Matt
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Re: Take Control
said by TKJunkMail  :said by pnh102 :If you have a spare computer with 2 NICs laying around, why not roll your own router? pfSense is great! That works, but there is a cost - more electricity to run a PC than a small retail WIFi router. If you have a home media server, just combine them all into one like I have.
Shuttle K45 SFF
Celeron E1200
1GB RAM
Windows 2003 R2 Standard
Routing and Remote Access
DHCP / DNS
UPnP Media Server for my Home Network (stream my DVD collection to my 360 as an extender)
PRTG for Traffic Graphing
cFos for Traffic Shaping
I kept my 802.11n router as an AP because I want to use the 802.11n PCI card for my desktop so I can move it to a location that doesn't have wired ethernet access. But you could easily turn it into an 802.11n AP too! You can do this with Linux for free, although it's a bit more difficult and not as intuitive. |
