On 1/9/19 12:19 AM, John Harris wrote:
On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 3:14:25 AM EST Terry Barnaby wrote:
I know you asked for Fedora, but a standard, low cost router, running OpenWRT, https://openwrt.org/, would likely be better for the tasks you mention. OpenWRT is a minimal Linux system with the ability to install extra packages. It has a simple to use WEB admin system and can do all the things you mention.
I cannot think of any reason not to use ones distro of choice as their gateway and/or VPN. I personally use a system Fedora (well, Fedora + Freed-ora- freedom) for my router and VPN. OpenWRT is not inherently better than Fedora, and there are many benefits of using Fedora over OpenWRT.
I use Fedora for desktops, laptops, and servers in various places, but in this case, Fedora is not suitable to run on a wifi router. In a lot of cases, there is only 8MB of flash to store the OS, or if you're really lucky or willing to pay a lot more, you can get twice that.
I second the suggestion of using such a device. It's quiet, low power, and easy config. I have considered, but haven't got around to trying to setup openvpn on one yet, so that's an unknown. You could find a cheap, openwrt supported router from a second-hand store to test out before buying a better one.