Post #2458592
2026-05-03 19:41 UTC
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.
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@nitrolife@hikki.team 2026-05-03 20:12
if you have an uplink of 1 Gbit/s or less, you can easily solve the problem of ports by purchasing a switch for $3. By the way, there is a mini PC with 4/6/8 ports and even with optical fiber. and in general, if topic starter build own server, he can just build a router out of it too. the set of programs is not very large: kea-dhcp, radvd, iptables. that's all. for WiFi, you will need a compatible card in the server or a separate access point like ubiquity.