On 30/11/16 13:28, Dan Ritter wrote: > 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. >
I would suggest that the priorities, from highest to lowest, are: - security - functionality (does it do what is needed) - performance - web UI Many people do like a nice web UI these days, but as the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. E.g. the OpenWRT web UI is nice, but only allows me to enable one of DHCP or DHCPv6 when I really want both concurrently (dual stack). The web UI actually stops me doing something that the software is perfectly capable of. >> 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. >> I don't mind building a box if that is the best way to proceed, but if using a ready-made solution is more cost effective and saves time I usually prefer to go that way. >> 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/ > If the device can be completely reflashed, is that an issue? Regards, Daniel
