Ask HN: Home wirless router with focus on security?

2 pointsahmaman1y ago3 comments

Ideally a router that works with minimal configuration and doesn’t require too much tinkering. Some features I am interested in:

- Firewall: Controls for both inbound and outbound traffic.

- Ad blocker: Something akin to Pi-hole functionality.

- Device isolation: The ability to isolate smart home devices from the rest of the network.

I have considered so far:

1. Firewalla: Most models lack built-in Wi-Fi (except for Firewalla Purple [1]), and shipping to Europe comes with import taxes.

2. Turris Omnia: Seems like a good choice [2] and is built on open-source OpenWrt. That said, I’m unsure how hands-on it would be to configure it for the features I need.

What would you recommend? What do you use at home?

[1] https://firewalla.com/collections/firewalla-products/products/firewalla-purple

[2] https://www.turris.com/en/products/omnia/

3 comments

4d4m1y ago

Any that runs OPENWRT.

It's important to use firmware from open-source because it's auditable and inspectable. Another reason is it supports everything you're looking for above, functionality-wise. As an music artist who doesn't program anything other than html+css, I appreciate openWRT's UI, great forums and resources, and network controls to prioritize traffic, reduce ads served, etc.

4d4m1y ago

What is crazy is most of these routers can be had for ~20 used and handle most families concurrent connection needs, its incredible!

https://openwrt.org/toh/start

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Ask HN: Home wirless router with focus on security?

2 pointsahmaman1y ago3 comments

Ideally a router that works with minimal configuration and doesn’t require too much tinkering. Some features I am interested in:

- Firewall: Controls for both inbound and outbound traffic.

- Ad blocker: Something akin to Pi-hole functionality.

- Device isolation: The ability to isolate smart home devices from the rest of the network.

I have considered so far:

1. Firewalla: Most models lack built-in Wi-Fi (except for Firewalla Purple [1]), and shipping to Europe comes with import taxes.

2. Turris Omnia: Seems like a good choice [2] and is built on open-source OpenWrt. That said, I’m unsure how hands-on it would be to configure it for the features I need.

What would you recommend? What do you use at home?

[1] https://firewalla.com/collections/firewalla-products/products/firewalla-purple

[2] https://www.turris.com/en/products/omnia/

3 comments

4d4m1y ago

Any that runs OPENWRT.

4d4m1y ago

What is crazy is most of these routers can be had for ~20 used and handle most families concurrent connection needs, its incredible!

https://openwrt.org/toh/start

whenlambo1y ago

MikroTik hAP ax²

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse