DIY Router on x86 E-Waste: OpenWrt and OPNsense
DIY Router On X86 E-Waste: OpenWrt And OPNsense No comments by: Maya Posch September 21, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy In previous installments of this series we looked at how creating a DIY router using an e-waste-level PC has changed over the years, before attempting to boot OpenWrt for x86 on it. After an initial SD card booting failure on one system, another system with a newer mainboard – an Intel Board D2500CC – was used which happily booted OpenWrt from an SD card inserted into a USB card reader. Unfortunately, OpenWrt didn’t see any usable Ethernet interfaces despite having no less than four Intel Ethernet controllers and two hooked up to active networks.
- ▪DIY Router On X86 E-Waste: OpenWrt And OPNsense No comments by: Maya Posch September 21, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy In previous installments of this series we looked at how creating a DIY router using an e-waste-level PC has changed
- ▪After an initial SD card booting failure on one system, another system with a newer mainboard – an Intel Board D2500CC – was used which happily booted OpenWrt from an SD card inserted into a USB card reader.
- ▪Unfortunately, OpenWrt didn’t see any usable Ethernet interfaces despite having no less than four Intel Ethernet controllers and two hooked up to active networks.
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DIY Router On X86 E-Waste: OpenWrt And OPNsense No comments by: Maya Posch September 21, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy In previous installments of this series we looked at how creating a DIY router using an e-waste-level PC has changed over the years, before attempting to boot OpenWrt for x86 on it. After an initial SD card booting failure on one system, another system with a newer mainboard – an Intel Board D2500CC – was used which happily booted OpenWrt from an SD card inserted into a USB card reader. Unfortunately, OpenWrt didn’t see any usable Ethernet interfaces despite having no less than four Intel Ethernet controllers and two hooked up to active networks.
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