Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:40 Post subject: Are Routers With A Raspberry Pie Compute Modules A Good Idea
I was wondering if future could/should use replaceable raspberry pie compute modules since compared to most routers that would allow a faster CPU, more ram larger onboard emmc and no chip license (ARM for example). Is this a good idea or is there something I'm missing? Has there been any development in that direction.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 17:04 Post subject: Re: Are Routers With A Raspberry Pie Compute Modules A Good
ciscodlink wrote:
I was wondering if future could/should use replaceable raspberry pie compute modules since compared to most routers that would allow a faster CPU, more ram larger onboard emmc and no chip license (ARM for example). Is this a good idea or is there something I'm missing? Has there been any development in that direction.
im guessing its not a bad idea for a "router on a stick" but by the time you add a multiport switch and wireless interface to it, its less trouble to just go with an off the shelf wireless router.
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:46 Post subject:
OpenWRT supports RPi as a home router. You can also use the Pi for Pi-Hole. The only thing I can think of that is a drawback is that you only have a single ethernet port and you would have to use a USB dongle ethernet adapter for WAN or LAN and this would likely affect your throughput.
Personally, MicroTik, Ubiquiti, and many others that have multiple ethernet ports, including some of the more recent mini PC devices are better suited. I mean, unless you're going to build a small RPi Beowulf Cluster or something. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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OpenWRT supports RPi as a home router. You can also use the Pi for Pi-Hole. The only thing I can think of that is a drawback is that you only have a single ethernet port and you would have to use a USB dongle ethernet adapter for WAN or LAN and this would likely affect your throughput.
Personally, MicroTik, Ubiquiti, and many others that have multiple ethernet ports, including some of the more recent mini PC devices are better suited. I mean, unless you're going to build a small RPi Beowulf Cluster or something.
I read the link you provided. Good read.
While having only one ethernet port is somewhat a disadvantage, it is certainly no show stopper. It is very possible to configure that single port into two VLANs and used with a managed switch, could work quite well. Probably much better than having a USB ethernet adaptor. I may order yet another RPi4 soon and experiment with this and OpenWRT. I am curious as to what iperf3 results could potentially be. _________________ Linksys EA8500 (Internet Gateway, AP/VAP) - DD-WRT r53562
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 0:07 Post subject:
kernel-panic69 wrote:
OpenWRT supports RPi as a home router. You can also use the Pi for Pi-Hole. The only thing I can think of that is a drawback is that you only have a single ethernet port and you would have to use a USB dongle ethernet adapter for WAN or LAN and this would likely affect your throughput.
Personally, MicroTik, Ubiquiti, and many others that have multiple ethernet ports, including some of the more recent mini PC devices are better suited. I mean, unless you're going to build a small RPi Beowulf Cluster or something.
Any discussion re: rpi backend/router frontend?
Example: my N66U only processes wifi and support for built in ethernet switch, everything else is on the rpi. Is there a real-world case? Seems like BS and many others should have already explored this path as a pro option w license.
Couldn't find any other rpi references in dd-wrt search or via ggl.
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Much later, the thought 'why not any x86 backend?' Seems the core design effort for routers is wifi, not server functionality.
The openwrt -> rpi4 is uninteresting as a whole router replacement as long as wifi is important (wifi/bt share the same tiny antenna)
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:44 Post subject:
Rpi as a router...consider all the other opportunities,
getting down to a Rpi is a bit of a nonsense, unless you stack them and build a cluster...even thou why struggle, but not get the real enterprise or top 3rd party supported router...but at the end of the days this is DDWRT forum and there are many DDWRT related solutions, as a x86 / x64 PC DDWRT box if you want to get more power...
or top supported router like R7800(XR500), R9000(XR700)...
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