I got my new router working.
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Dude, you can't just throw OpenWRT out there in a group like this. But since you have thrown caution to the wind...I was just updating my DNS settings to the CIRA ones for Canada hosted DNS private/protected. Prior to that I was running
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Not yet. Some network issues are still being fixed by turning off ipv6
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Iām currently running a Deco M9 mesh network and have been thinking about switching to OpenWRT. I just get kinda overwhelmed thinking about the whole setup and config process. Anyone have any recommendations on resources to learn how to do it?
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Yes it's very powerful and a bit daunting at first. I set up multiple VLANs and it was complicated to get the firewall rules right. But for most simple setups it's not actually that complicated. One feature I like is its inbuilt Suricata intrusion detection, which is an extra level of protection not provided by the regular firewall, and can help you detect malware on the network.
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Curious that your download speed increased.
I recently upgraded my old ISP provided router to a tp-link omada router with a couple in wall access points that also serve as switches to have everything that can be hard wired, hard wired. As well as having good Wi-Fi through the house.
It's the little things in life but a nice, fast and robust home network is super satisfying
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Small note, MAC address whitelisting isnāt really a security measure. People can change MAC address quite easily to one on your whitelist.
It might stop non technical children but a teenager with google can bypass that easy.
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I was surprised by the speed increase as well. I assumed that broadband would be the bottleneck, but apparently not.
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When you install a new WiFi router, just make the SSID and password the same as the existing one. No need to update all your devices.
And you can also setup your phone hotspot the same, so if your hardline goes out, you can just light up your hotspot and keep watching Netflix or whatever.
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Four words all upper case.
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Can confirm, in my head op's post meant : "I replaced some old appliance with something quite standard that won't
bother me for years". The fizzing is just replaced with the warmth of undisturbed uptime after about 4-5 years -
You should give us a talk and slide show at the next meeting...
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One word all lower case.
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I just upgraded to openwrt on a bananapi router kit. It makes me happy every time I ssh to one of my devices by hostname instead of IP. Also set up DNS ad blocking and it's a game changer.
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Yeah, that was supposed to read preinstalled
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Yep, mostly my focus is not in state backed actors but script kiddies with limited understanding. If someone sees a WEP network down the road and my network with up to date encryption, no SSID broadcast, MAC white listing, and various other options to prevent external connections it makes the WEP network easier and a much better option.
If we are running from a bear I don't need to be faster than a bear, just faster than other people with me, lol.
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I see what you mean. But beyond modern encryption, nothing else really adds security there. A script kiddie is exactly the type that can change their MAC address or run aircrack-ng to get the hidden ssid.
I guess itās like modern encryption is like running from a bear by flying in a high speed aircraft. The rest is like trying to add speed by blowing air out a back window through a straw. It might feel like youāre adding speed but functionality nothing is added.
Also I havenāt seen WEP encrypted networks is like 10 years. Do you see them often?
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Lol, yes, I have one down the street right now. Some people just don't ever update things that work.
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Thatās crazy. Where do you live roughly? In Germany, and in the U.S. I donāt see any WEP stuff.
And like I canāt even imagine 802.11b/g even being considered to āworkā with the modern internet. Like one mid bitrate 1080p stream would overwhelm it.
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Two words camelCase
