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   -=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DC> I want to run whatever firewall I'm going to use on a mini-PC as I   
    DC> currently am.  The reason for that is that the cable modem, router,   
    DC> and main switch are located in a corner room of my house (the   
    DC> "man-cave").  I do not need WiFi in this room as it has plenty of   
    DC> wired outlets.  I have two Access Points in other parts of the house   
    DC> (attached to the router via POE ethernet cables).  So I don't want to   
    DC> buy/use an expensive "Wifi Router" (the kind with 6-8 antennae on it),   
    DC> just to disable the wifi functions because I don't need/want them in   
    DC> the "computer room".  Not sure if all that makes sense, but the bottom   
    DC> line is that I want to continue using the mini-PC with a dedicated   
    DC> "router distro" on it.  Will be checking to see if OpenWRT runs on a   
    DC> PC or needs a commercial "router appliance".   
      
    MvV> Maybe you should reconsider. Low cost routers with just the basics are   
    MvV> available these days. For the connection to my fiber glass provider I   
    MvV> use a small low cost router from Mikrotik. No Wifi, no nonsense. Cheap   
    MvV> and simple, but powerfull nonetheless. And of course full IPv6 support.   
    MvV> IIRC I paid EUR 60 for it. It does not take much energy either. 10   
    MvV> Watts or zo. And no noise. IMNSHO much preferable over a small PC   
    MvV> serving as a router.   
      
   That's a possibility, for sure.  I have heard good things about    
   Mikrotik.   
      
    DC> We'll see how this all plays out...  :-)   
      
    MvV> We stay tuned...   
      
   I know you will.  ;-)   
      
      
      
      
   ... Gone crazy, be back later, please leave message.   
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