Subj : Re: Getting along without a keyboard To : Scott Alfter From : The Natural Philosopher Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 07:48:01 On 18/09/2024 19:22, Scott Alfter wrote: > In article , > The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 17/09/2024 16:08, Scott Alfter wrote: >>> In article , >>> The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> Moral. Get a decent router so at least you can eliminate it from your >>>> problems >>> >>> Another recommendation: Look for something that can run OpenWRT, so you're >>> not stuck with whatever firmware the router manufacturer provides. >>> >>> A third recommendation: a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and a carrier board >>> that adds a second Ethernet port make a pretty good platform to run OpenWRT. >>> The CPU and memory on the CM4 will blow the doors off of most of the routers >>> you'd likely buy for home use, and I suspect they're competitive with nearly >>> anything short of rack-mountable enterprise-grade routers. The onboard WiFi >>> (on models so equipped) probably isn't so hot, but it's a solid option for >>> wired connections up to at least gigabit speeds and WiFi can be provided >>> with a separate access point or a USB dongle. >>> >> >> Why a compute module especially? >> Wouldn't e.g. a Pi4 be just as good? > > You're stuck with USB network adapters if you use a Pi 4. With a CM4, there > are carrier boards that route the built-in Ethernet to one port and connect > a second port over PCIe. This is the one I use: > Given that few of us have internet connections over 100Mbps, that hardly seems an issue > https://wiki.dfrobot.com/Compute_Module_4_IoT_Router_Board_Mini_SKU_DFR0767 > -- Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early twenty-first century’s developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally average temperature increase of a few tenths of a degree, and, on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly uncertain computer projections combined into implausible chains of inference, proceeded to contemplate a rollback of the industrial age. Richard Lindzen --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .