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There is a Banana Pi variant with five network interfaces: https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_R1 https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_R1
by ktpsns 5y ago
There is a Banana Pi variant with five network interfaces:
https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_R1 https://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_R1
- sneak 5y agoI like the pcengines apu2, which I use as routers. They're also standard x64.
- xnyan 5y agopcengines is as good as it gets for DIY whitebox router. Their prices are really good too, $100-150 USD for very capable high efficiency x64. https://www.pcengines.ch/newshop.php?c=4 https://www.pcengines.ch/newshop.php?c=4
- GhettoComputers 5y agoThey look mostly OOS, wouldn't a nice old x64 laptop be just as capable for cheaper? I see this in the same catagory of the smart clocks, its just a rebranded withered technology (nintendo term). Love the simple site though!
- xnyan 5y agoOld x64 laptops are great, and I've certainly used one as a router before, however they do have drawbacks (cooling profile is usually shitty for 24/7 use, and they often don't love to be stripped from their shell, lose their display and etc). A laptop generally does not have all the peripheral chipsets and connectors you want and usually has extra stuff you don't want. For $120ish I'm not sure you could beat the value prop of one of these boards with a used laptop. Supply is certainly an issue and was even before COVID. Waiting until 2022 sucks, but I'd argue they are by far the best overall option for a DIY whitebox router I've personally seen.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoI don't think there is a problem with stripping it from the display (I dont think its necessary or even desireable most of the time for negligible space differences), it comes with a free UPS and is usually "free"), the idle power consumption is rather low (x240 with screen on is 4w on idle http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/which-lenovo-laptop-has-the-best-battery-life.765540/ http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/which-lenovo-laptop-...) my requirements for a device are way lower than those devices listed. I sometimes think of devices such as whiteboxes as marketed tools, like the smart clocks that just look like stripped phones to me, or VR that are just dual phone screens.
- icelancer 5y agoWow, really neat. Thanks for the rec
- forty 5y agoIf you like x64, nothing can beat the odroid H2+ :) if you can ever get one... 2x 2.5gb ports. And really cheap.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoCould a laptop beat it? I am thinking of using some old laptops like this if they are better than the router I am using with custom firmware.
- forty 5y agoI'm not an expert but I would say it's probably pretty hard to find a laptop with 2 Ethernet ports, and 2.5Gb Ethernet with that. Also the H2 is passively cooled which is not going to be the case for most laptop. And it's also tiny and energy efficient. It's really an amazing deal. Too bad the semiconductor crisis seems to have killed it for now :(
- jms703 5y agoIf PC Engines are too slow for you, check out ProtecLi boxes.
- alpenbazi 5y agoI use this. Best Router ever. Never will use something different anymore
- GhettoComputers 5y agoHow does this compare to a router with custom firmware like Tomato/DD-WRT?