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I've heard good things about PC Engines, although they don't have that many ports: https://pcengines.ch/apu4d4.htm https://pcengines.ch/apu4d4.htm But if you'r
by bentcorner 6y ago
I've heard good things about PC Engines, although they don't have that many ports: https://pcengines.ch/apu4d4.htm https://pcengines.ch/apu4d4.htm
But if you're doing this for a home network you don't really need that much bandwidth out of the home and can use the 2-port one with whatever switch you want.
I ran openwrt on a laptop in a one-armed router network configuration and it worked quite well.
- anyfoo 6y agoI have a pcengines box as my router/gateway (with OpenBSD, works absolutely wonderfully), but I need access points as well. Especially because I cannot lay cables in this house, so my home office is relying on a wireless uplink. Got any recommendations for access points that support wireless uplinks? My Unifi ones unfortunately tend to reboot frequently, sometimes needing manual readoption/full reset. It's bad if it happens during a meeting. I don't think I need many bells and whistles, at this point I'm just content if it's stable.
- torwayburger 6y agoMikrotik wireless wire? Sub $200 wireless link. It's a pair, not an ap. Anyway - it does what it says on the tin.
- anyfoo 6y agoThanks, but will this work through walls? (The wooden kind you get in Californian houses, not concrete or anything.)
- torwayburger 6y agoNo sorry it does need line of sight :/
- torwayburger 6y agoI didn't even think of it when I wrote the original reply, but if the locations share power grid wires internally you can always g.hn over that copper to get the connection through the wall.
- anyfoo 6y agoAh, I thought about that as well, but I hear conflicting things about what that means for ham radio. I don't have a license yet, but certainly plan to have one. Someone else suggested Ruckus in another subthread here. If they support wireless downlinks, that may be a good option. EDIT: If it's known that (quality) power line stuff does not cause interference, it does become a good option.
- hansel_der 6y agohaven't noticed any interference from powerline stuff, but the link-quality is definitely hampered by interference from other stuff (ie. temporary packet loss when some electric motor starts). i consider it somewhere in between wifi and an ethernet cable in terms of quality.