thanks to the guys who contributed in the comments
Edit4: Sorry for the multiple edits but some of you guys suggest some fantastic insights that I had to add. Anyways here is a list of good candidate devices for hassle free installation and yet powerful enough hardware from OpenWRT's Forum

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[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't see LibreCMC (https://librecmc.org/) mentioned anywhere in this thread, so correct that.

Unlike Open WRT, LibreCMC is recognised by GNU to be a fully free Linux distribution, and you still get the time-honoured LuCi web administration interface.

LibreCMC runs on much fewer devices as OpenWRT, which can be a feature for those who are overwhelmed by the length of OpenWRT's list.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ibreCMC runs on much fewer devices as OpenWRT

as always, thats always the disadvantage of the most secure and private foss software. also looking at grapheneos.

[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

Yea. That is THE one reason why I'd never touch GrapheneOS as long as it only runs on Pixel hardware.