From: scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us   
      
   In article ,   
   The Natural Philosopher   wrote:   
   >On 17/09/2024 16:08, Scott Alfter wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> The Natural Philosopher   wrote:   
   >>> Moral. Get a decent router so at least you can eliminate it from your   
   >>> problems   
   >>   
   >> Another recommendation: Look for something that can run OpenWRT, so you're   
   >> not stuck with whatever firmware the router manufacturer provides.   
   >>   
   >> A third recommendation: a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and a carrier board   
   >> that adds a second Ethernet port make a pretty good platform to run OpenWRT.   
   >> The CPU and memory on the CM4 will blow the doors off of most of the routers   
   >> you'd likely buy for home use, and I suspect they're competitive with nearly   
   >> anything short of rack-mountable enterprise-grade routers.  The onboard WiFi   
   >> (on models so equipped) probably isn't so hot, but it's a solid option for   
   >> wired connections up to at least gigabit speeds and WiFi can be provided   
   >> with a separate access point or a USB dongle.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Why a compute module especially?   
   >Wouldn't e.g. a Pi4 be just as good?   
      
   You're stuck with USB network adapters if you use a Pi 4.  With a CM4, there   
   are carrier boards that route the built-in Ethernet to one port and connect   
   a second port over PCIe.  This is the one I use:   
      
   https://wiki.dfrobot.com/Compute_Module_4_IoT_Router_Board_Mini_SKU_DFR0767   
      
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