[Discuss] laptop as router
Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
blu at nedharvey.com
Fri Nov 6 06:38:48 EST 2015
> 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.
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