Failed attempt to enable IPv6 inbound traffic to my homelab - thwarted by my Netgear router's inability to do anything useful.

[andypiper@macaw.social]

Failed attempt to enable IPv6 inbound traffic to my homelab - thwarted by my Netgear router's inability to do anything useful. Beyond time to get that weak link in the setup updated...

[sberson@app.wafrn.net]

@andypiper@macaw.social

What do you think you are going to replace it with? I kind of need to do the same thing

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@sberson unfortunately I think it might be Unifi.

Talk me out of it (somebody!). I've been using Netgear Orbi for the mesh coverage but from a management perspective it's... well, trash for what I want to be doing.

Anyway, it's going to have to wait for a bit longer.

[wesley83@hachyderm.io]

@andypiper @sberson have you thought about flashing it with a new OS like OpenWRT?

[bryan@dusty.ninja]

@andypiper @sberson
You might be able to save the router by using a Raspberry Pi as a router/dhcp server and putting the Netgear Orbi in bridge mode?

(Obviously doesn’t need to be a Raspberry Pi… old Mac mini works also… just thinking of a way to avoid a whole new conversion of your home network).

[roo@mstdn.ca]

@wesley83 @andypiper @sberson another vote for OpenWRT.

Check out the gl.inet Flint 2 (or Flint 3) incredible hardware