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At risk of sounding stupid, I need some pointers on how to set up a Wi-Fi router and make it as private and secure as possible.

To sound even more stupid, I don't really know what PiHole is, or why some people route their traffic through a VPN. I suppose my main questions are these:

  • What Wi-Fi router should I get?
  • How do I configurate it as somebody who is somewhat privacy-conscious but not very tech-savvy?

I don't really know how regular Wi-Fi routers work, what the common worries are, how/if data is at risk of being leaked, and so on. So, any pointers would be appreciated! Feel free to direct me to any privacy guides, as well. Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, one other thing you may consider doing. Put your network on five gigahertz only and disable 2.4 gigahertz entirely because 2.4 gigahertz goes farther so somebody could try to hack your network from a physical longer distance away. Whereas on five gigahertz they would have to be physically closer to do so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some routers will let you change the power of each frequency so you don't have to disable it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Some do, but I'm not aware of many of them, especially not on the home side. Some of the more business-style routers I know do, and some home routers do. But to my knowledge, most home routers do not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know OpenWRT routers have the feature fyi

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Okay, I appreciate knowing that information.