Custom Router

Showcasing my projects in helpdesk and networking fields.

Story and Implementation

This is not the first custom router. Previously on much older Intel Sandybridge (Intel 2130) platform. I as running PFsense for a number of years but the old Router Completely broke down taking the operating system with it. It was best to start over again. Netgate had made some changes making PFsense a little more proprietary so I decided to try OPNsense this time. It was receiving much more praise in the online community for having a more simple out-of-box experience, a more modern GUI, and generally being more intuitive. I have not not had any problems with it so far. I found Unbound DNS easy to set up and configured as the up stream to Pi-hole to provide some redundancy as well as take advantage of some of PI-holes extra management and monitoring features.

Specs

• CPU: Intel 7700k

• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170 Wifi rev 1.

• Ram: 8GB Hyper X Fury (DDR4)

• PSU: 400w pico power supply /w 230W Stealth Laptop Charger for MSI GS66

• Case: Goodisory A01 Mini ITX case

• Cooler: Noctuia NH-L12S

• Harddrive: SanDisk 128 USB (Ultra Fit)