Deploy Your Own Firewall at Home (Part 1)

Circuit Slinger talks through the thought process and installation of a home firewall solution. This multi part series will step through the installation, setup and configuration of a home firewall that will offer far more features than a consumer grade solution.
Timestamps:
01:15 Preparation
04:20 Wi-Fi
05:25 Hardware Considerations
12:03 Software
13:30 Installation
15:35 User Configuration
19:00 Updates
20:00 DHCP
23:00 DNS
25:30 Adblock
References:
Opnsense: opnsense.org/
Firewall Hardware:
Topton: www.toptonminipc.com/productgr...
Opnsense: shop.opnsense.com/product-cat...
Pfsense: www.pfsense.org/products/
Protectli: protectli.com/
Wi-Fi Solutions:
TP Link Decos: www.tp-link.com/us/deco-mesh-...
UniFi WiFi: www.ui.com/wifi
Engenius WiFi: www.engeniustech.com/
Google WiFi: store.google.com/us/product/n...

[@DestanyManzo]

you’ve outdone yourself with this one, incredible!

[@user-qu7ug7ir5u]

Fantastic, keep it up!

[@suntoryjim]

I'm running a ZimaBoard with the Intel i350 T4 card you showed with OPNsense for less than $200.

[@CircuitSlinger]

@@suntoryjim How’s the Zimaboard handling it? And what’s your WAN connection speed like? I was curious what those were like when they came out but the form factor kinda turned me away as I already had my whole lab in a big rack.