Killercat103Sep 18, 2023

Libre firewall and AP hardware?

https://infosec.pub/post/2683690

Libre firewall and AP hardware? - Infosec.Pub

What hardware would you recommend for AP’s and dedicated Firewalls? I really value open-source so bonus points if it works without blobs or the hardware is open or has available schematics. Altough a bit expensive I have looked at Protectli firewalls as an option as the option to run OPNsense and coreboot is attractive. For an AP, the Banana PI BPI-R3 (R4 if I’m patient) sounds interesting being open hardware and supporting OpenWRT. I am however curious on if it would run on LibreCMC.

Show threadloganmarchione
Are there open source APs? I was under the impression that everything required binary firmware (even if running something like OpenWrt).
Sep 19, 2023 at 3:58amWeb
Show threadKillercat103Sep 19, 2023
Well If it did I don’t think LibreCMC would be much of a thing. (Linux-Libre OpenWRT to sum it up). But the officially supported hardware seems to be ThinkPenguin, and old APs which isn’t a very rich selection. Unfortunate but thats why I wondered if the Banana Pi would work since firmware is closely tied to hardware.
Show threadloganmarchioneSep 19, 2023

From their FAQ. So it seems there are free 802.11n APs…

If the device has a DSL modem or an 802.11ac wifi chipset, the libreCMC project can’t support these devices. There are currently no fully free (libre) 802.11ac or DSL modem chipsets