Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security

Re:Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security by stamps on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:31PM (#17306218)

Not OP but I run a PC Engines APU2[1] as my pfsense box. It's 6-10 watts.

Updates are easy to manage, I use Pfblocker which is similar functionality to PiHole, and have cloudflares DNS (1.1.1.1) set up.

As for wireless I attach a Ubiquiti AP through a switch.

I've done this at a couple different sites for relatives and it's comforting to know there's some semblence of security and privacy for them.

[1] http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm

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Re:Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security by kop316 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:40PM (#17306287)

I have one of those as well. As a word of caution, they are dropping support for that in 2.5 [1]. Starting in 2.5, they are requiring AES-NI instructions (like I said in my other post, I am a bit irritated they did that, especially when that is a requirement for something I do not need).

[1]https://www.netgate.com/blog/pfsense-2-5-and-aes-ni.html

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Re:Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security by stamps on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:51PM (#17306364)

The APU2 does have AES-NI so no need to worry.

Mine is active and working (I use it with OpenVPN right now).

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Re:Fixing Weak Wi-Fi Router Security by kop316 on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:55PM (#17308380)

You're right, my mistake, I had the APU1.

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