Macaroni9538

Perfect, thanks for all the replies lol

Thanks again

Perfect! so you feel that Virtualbox is the way to go then?

Thanks. The time I was using Manjaro, I liked it alot but am also confused by the weird negative reputation...

Thanks again. Im not quite sure what these immutable distros are, I keep hearing about them. Gotta do some researching!

thanks but I dont think either of my routers are dd-wrt compatible unfortunately

Do you have a recommended virtualization platform for such a project like this? Looks like that will be the route to take. I just want them to be actual workstations that keep all your settings and everything in place, not just like a sandbox to play around with. Not only do I want to learn other distros but I would like the option of actually using them for daily use as well

Wow thanks for the info, sounds like some hefty stuff to learn lol. So I'm kinda broke and can't afford new hardware ATM. I only have a tp Link archer ax1800 WiFi 6 router and a belkin rt3200 because I read its great for openwrt. Wellll openwrt completely overwhelmed me so I never got a chance to properly implement it. One of these days I'll need to sit down with more patience and try to understand the firmware better

Thank you. Its seeming that the VM route is more doable. I'm just curious if a VM for a linux distro will keep everything as is, like your files and filesystem, settings, tweaks, configs, etc. I essentially want three workstations. I dont want to keep starting over on a clean slate ya know? And if so, do you have a recommended virtualization platform that you would recommend for this project?

So would a router running pfsense then also become my primary WiFi routers too? Or is it best to keep pfsense strictly as a firewall and have a separate router strictly for WiFi?

Do you have a recommended virtualization platform for such a project like this?

Do you have a recommended virtualization platform for such a project?