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every once in a while this question comes up and i find myself browsing around on amazon at single board computers with built-in wifi and four port switches tha
by a-dub 5y ago
every once in a while this question comes up and i find myself browsing around on amazon at single board computers with built-in wifi and four port switches that are for installing openwrt or linux/freebsd yourself on them that run about $300-$400 and wonder "why not?"
are these any good? has anyone had any luck with going full oss for this stuff?
- kuon 5y agoPc engine APU2 works well with openwrt, but there is no wifi 6 yet. Also they seems to be put of stock.
- dervjd 5y agoYes, they’re great. Protecli is a solid brand with quality NICs (if a bit overpriced). I have several, running a mix of pfSense and Sophos Home for several years. Zero issues. Their Intel Atom units are plenty powerful for a gigabit cable connection. You can also search AliExpress for “fanless pfsense” and find lots of options for less $$$. For APs, you could also check out the Cisco Small Business line. Their 240 is the same hardware as some of their enterprise access points, and pretty trivial to set up.
- squarefoot 5y agoCheck out these systems. They seem the natural upgrade when looking for something more powerful than the already excellent pcengines.ch boards. https://www.ipu-system.de/ https://www.ipu-system.de/ If you are in the US, I'm pretty sure I saw very similar devices sold there as well, but didn't keep the link as buying from there would be too expensive.