Subj : Cable modem change
To   : Nicholas Boel
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Tue Dec 06 2016 12:00:00

Good ${greeting_time}, Nicholas!

02 Dec 2016 08:06:12, you wrote to Janne Johansson:

 >>> Very good point. The RasPi only has an incoming ethernet port, no
 >>> outgoing.
 JJ>> That sentence doesn't really make sense.
 NB> Maybe not, but I know what I was saying. My current router has an
 NB> incoming ethernet port

Most people call that "WAN".

 NB> and 4 outgoing ethernet ports.

Most people call that "LAN".

 NB> The RasPi only has one ethernet port.

Have a look at BPI-R1. I have one and really like it.
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?CatId=0&isFreeShip=y&SearchText=BPI-R1

 JJ>> It's no problem to run more than one network on top of a single
 JJ>> ethernet port, either in nasty ways by just overlaying them
 NB> If you want to run your network "in nasty ways" that's your choice.
 NB> I choose not to.

So, you may use VLANs then.

 JJ>> or with VLANs or tunnels. But the issue mentioned first, it being
 JJ>> on the far end of a USB bus means it will have issues with high
 JJ>> traffic rates, which makes it somewhat unsuitable for being a
 JJ>> router on modern networks.
 NB> What kind of "high traffic rates" and how "modern" of a network
 NB> are we talking here? If you're on the business end of things, sure
 NB> maybe so. But for a simple household network

100 Mbit/s is generally ok, however 1 Gbit/s is much better.

 NB> with capped internet speeds?

I don't know (and, honestly, don't care) how the internet access speeds are capped in your country and area, but for me the "capped" speed is something in the 10...50 Mbit/s range. That means, even a device for a "simple household network" should support at least 100 Mbit/s.


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