Post #2458574
2026-05-03 18:34 UTC
OpenWRT gets a lot of love around here, incorrectly.
If you are willing to flash custom software to a router you bought for that purpose, you may as well just pick the better option and put pfSense or (better) OPNsense on a mini PC with two Ethernet ports.
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@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-05-03 23:49
The router running OpenWRT will usually be a lot less power hungry than a mini PC, ethernet switch and access point.
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@hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 2026-05-03 19:41
I think the added benefit of an OpenWRT router is, you get 3 more ports (for your TV, Playstation and PC), plus a Wifi network. And it's really hard to break it. But a MiniPC with OPNsense, of course will be more powerful. And some more advanced things have been notoriously difficult to set up in OpenWRT, maybe OPNsense does it a bit better.