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Not sure how unusual it is but I run openwrt x86 on a fanless Asus mini PC as my main router at home.
Do you use an external modem?
Yes I do. I have hooked up my x86 openwrt router to my fiber modem.
I want to use OpenWRT too but have no idea of the hardware, and we have cable here, and there is no supported router with cable. Do you know if I could just use some proprietary cable modem and attach that? Probably...
You can buy off the shelf hardware
I just have my Xfinity modem in bridge mode. They looked at me like I had two heads when I asked if they could tell me how to do it at the counter but it was trivial by searching the model number.
Then it's unusual
That seems overkill. Why don't you use something less power hungry?