[GLLUG] Best NIX-based router/software for a small business network

[gvim]

Didn't OpenWRT have some security holes a while back? I'm trying to sell clients on a first line of defence against potential ransomware attacks so I need something rock solid.

gvim


On 14/06/2021 17:02, Travis Mooney via GLLUG wrote:
> There are off the shelf OpenWRT routers. I use:
> 
>   * Turris Omnia as edge routers: https://www.turris.com/en/omnia/overview/
>   * GL iNet Convexa-B as access points
> 
> Both work well, and are native OpenWRT solutions. The Omnia is a bit expensive, but you could just stick with GL iNet devices if cost is a problem.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> travis
> 
> On 14/06/2021 16:56, Peter Grant via GLLUG wrote:
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>> On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 16:43, Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG <gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk <mailto:gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote:
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>>     On 2021-06-14 15:42, gvim via GLLUG wrote:
>>     > With ransomeware becoming a threat to both small and large businesses
>>     > I'm inclined to advise small businesses to change their router as a
>>     > first line of defence. What is currently the best NIX-based
>>     > router/software? pfSense?
>>
>>     If I was installing such a thing at a customer site I would first
>>     suggest a reasonable off the shelf product rather than a custom built
>>     black box.
>>
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>> I have run pfsense very happily at work (and home) for many years - it's nicely comprehensive and easy to use. Netgate (owners of pfsense) make some devices with pfsense preinstalled, which I can't speak from much experience with. Until we moved office and I got the budget to replace it, we have an old Pentium dual core Dell desktop running pfsense.
>> Peter
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