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by hindsightbias 1991 days ago
Any idea what it would cost to develop a completely open source router?
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rejberg 1991 days ago
I'm unsure if you're referring to open-source software or hardware, but for software pfSense [1] and OpenWrt [2] are both popular open-source routers.

[1] https://www.pfsense.org/ [2] https://openwrt.org/

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BostonEnginerd 1990 days ago
The Turris Omnia is an OpenWRT based open source option.
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globular-toast 1990 days ago
Any running Linux kernel is a router. You just have to know how to configure it. Of course, you might be expecting a lot more than just a router, ie. DHCP, DNS, traffic shaping etc. It's all available in most distros.
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atkbrah 1990 days ago
Buy a small PC with lots of network ports and install VyOs [1] on it. If I recall correctly, Ubiquiti's EdgeOS is based on VyOs.

1. https://vyos.io/

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Jonnax 1991 days ago
pfsense and opnsense are BSD based routers.

openwrt is based on Linux

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