Re: Getting along without a keyboard

On 18/09/2024 19:22, Scott Alfter wrote:

In article <vcca63$3je29$3@dont-email.me>,
The Natural Philosopher  <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 17/09/2024 16:08, Scott Alfter wrote:

In article <vcbji2$3evhe$4@dont-email.me>,
The Natural Philosopher  <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Moral. Get a decent router so at least you can eliminate it from your
problems

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Another recommendation: Look for something that can run OpenWRT, so you're
not stuck with whatever firmware the router manufacturer provides.
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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.
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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
 

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