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Libre firewall and AP hardware? (infosec.pub)
submitted 11 months ago by Killercat103@infosec.pub to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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What hardware would you recommend for AP's and dedicated Firewalls? I really value open-source so bonus points if it works without blobs or the hardware is open or has available schematics.

Altough a bit expensive I have looked at Protectli firewalls as an option as the option to run OPNsense and coreboot is attractive.

For an AP, the Banana PI BPI-R3 (R4 if I'm patient) sounds interesting being open hardware and supporting OpenWRT. I am however curious on if it would run on LibreCMC.

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[-] loganmarchione@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Are there open source APs? I was under the impression that everything required binary firmware (even if running something like OpenWrt).

[-] Killercat103@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago

Well If it did I don't think LibreCMC would be much of a thing. (Linux-Libre OpenWRT to sum it up). But the officially supported hardware seems to be ThinkPenguin, and old APs which isn't a very rich selection. Unfortunate but thats why I wondered if the Banana Pi would work since firmware is closely tied to hardware.

[-] loganmarchione@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

From their FAQ. So it seems there are free 802.11n APs...

If the device has a DSL modem or an 802.11ac wifi chipset, the libreCMC project can't support these devices. There are currently no fully free (libre) 802.11ac or DSL modem chipsets

this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2023
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