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You should check out freertr.org, it is a free and open source routing process/forwarding plane that you can use for anything. The website looks like is from 1992 which I love and you can try it by telnetting or creating an SSH session to sandbox.freertr.org using any username and password combo. Source: about 1 year ago
-if you still find it interesting, follow the "activate external forwarding" part right below the one-line installer from freertr.net ... it'll enable you the libpcap dataplane... it's exactly the same forwarder engine that dpdk uses but less performant... Source: over 2 years ago
If your current router supports a custom firmware like openWRT then you could do this without having to buy a new one. Source: 5 months ago
Unfortunately, I can't create an account via Github on the openwrt site. Source: 8 months ago
Anyone else having trouble reaching openwrt.org right now? I can't get the forums, main page or downloads. I've done plenty of troubleshooting and there isn't anything else on my network having trouble reaching anything else on the internet. Source: 8 months ago
On the router. openwrt.org has lots of great documentation that lays out exactly what you're looking for and then some. Source: 11 months ago
Is the Verizon one a combined modem/router? If you want to add your own router, you might have to call them and ask them to put it into bridged mode. I like OpenWRT because it gives you a lot of customization options. I've just been running it on an old TP-Link Archer C7 for the past 5 years or so and I haven't had any issues, but that's ancient hardware now. Source: 11 months ago
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