From: tnp@invalid.invalid
On 18/09/2024 19:22, Scott Alfter wrote:
> 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:
>
Given that few of us have internet connections over 100Mbps, that hardly
seems an issue
> https://wiki.dfrobot.com/Compute_Module_4_IoT_Router_Board_Mini_SKU_DFR0767
>
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