Be prepared for your router to not work until you figure out how to set stuff up. So hopefully this isn’t your only router. I converted a router to OpenWRT and my knowledge of networking was super basic. It was very confusing but I did get it working in a few days. However, I couldn’t get some things working like a VPN or updating without wiping all my settings. OpenWRT is router firmware, not NAS software. You’ll need to run something like CasaOS, OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS, etc for that.

This website is a great starting point for router configurations: https://routersecurity.org/#StartHere

Thank you. That’s incredibly insightful. When I get the cash I’ll setup a PiHole

Fair

That’s a good point

Why would someone pick PiHole over say a customized NextDNS on your router?

This is really neat. I’ll be trying it out for sure

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don’t know why it can’t just say that Gaza’s condition is that of an unambiguous genocide in progress.

Maybe because the Guardian is like just about every other legacy news agency that has been sold out and publishes things to fit an agenda

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I disagree. NATO kept pushing military equipment closer and closer to Russia when that went against the initial agreement years back.

It’s a proxy war so the US military industrial complex and politicians can make more money. It’s unfortunate two countries are fighting but it’s not the problem of the US people. Also you can’t fix other’s problems if you (the USA) have too many problems of your own that need attending to first. I would not compare this to WWII, and hopefully it doesn’t turn into a nuclear WWIII because of the US antagonizations.

Imagine 91.4 billion dollars going to the country that the tax payer money came from.

I did. Not nearly enough to manage my own router unfortunately

Following a guide on how to make something is different than understanding what you’re doing. By all means go for it. I think if you want to enjoy self hosting, skip to that part and come back to creating a router in the future.

Trying to create a router yourself is complicated. I knew nothing about it and installed OpenWRT onto a Netgear router and was unprepared. I ended up effectively taking a YouTube crash course trying to understand so many new networking terms and more. I got it working but any small tweaks could cause issues as I didn’t fully understand what I was doing. I bought a GL.iNet Flint 2 and have been super happy with it. Save yourself a headache, get a good router like that and start having fun running things on a RPi.

War is Peace