diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index bfba84f..7f79b5c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@
           (hmModule ./home/common.nix)
         ];
       };
+      router-1 = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+        system = "x86_64-linux";
+        modules = [
+          secrix.nixosModules.default
+          ./modules
+          ./hosts/common.nix
+          ./hosts/router-1
+          ./users/cazzzer
+          (hmModule ./home/common.nix)
+        ];
+      };
     };
     # https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators?tab=readme-ov-file#using-in-a-flake
     packages.x86_64-linux = {
diff --git a/hosts/router-1/default.nix b/hosts/router-1/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd16422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/router-1/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ../../modules/router
+    ../hw-vm.nix
+  ];
+
+  router = {
+    enableDesktop = false;
+    enableDhcpClient = false;
+    wanMAC = "bc:24:11:af:bd:84";
+    lanMAC = "bc:24:11:38:b1:91";
+    wanLL = "fe80::be24:11ff:feaf:bd84";
+    lanLL = "fe80::be24:11ff:fe38:b191";
+    defaultToken = 251;
+
+    pdFromWan = "fd46:fbbe:ca55:100";
+    wanAddr4 = "192.168.1.63";
+    wanGw4 = "192.168.1.254";
+  };
+
+  networking.hostName = "grouty";
+
+  # override hw-vm.nix default
+  networking.useDHCP = false;
+}
diff --git a/hosts/router/default.nix b/hosts/router/default.nix
index e3cb04b..7b0423b 100644
--- a/hosts/router/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/router/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
   router = {
     enableDesktop = false;
+    enableDhcpClient = true;
     wanMAC = "bc:24:11:4f:c9:c4";
     lanMAC = "bc:24:11:83:d8:de";
     wanLL = "fe80::be24:11ff:fe4f:c9c4";
diff --git a/modules/router/ifconfig.nix b/modules/router/ifconfig.nix
index 8351950..aa227b0 100644
--- a/modules/router/ifconfig.nix
+++ b/modules/router/ifconfig.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
+  cfg = config.router;
   vars = import ./vars.nix config;
   links = vars.links;
   ifs = vars.ifs;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ in
   # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/22571
   # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/22571#issuecomment-2094905496
   # https://gist.github.com/csamsel/0f8cca3b2e64d7e4cc47819ec5ba9396
-  networking.dhcpcd.enable = true;
+  networking.dhcpcd.enable = cfg.enableDhcpClient;
   networking.dhcpcd.allowInterfaces = [ ifs.wan.name ];
   networking.dhcpcd.extraConfig = ''
     debug
diff --git a/modules/router/opts.nix b/modules/router/opts.nix
index c32de7b..d9a39bf 100644
--- a/modules/router/opts.nix
+++ b/modules/router/opts.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ with lib;
       enableDesktop = mkOption {
         type = types.bool;
         default = false;
-        description = "Enable desktop environment";
+        description = "Enable desktop environment for debugging";
+      };
+
+      enableDhcpClient = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Enable DHCP client (should only be set on the main router)";
       };
 
       wanMAC = mkOption {