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The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US (www.pcmag.com)
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The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

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[–] bbsm3678@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Does anyone have any suggestions on a router I should buy before this comes into effect? Would prefer one that is open source or can run an open OS.

Can a raspberry pi be used to make a router?

[–] Notamoosen@lemmy.zip 3 points 20 hours ago

A pi can definitely be used, but you may get much better performance for a similar price getting a refurbished pc, adding a second nic, and installing something like opnsense.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Look into banana pi r3 or r4. Both should be on openwrt stable now.