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Unfortunately, only one shitty Ethernet port. I'd love to find fast hardware with multiple independent gigabit ports for an affordable price.
by zx2c4 13y ago
Unfortunately, only one shitty Ethernet port. I'd love to find fast hardware with multiple independent gigabit ports for an affordable price.
- jlgaddis 13y agoRight, but they weren't designed to be fast routers. They make awesome single-purpose servers, though (DNS recursors and NTP, in my case).
- zx2c4 13y agoYea, for something like a single-purpose DNS recursor or NTP server, any cheap hardware will do. You got your terminal server for what? 15 dollars? Much more reasonable than the 100 bucks an ERL costs.
- js2 13y agoThat $100 is funding the ongoing development of EdgeOS though. It doesn't seem to make much sense to buy an ERL if you're just going to put another OS on it. Shrug.
- gnoway 13y agohttp://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm ? Presumably this will actually be released at some point soon. Also the soekris hardware looks nice, but it's pretty expensive.
- zx2c4 13y ago/me salivates Unfortunately by the time it's released, the hardware will already be a bit old. But nonetheless, the specs are certainly sufficient for most cool things.
- rasz_pl 13y agoNewer Atheros routers are 2 chip solutions with radio chip hanging on PCIE connection. It is possible to cut this connection and insert PCIE Bridge between. http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/DB8605.html http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/DB8605.html This way you retain radio, but get two additional PCIE slots for SATA controller and another network adapter for example.