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Mini PC to replace fiber modem and wifi router. How to proceed? (lemmy.umucat.day)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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My current internet setup is like this (which is common for most people).

fiber line from ISP <-> ISP fiber modem <-> Personal wifi router <-> switch

This is working fine with no issues. But I need to power two devices. I want to reduce this to a single device.

fiber line from ISP <-> Modem+Firewall PC <-> Switch <-> AP1,AP2...

From my initial research, what I need is an SFP module which can be attached to a PC which supports SFP. OPNsense should be able to handle most SFP modules.

What is the community's take on this? Is this worth the effort? Can I find a mini-PC which supports SFP? Will it be cost effective?

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[–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago

Excellent resources! Both the wiki and the miniPC! Thanks.

I was once thinking of virtualizing OPNsense but heard it's a lot of pain during the setup and throughput can suffer. But I shall keep this is mind.

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