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It's supposed to be a router, not a NAS or switch (bring your own). The LAN port being only 1 gigabit (especially with a 2.5G WAN) makes it a pass for me.
by theandrewbailey 2y ago
It's supposed to be a router, not a NAS or switch (bring your own). The LAN port being only 1 gigabit (especially with a 2.5G WAN) makes it a pass for me.
- duskwuff 2y ago> The LAN port being only 1 gigabit (especially with a 2.5G WAN) makes it a pass for me. I think the intended use is the other way around - 1 Gbit WAN, 2.5 Gbit LAN.
- nine_k 2y agoDo you need more than 1 Gbps from your wired network to your internet connection? Otherwise you may have 2.5G or 10G LAN, or even fiber inside home like some [1], and only have to use the slow 1G to hit the internet from that. (Another 1.5G of bandwidth is available over WiFi.) [1]: https://sschueller.github.io/posts/wiring-a-home-with-fiber/ https://sschueller.github.io/posts/wiring-a-home-with-fiber/
- theandrewbailey 2y agoIf I decide to get 2 gigabit internet, yes (and my local phone and cable companies both offer it). I also run a server in my basement (on ethernet), so not being able to get the entire bandwidth on it would be disappointing. While it's cool that OpenWRT has their own routers, I feel that this one is not for me.