hey guys Theo here from 'straya *australia :p
i just watched ur clip on how to make a router. ive never done anything like this before but im looking into making one for a home server i also plan on making. but ive been building custom pc's for ages waterloops etc..
i want to know if i can make a 5ghz router like the asus rt-ac68u..would i just have to add a 5ghz wireless card to it and thats it?
also dumb question would i also need a modern before the home made router?
thanks heaps
If you currently do not have a modem, you do not need them since the router is what is needed to put the information out on the internet anyway. The easiest way I could imagine completing what you are wanting to do is simply connecting a WAP to your router.
i already have a wireless router / modern all in one and its also a project i would like to start / do
People commonly interchange the terms modem and router which are two completely different things. I have serious doubts you are using a modem, though, so you should be good.
A continuation of my last post, you can also install a PCI Wireless NIC (which is iffy) and complete that process.
If you're using pfsense, like what is suggested in the video, you're sol if you want wireless n support. You get turbo mode for atheros only. You gotta wait for 2.2 for that. My suggestion is to drop this project altogether and just make a pi wireless ap. It takes about 30 minutes of setting up the commands and there are plenty of guides out there if you need step by step. GL :D
ok cool ill look into it. thanks guys. stil might give it ago as i have tones and tones of parts laying around
I've yet to play with PFsense, but I see no reason a WAP connected to the Router would not work properly. I'm assuming this is just directed towards the PCI support.
Yes because it's based off of 8.xx . When they get around to 2.2 it will support 9.xx . :D
If he has internet access. he has a modem. A router doesn't magically grant you internet. you need something, provided by the internet company, to grant you internet access.Which is a modem.
Goes Wall>Modem>Router>PC
He said he had a dual modem/router. So yes, he has a modem.
phantom is right that is what i have. but i see no reason why if i add a 5ghz wireless card to the router i make and plus that into the modern/router they gave me that the new router wont become a 5ghz router to pass on the signal from the modern i have already or would i need to upgrade the n router/modern i have to a better modern
cos i am also looking a $20 cisco 24 gigabyte 10/100 switch to plug into the router to give me more gigabyte switchs
If you add a 5GHz card, It will produce a 5GHz signal, yes. But I hear that wireless is kind of bad with PFSense.
cool thats pretty much what i wanted to know. with that but will the n router / modern i got from my provider be good enough to feed my router ill b making. oh ill look into wireless on pfsense
Yes, just do a direct wired connection from your modem to your New router, and turn off the wifi thats built into the modem, and youll be set.
I believe there is still some confusion here. Can you tell me the make/model of your "modem" and your ISP? Most ISP's do not use a modem anymore as it's old technology, a router is what is used to connect to the WAN. I.e. at my house I have ATT U-verse, the box I have from them is a Router.
If you install a device with PFsense you would have two routers which is very unnecessary for a home network. The idea is for PFSense to complete replace the one your ISP provides, or use it as an additional router to divide broadcast domains in a larger network.
If you are looking for gigabit ports you'll need 10/100/1000 switches. Just wanted to clarify. You'll also need a gigabit card in your router, and Cat 5e or better cabling.
thats pretty much what i want to clear up cos im pretty sure ur right in my case as the modem /routet i have a home (im at work atm i forget what i have at home besides that its an n router)
but im 99.99% sure there is no box / modem before it so therefore im thinking i need to buy a modem but i duno
No there is no need for a modem, that's old tech. What you are thinking a modem does is what a router does.
yep sorry that is what i meant. but yes i will be doing thatm atm.i have an old xeon 1366 cpu laying around. a full 2600k build lol and a old x79 ud7 mobo and ill just add to it im thinking maybe turn the ud7 into a server as i think it already has two gigabyte ports and lots of pci but i need to find a cheapppppp cpu for it and or mobo for the x58 xeon. also ive seen old server dual xeon rack selling near me for like $80
the way im thinking it will run.
wall internet outlet into my new router then my cisco gigabyte switch the to the server and onwards
Throw a firewall appliance between the router and the switch and you're good to go. I am mistaken in some accord though, sometimes you will need a modem so if that's the case you'll have modem -> router but that's only if you need a modem for some reason.