Home Router

[BDunkz]

Hello everyone, 

i have seen a few tech tubers biuld there own routes uesing PFsence my only question is what does it actually do and how/does it tie in with my Telstra router

[Dujith]

It doesnt, FPsense replaces your router.

To be more specific, a dedicated server with FPsense on it will replace it. But unless your are running a large network, it is going to be overkill

[BDunkz]

Just now, Dujith said:

It doesnt, FPsense replaces your router.

To be more specific, a dedicated server with FPsense on it will replace it. But unless your are running a large network, it is going to be overkill

Wait so do you pay for data? To pfsence?

[ProjectBox153]

2 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

Hello everyone, 

i have seen a few tech tubers biuld there own routes uesing PFsence my only question is what does it actually do and how/does it tie in with my Telstra router

Building your own router isn't really necessary. It's more for the advanced people (and Linus, but that's a different story) who want more configuration and low level access to what is done and how, as well as the hardware. Normal people don't need one. 

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, BDunkz said:

Wait so do you pay for data? To pfsence?

No, it's just a router software. 

[BDunkz]

2 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

No, it's just a router software. 

This is so confusing, so don't make a router its overkill and a waste of money for most "normal people"

 

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, BDunkz said:

This is so confusing, so don't make a router its overkill and a waste of money?

Yes, just buy one. Even with the amount of devices I connect to my network, I still don't need one. Just a normal Wi-Fi enabled router and a switch will work for most people (once again, unless your name is Linus). 

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Yes, just buy one. Even with the amount of devices I connect to my network, I still don't need one. Just a normal Wi-Fi enabled router and a switch will work for most people (once again, unless your name is Linus). 

Ok also if my switch is fast does it make a difference if my router is not as fast

[BDunkz]

Can anyone recommend a wireless acsess point so the wifi will reach the end of a the house?

do I need 2 routers if I want to wire my pc to the router but it's on the other side of the house?

[Jarsky]

14 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

Hello everyone, 

i have seen a few tech tubers biuld there own routes uesing PFsence my only question is what does it actually do and how/does it tie in with my Telstra router

A bit of a run down on the feature list - pfSense can do

- Firewalling

- Multiple WAN's (load balanced & failover)

- Router level VPN

- PPPoE RADIUS authentication (servicing customers with data links)

- DHCP server functions

etc...

 

Your ISP router can already do the main functions you require (routing, firewall, dhcp).

 

15 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

This is so confusing, so don't make a router its overkill and a waste of money for most "normal people"

 

Theres absolutely no reason to build one for 99.99% of people - especially for home.

There are plenty of router appliance options out there - that are much easier to use, cheaper, and lower power.

13 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

Ok also if my switch is fast does it make a difference if my router is not as fast

Your router speed doesnt really matter, unless you have a connection above 100Mbit, especially on a small home network.

 

11 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

Can anyone recommend a wireless acsess point so the wifi will reach the end of a the house?

do I need 2 routers if I want to wire my pc to the router but it's on the other side of the house?

Depends on the size and construction of the house.

You could get away with a repeater in the middle of the house in most cases (such as by TP-Link), you may wish to use Powerline (Belkin make some good powerline kits) or if you want a decent strong AP, you could go for something like a Ubiquiti UAP-AC-Pro which should typically reach most homes.

 

You don't need 2 routers, you only require one router in a home setup.

You may wish to have multiple switches, repeaters or AP's around the house, but you only ever need a single router.