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Anyone into Linux-based open-source firmware on routers?  
 
Any favoured builds? I'll admit to being a former fan of various Tomato builds, but now I'm getting in the weeds with some of the CLI-based options.

For Business):  
 
VyOS (OS-not firmware), or PFSense (not firmware, FreeBSD-not Linux)  
However, Ubiquiti's routers are based on VyOS, for great prices, so it's hard to justify not using them, unless you need some really beefy hardware for your router. If you need layer 7 filtering, ideally that should be done on a different system anyway.  
 
OpentWRT (LEDE) for Access points, and the open source version of CT to manage. But again, it's hard to justify the cost v.s. Ubiquiti APs for this. Just the time required to flash OpenWRT on to all the APs makes Ubiquiti more cost effective.  
 
For Residential routers+APs:  
 
OpenWRT (LEDE), but again a cheap Ubiquiti router + APs usually make a good rock solid solution here.

tre86 said "For Business):     VyOS (OS-not firmware), or PFSense (not firmware, FreeBSD-not Linux)   However, Ubiquiti's routers are based on VyOS, for great prices, so it's hard to justify not using them, unless you need some really beefy hardware for your router. If you need layer 7 filtering, ideally that should be done on a different system anyway.     OpentWRT (LEDE) for Access points, and the open source version of CT to manage. But again, it's hard to justify the cost v.s. Ubiquiti APs for this. Just the time required to flash OpenWRT on to all the APs makes Ubiquiti more cost effective.     For Residential routers+APs:     OpenWRT (LEDE), but again a cheap Ubiquiti router + APs usually make a good rock solid solution here. "

Interesting, if you're into emptying your pockets.  
 
I was thinking more along the lines of a $5 WRT54GS or the like.