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Re:Ubiquiti Networks Breach by centimeter on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:27PM (#25737398)
FWIW, I tried using OpenWRT on a box with similar specs to yours and it was a nightmare. Ended up using FreeBSD instead and it was a vastly better experience. I think OpenWRT might only be worth it on very low-spec hardware.
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Re:Ubiquiti Networks Breach by pimeys on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:35PM (#25737560)
Hey! Could you please share what you think didn't work so well with OpenWRT? I'm currently running a Turris Omnia with their custom OpenWRT that I know how to use and it's been working quite well. What's missing is a better CPU to run Wireguard encryption full speed through our fast internet connection.

I'm seriously thinking about pfSense or Opnsense, but FreeBSD still misses native Wireguard support, leaving the encryption to the go implementation, which is subpar for our use cases. But, I'd be happy to run Opnsense, with jails and all those goodies from FreeBSD.

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Re:Ubiquiti Networks Breach by gonzo on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:55PM (#25740061)
Since Netgate (the company behind pfSense) paid for the Wireguard work, you can make a good bet that same will appear in a near-future release of pfSense.
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Re:Ubiquiti Networks Breach by floatboth on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:55PM (#25738956)
Wireguard has been merged into upstream FreeBSD almost a couple months ago.
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Re:Ubiquiti Networks Breach by pimeys on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:00PM (#25739078)
FreeBSD 13 is out in March 2021 and opnSense with that system much later. Might be a bit complex to go that route right now, but it might be a great choice one year from now...
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