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I followed these fine articles [1] [2] to build my own router running Linux on a mini PC. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/numbers-dont-lie-its-time

I followed these fine articles [1] [2] to build my own router running Linux on a mini PC. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/numbers-dont-lie-its-time-to-build-your-own-router/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/numbers-dont-lie-its... [2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/the-ars-guide-to-building-a-linux-router-from-scratch/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/the-ars-guide-to-bui... The WiFi card in my mini PC turned out not to support access point mode, so I use separate WiFi routers as my access points. I could've replaced the WiFi card and run an access point on the mini PC too, but didn't bother because I needed multiple access points anyway to cover my house. There's no fancy GUI to mange my router though, everything is done on the command line.

mastazi 5y ago
Thank you! I have had a look at both article! My situation is similar to yours as I'm thinking that perhaps I will not have WiFi on it. Also based on the first of the two articles, it seems that wireless cards for PC are not that great when you use them as access points. (I wonder if the situation has changed at all since 2016 though).
- occoder 5y ago
  WiFi cards for PC will probably always make crappy access points, not least because the antenna they come with can't compete with those on consumer WiFi routers. They could totally work if you only need to cover something like a small apartment and don't need top speed. But separate WiFi access point is probably the way to go, I'd made sure to get ones that could run OpenWRT.
  - mastazi 5y ago
    > I'd made sure to get ones that could run OpenWRT. Very good point!