I am tending towards a RaspberryPi with PiHole. Would there be any advantage with an OpenWRT router if it’s just plugged into the ISPs router anyways?

  • jet@hackertalks.com
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    1 year ago

    If you must use your ISP’s ONT, have it set to bridge mode. And then use whatever router you’re comfortable administrating. Open WRT is perfectly good for this.

    The benefits of bridge mode are that your routing device has the public IP address. And controls everything. Some of the more evil ISPs won’t let you set bridge mode on their device unless you open a support ticket it’s worth it to do so.

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      1 year ago

      Update: This worked flawlessly. Thanks again.

      PS: If anyone cares: For Vodafone Germany, you have to enable bridge mode on their Website by logging into your account first.