[svlug] router DIY

[Ivan Sergio Borgonovo]

On 02/09/2017 04:31 PM, Ben Francis wrote:
>> My use case would be a 1Gbits downstream/200Mbits upstream connection
> for *home* use where most of the times there will be just 1 concurrent
> wired user and possibly 2 active wireless users.
>
> I used to think that, too, until one day I check my DCHP leases and
> found no less than 13 connected devices, and they were all legitimate
> (lots of tablets in the household).

active. And yeah, I know, android and android apps like to phone home. I 
never checked but I doubt with a proper choice of apps they can actually 
cause any traffic of real concern on a 1Gbits pipe.

>> A netgear R6250 still seems a more reasonable solution unless I've a
> chance to put my hands on something cheaper.

> The reviews might give you pause:
> https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-AC1600-Wi-Fi-Gigabit-Router/product-reviews/B00BR3ZYIW/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews

Reviewers don't seem very technically savvy. OpenWRT should make it a 
much better router including stability.
There was a tp-link with similar specs but with just usb 2.
Hopefully there will be some new entry in the OpenWRT supported hardware 
list in a couple of months.

> If you can do without the wired link, a Raspberry Pi could do the
> wireless routing for $35:
>
> https://jacobsalmela.com/2014/05/19/raspberry-pi-and-routing-turning-a-pi-into-a-router/

fun, but usb 2 wifi adapter?

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Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
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