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And of course probably 1000x the power usage compared to the average off the shelf router that runs off a borderline microcontroller.
by moffkalast 7mo ago
And of course probably 1000x the power usage compared to the average off the shelf router that runs off a borderline microcontroller.
- socalgal2 7mo agogood point! I think you can run it on a PI though.
- moffkalast 7mo agoOtoh it would make sense if you could combine it with a home server, then it's just a side process and you actually save power by not having an extra device. Though you'd still need a switch or two. And a fiber modem which already has a router and a switch built-it. Oops.
- jon_adler 7mo agoIt doesn’t have to be. I have a proxmox homelab, running x86 openwrt in a VM. It has many other services running including home assistant. It idles at 3% CPU and consumes around 5w. I’m using a Levono thinkcentre.