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Re: router solutions based on Debian?

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 03:00:24PM -0800, J Mo wrote:
> 
> When it comes to router-web-UI distros, the only thing I could recommend was
> was PFSense. Everything else was disappointing.

I don't recommend that anyone, ever, use a web UI to try to
control a router. 

> That being said, a regular old Debian box would make a fine router if you
> are a command-line oriented person. There is plenty of ITX-sized and smaller
> hardware out there to meet your needs. This seems to be the way you were
> headed anyhow.
> 
> It should be noted that Ubiquiti firewall/routers are Debian based and drop
> you right into a bash shell. They are worth looking at. Their web-UI isn't
> bad either, but it doesn't have feature-parity with command line yet (maybe
> never will). I would highly recommend any network engineer to pick up their
> little $50 ERX to play with.

Ubiquiti has a major problem: they violate the GPL up down and sideways.

http://libertybsd.net/ubiquiti/

-dsr-

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