[Discuss] laptop as router

[blu at nedharvey.com (Edward Ned Harvey (blu))]

> From: Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Small
> 
> Speaking of routers, are there any caveats to using an old laptop as a
> router?  I'm about to move into a 1 BR.  The retail router we have now

I've done this with laptops, desktops, soekris, and vmware systems running the router OS as a guest VM.

With a laptop, the main caveat is the 2nd NIC. Previously I carefully selected a PCMCIA card that would be compatible. Nowadays I guess you probably have to use a carefully selected USB adapter.

I recommend using pfSense or monowall instead of rolling your own BSD. Way, way, way easier, more featureful, probably more secure.