![]() ![]() See the SmallNetBuilder review here for more details. Apple devices may not be the fastest access points on the market but they are cheap, easy to obtain and provide as close to fit and forget as I’ve experienced at this class of device so far. I’ve noticed a significant improvement in reliability upgrading from previous consumer spec wifi access points from the likes of Asus. I plan on continuing to use my Airport Extreme & Airport Express wireless access points to provide wifi access around my home and office. We certainly need more horsepower to run a 100mbit+ OpenVPN tunnel with low latencies. You can run pfSense on old or low powered devices like old Pentiums, Raspberry Pi’s and Asus routers with Merlin or Tomato firmware, but experience shows these limit performance to around 20mbps due to limited processing power and are often the source of problems when pushed beyond their capabilities. I’ll cover the setup of the pfSense software in a separate but I initially wanted to get this hardware build post out as I’ve noticed a lot of problems that people look for support with are down to trying to run pfSense with complicated rulesets on old hardware they had lying around. I decided I wanted to add VPN functionality at the edge of my home network rather than per device so set about building a pfSense router to provide that functioanlity. Having a UK based IP address is also useful for being able to watch UK TV via BBC iPlayer and ITV player when travelling also. I’ve previously made use of a VPN connection to provide an additional layer of security during my time working at remote locations. PfSense router build Published 5 April 2014.
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