Using a Mac mini M1 as a Home Software Router

Using a Mac mini M1 as a Home Software Router Originally published in Chinese on 2022-02-27; this English edition preserves the original scope and technical context. [TOC] This post explains how to transform a power-efficient Mac Mini M1 into a soft router, allowing all devices connected to your Wi-Fi to automatically go abroad without any configuration. Proxy Client First, you need to download a proxy client that runs on M1. We recommend using Surge or ClashX Pro, the latter of which is free. For this post, we will use the latter. ...

February 27, 2022 · 2 min · Zhengyu Chen

Routing Home Network Traffic with ShellClash on a Xiaomi AX1800

Routing Home Network Traffic with ShellClash on a Xiaomi AX1800 Originally published in Chinese on 2022-01-18; this English edition preserves the original scope and technical context. This post explains how to use ShellClash for over-the-air surfing on a Xiaomi AX1800. 1 Firmware Downgrade Download the Xiaomi AX1800 Firmware v1.0.336 In the MiWiFi backend, under the Common Settings -> System Status, click Manual Upgrade and use the v1.0.336 firmware to downgrade the router. No additional operations are required during this process. ...

January 18, 2022 · 3 min · Zhengyu Chen