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Confusing "router" with "router + WiFi access point" is a pet peeve a mine. To me a router has absolutely nothing to do with WiFi, yet almost every discussion o
by fnj 10y ago
Confusing "router" with "router + WiFi access point" is a pet peeve a mine. To me a router has absolutely nothing to do with WiFi, yet almost every discussion of routers presumes WiFi.
I don't use WiFi much, but when I do, I use a separate box. Separation of function.
Having said that, the Qotom is absolutely perfect for 1000Base-T to 1000Base-T routing. It's got plenty of CPU (unlike the commercial crap is hopelessly lacking), and plenty of RAM so it won't overflow its NAT tables.
- dsr_ 10y ago"almost every discussion of routers presumes WiFi" That would be because numerically, the majority of routers are tiny boxes sold for home use with three NICs: external ethernet, internal ethernet (often connected directly to a mini-switch), and internal WiFi. They also serve as firewalls, DHCP servers, NTP servers, and DNS relays, none of which are technically routing.
- Johnny555 10y agoA router has nothing to do with ethernet ether, but people still expect a router to have ethernet. For most home users, routing Wifi to their provider's ethernet handoff is exactly what they need a router for.