How to turn anything into a router

Noah Bailey noted the American government recently releasing a policy effectively banning import of new consumer router models.

This is ridiculous for many reasons, but if this does indeed come to pass it may be beneficial to learn how to “homebrew” a router. Fortunately, you can make a router out of basically anything resembling a computer.

I’ve used a Linux powered mini-pc as my own router for many years, and have posted a few times before about how to make linux routers and firewalls in that time. My personal preference is a purpose-made mini PC with a passively cooled design.

However, basically anything will work. It should have two Ethernet interfaces, but a standard USB-Ethernet dongle will also do the trick. It won’t be as reliable as an onboard interface, but will probably be good enough.

Noah provides all the details on how to accomplish this in the post here.

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