What company has the most secure & best all around wireless routers? #asknostr
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I recall flashing open-source firmware onto a widely available consumer router many years ago
I have done this a few times but the last time I was aiming to replace everything with a mesh setup & it ended up just kinda being a failure. The wireless signal was not as strong as the old routers & so I ended up with half a new system that just complicates things.
“Most secure” will greatly depend on configuration in addition to the hardware/software of the router. Usually dedicated routing devices like pfsense will have better security/reliability features over something like a netgear/d-link router. I’m a big fan of ubiquity/UniFi but it’s a bit like getting into the apple ecosystem for routers/wifi/network equipment.
Look into DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato as the open source implementations that can be run on a variety of hardware. There are also hardware projects that are open source as well.
As to security, it depends how you define it, I guess. Routers are incredibly giant attack surfaces.
Open source dedicated router and a wireless access point is probably what can be made more secure.
Build your own router with pfsense. That's where the security is.
Have used OpenWRT, but now running OPNSense coupled with Ubiquiti APs...big fan of OPNSense...
None. You should look for the least broken router purchase available, not anyone touting a wireless router as "secure" and "best"
nostr:nprofile1qqswex0dc4t8uq5pt7c4qgpgtch6swgfx88d7kwg844m930kac2npwgpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wgh8w6twv5hsv3sy43 if you want security don't focus on the access points focus on the router/firewall. Most consumer devices bundle access points/router/firewall/switch.
If you have any basic tech knowledge you could probably build your own firewall/router out of an old PC or cheap micropc. (Should probably have 2 network ports)
Then you can add a cheap switch and buy pretty much any access points you want.
Ubiquiti is what I use.
I hear tplink omada is ok.
There is TONS of help online and on YouTube.
Good luck
#tno trust no one
Get a decent wired router (I like the negate) then connect it to a wireless router that's just running as an access point.
I know Start9 is working on their own router. Probably going to be another 2 years though
I already preoredered it.
I've played around with OpenWRT but now for a new location I just bought a GL inet flint 2. I can update you after I set it up. They come with open wrt built in and they also produce travel routers that I might try in the future.
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