On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 12:51 AM, Dan Egli <ddavide...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As to what I was doing, I hadn't decided for sure. I had a few ideas, but > they all needed more than one NIC available. One idea was a homebrew > router. Of course there are others too, but let's focus on the router idea > for now. One thing at a time. :) I've not heard of the Asus RT-N16. Is it a > b, g, n, or ac router?
B,G, N (no AC), 300 MBps max wireless (yeah, right). 128 MB RAM, 32 MB flash, 480 Mhz processor, 4x 10/100/1000, 10/100/1000 WAN, USB, 3 removable antennas. Less processor and RAM than pi/beagle/cubie, but considering all the stuff it includes (wireless, GB switch, GB NICs, power supply, case, etc.), for $78, you MIGHT be able to put together a pi or beagle-based option for a similar price, but probably neither would be as good as a router (pi definitely wouldn't), and the packaging and cabling would be much uglier. It's supported by several the WRT-based distros, and even has its own tomato mod, EasyTomato. That's what I use. It's not a real DIY router project or anything. It takes 5 minutes to install EasyTomato and you have a working router with a nice web UI and ssh access. But it's a great Linux router. A couple of years ago I looked for AC-capable routers that could easily be flashed to a good Linux OS, but there weren't any at the time. Looks like the Asus AT-AC66U (1.3 Gbps wireless) is $169 and supported by dd-wrt. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
