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I don’t use OpenWRT (just a plain-old Linux distro), but PCEngines APU2 is pretty cheap and fast enough to run on a 1 Gbps WAN connection. https://pcengines.ch
by amarshall 6y ago
I don’t use OpenWRT (just a plain-old Linux distro), but PCEngines APU2 is pretty cheap and fast enough to run on a 1 Gbps WAN connection.
https://pcengines.ch/apu2.htm https://pcengines.ch/apu2.htm
- minimaul 6y agoYou may struggle if your ISP requires PPPoE, but otherwise this is a great pick :)
- jacob019 6y agoI second this recommendation. Using one for a business. Added an LTE card to it for backup. Running Debian, very stable, low energy usage, more than enough power for gigabit routing, VPN, and some server proceses. Booting off of a real mSATA SSD, much better than eMMC.
- DrPhish 6y agoAlso chiming in on this: I've been running OpenBSD on dozens of PC-Engines boxes for over a decade (first Alix and then APU2), usually as a full-on firewall HA pair with CARP/pfsync. The APU2 is VERY capable, hardware-wise, and a bargain at the price they sell it. I've had flash memory die, but never had hardware fail otherwise. I've also done wireless deployments with APU2 and a wifi card, and the range was not great. Things also might be better with better antennas, or under Linux where drivers are likely more mature. I've never run anything but OpenBSD on them.