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-