Homebrew routers just got a whole lot more important in the US

Duration: 05:00

Knowing how to build your own router for your homelab is going to be a useful skill, until this FCC ruling is reversed:

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-updates-covered-list-include-foreign-made-consumer-routers

Some of the things I mentioned in the video:

- Raspberry Pi OpenWRT Router Config: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-router

- Radxa Dual 2.5G HAT: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/hats/radxa-dual-2.5g-router.html

- Waveshare Dual Ethernet Board: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/waveshare-dual-gb-ethernet-5g-4g-base-board.html

- Mono Gateway: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/testing-mono-gateway-custom-built-10-gbps-router/

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