Replacing router with OpenWRT on Proxmox
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Thanks for the advice. It isn't an end all if I can't get it to work in this way. Just thought I'd give it a try since I saw there was a helper script for Proxmox. I wasn't aware of the limitations that may come with this though. I guess either upgrading routers in the future for something for customizable may be a better option.
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GL.Inet for an OpenERT hardware set. I recommend them all the time.
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I would make sure the adapter you're using (internal or USB) supports AP mode. Most intel ones don't: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000030429/wireless.html
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You want a dedicated Firewall and at least on access point. Your USB adapter is not designed to support lots of devices. It almost certainly has one channel.
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I will definitely check this out. Sounds really promising from the quick glimpse and most importantly, adorable.
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Adorable?
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Back in the day I ran a pfsense VM on ESXi before broadcom bought them. I found it easier to just purchase a cheap Unifi AP and spin up a VM for the Unifi controller app (I'm assuming you can still run that on your own hardware, its been a few years). I think I got a UAP 6 lite or something like that. If I recall it was about $130 CAD with the PoE injector.
Techincally its not ideal to run your firewall on the same device as other things, but I never had any issues.
Also, does the mini PC have multiple NICs? You will have a bad time if it does not.
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It can be used as a VPN router, any VM that needs a VPN can be connected to a network bridge that is forward through the VPN. This could also be done on the primary router and a VLAN.
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For just an AP, I've used a number of the GL-AR300 and they've been fine as AP and repeaters, but only 2.4 GHz. I have no interference issues where I am so that's fine for me, but if you're somewhere populated, YMMV.
They also have the full firewall/router set on them, but I generally don't use them for that.
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These days almost all hardware is compatible with 802.11s
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If you plan to do it on openwrt I would make sure before you buy. Especially if you're trying to save on the mesh nodes and not buy a fully outfitted router for each node.
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I've never virtualized OpenWRT, but with hardware passthrough I don't see why it shouldn't work.
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I'm gonna LOL the absolute fucking fuck out of this.
Try it. You have no understanding at a minimum of how it works not only at a hardware level, but at a virtualized level.
I'm absolutely sure you're going to be the brilliant mind who fixes the problem though. See you next Tuesday!
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If thats what your needs are. But proxmox has nothing to do with the hardware being better.
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Yeah start with pass through, without that no physical hardware will show up inside the VM
