Subj : Re: DD-WRT versus OpenWRT versus Tomato?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Jan 03 2021 19:43:00

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to All <=-

 pF> Does anyone have experience with the various Linux-based firewall
 pF> firmwares?

I have used DD-WRT in the past, on a Linksys WRT-54G, and it was 
acceptable.

I now use (and have for years) a firewall *software* (not firmware) on 
an old spare small-form-factor PC (a Dell 960), called IPFire.  It is 
VASTLY more capable and expandable than the DD-WRT, which is severely 
limited by the weak hardware that it runs on.

 pF> I'm running DD-WRT with Entware now, and am looking to add NFS
 pF> support and maybe reverse proxying via HAproxy or Nginx to my
 pF> firewall. Does anyone have any experience extending OpenWRT or
 pF> Tomato?

I think you'd be more than happy with the built-in and expandable 
options that IPFire offers.  Very easy to set up and configure, just 
need a PC with 2 NICs.

It's free and open-source, available here:  https://www.ipfire.org/


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