Choices, planning, and execution of a successful switch to an open-src, DIY, SOHO Router. For this presentation, DIY means that you at least installed sftwr/firmware that was NOT original to the device. Sftwr options include:

• OpenWRT,
• DD-WRT,
• Fresh Tomato,
• FT64,
• Pfsense, and
• OPNsense;

hardware options include:

• re-purposed routers and
• re-used PCs.

Rough Draft outline:

Reasons
- Features
- Learning
- Security Patches
- Reuse

Survey of Options
- Software
- Hardware

Plan for Success
- CVE research
- Testing before software install
- Installation Checklist
- Testing after software inst

Case Study -- Netgear R6400v2
- Acquisition
- Execute Plan

this is not strictly a Linux presentation
(Pfsense and OPNsense are built on FreeBSD)

Title: Switching to an Open-source, DIY, SOHO Router
(Pfsense, OpenWRT, et al)
Presenter: Ken Johnson

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ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice.
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The Saint Louis MO, STL Linux Users Group (STLLUG) meets monthly to talk about Linux. This GNU/Linux Users Group usually holds its meetings on the third or fourth Thursday of every month. Meetings are free and open to everyone.

At 6:30 PM CST we start with introductions, announcements, current events of interest, and a general CALL FOR HELP segment. Then we will go into the presentation of our main topic, sometime around or after 7:00 PM CST.