Hello,
So I have been running in circles for quite some time over choosing a router. I have to the conclusion that:
1. all market routers are crap and not worth spending a dime. they lack the space, and have terrible performance and are never updated.
2. openwrt/lede are far too stripped variants of linux that don't even scratch the surface of a real distro.
As such, the only choice for me is a desktop with a full-blown linux distro acting as a router. I am going to need your help on this one, I need advice and guidance.
Thew following questions come to mind:
1. Assume 1GB using PPPoE internet connection, what kind of hardware would one need to achieve it?
I have an old computer which I'd like to use for this:
Would it suffice?
Intel® Core i7-860 Processor
8GB RAM
GIGABYTE P55A-UD7
GPU AMD 5770
Now this motherboard has two network cards. For the best performance, what would be better, integrated or external NIC?
Can I assume all network traffic will be offloaded to the NIC (i.e not take CPU cycles)? If not, what NIC cards to buy for this offload?
2. Would the default firewall rules in a linux distro suffice? If not, what sould be added/or look for?
3. What linux distro to use for this? I would prefer a full-blown os, with desktop environment. Just to be able to run gui applications as well as cli ones.
Thank you!
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