{"id":469,"date":"2018-02-22T02:18:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T02:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/netpipe.ca\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2020-10-03T02:27:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T02:27:03","slug":"routers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/netpipe.ca\/?page_id=469","title":{"rendered":"Routers & WIFI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ebay usb wifi comparison , stick on the left has obvious advantage, an antenna after trying these out on windows and linux. was able to get solid signal very easily through 3 buildings and 100 feet. also had least disconnection issues.<\/p>\r\n

Here we have some of the better priced routers on ebay. if you need a nice openwrt beginner router for your daily driver ide recommend archer c7 because of the dual band 5 ghz mode + the easy webflash option. pickup a c7 v2 router for under 80 dollars.<\/p>\r\n

The cheepest more advanced option for a wrt router would be a a5-v11 $8 router with a usb hub and USB ethernet adapters.<\/p>\r\n

A few pictures soon, maybe an adhoc writeup.<\/p>\r\n

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Add more USB ethernet ports if you want more.<\/p>\r\n

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If you want to setup a public hotspot consider using a openwrt tor router it gives you annonamys traffic for both yourself and public so the ISP wont bother you if someone misuses the service.<\/p>\r\n

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Quality of service pack can limit the download and upload speeds.<\/p>\r\n

opkg update<\/p>\r\n

opkg install luci-app-qos<\/p>\r\n

opkg list-upgradable | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | xargs opkg upgrade <\/code><\/pre>\r\n
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Another good way to minimize security risk is to block in\/out udp traffic on router. also limit outgoing traffic with iptables makes running a vnc server harder to do in bursts.<\/p>\r\n
iptables -A OUTPUT -m limit –limit 1\/s -j ACCEPT<\/p>\r\n
iptables -A OUTPUT -m limit --limit 10\/s -j ACCEPT

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