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Can you please tell me all about your DIY router?
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Right now I'm using a Fortigate 101E, but eons back I used a simple PC built as cheaply as possible, installed Linux, ip_forward = 1, and iptables.
I am, however, tempted to build something semi-professional based on a banana pi, as I need something custom for work.
Can I ask why you need something custom for work? I'm myself curious how I'll make my DIY set up play nice with my job's VPN ๐
Highly niche requirements not serviced by available hardware without costing waaaay too much. For example, we're currently using Cisco Meraki MX85, and even they're not quite there.
returns after some googling oh my LOL i see