home-router-config

This is a configuration that I had used on my home router from 2017 until 2020. In 2020, I decomissioned my custom router in favor of Ubiquity hardware.

Also see https://github.com/bsclifton/home-config (may be out of date)

Preface

Configuration is installed on top of Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

This article was the inspiration for creating and configuring my own home router.

Installing

1. Purchase or build a PC which has two NICs. For my build, I went with:

• ASUS H110T/CSM H110 Thin Mini-ITX CSM Motherboard (Dual gigabit NICs)
• Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor
• Crucial 32GB Kit (16GBx2) DDR4 2133 MT/s (PC4-17000) SODIMM 260-Pin Memory
• Transcend 128GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive

2. Download and install the latest release for Ubuntu 16.04. Choosing the server package is preferred to avoid installing any desktop components (such as Unity).

3. Run the following to get started:

sudo apt install -y vim git isc-dhcp-server unzip openvpn && sudo apt remove -y vim-tiny nano
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
git clone git@github.com:bsclifton/home-router-config.git
cd home-router-config/
#TODO: ...
cp -rp ./etc /etc/

About this configuration

• This config uses iptables for NAT and filtering.
• sshd_config is updated to remove root login and to disallow login w/ password.