08 May 2016 11:57, from Markus Reschke -> Richard Menedetter:
RM>> Nice box ... but I guess using an Odroid or similar (RPi3, etc.) RM>> would give more bang for the buck. MR> Both got only a single Ethernet port and the RPi isn't suitable as MR> router anyway, because the on-board Ethernet port is connected via USB MR> internally. The BananaPi isn't any better. They are inexpensive but MR> not designed for being a router. Besides the BananaPi you would have MR> to add an Ethernet switch, and a WiFi access point or WiFi USB stick MR> (not the best idea for an access point because of the fixed antenna).
I meant to have a cheaper router which does only routing and WLAN AP.
Then have another box (bigger Linux machine or small SBC linuxcomputer) to do the more demanding tasks like VPN, web/mail/etc serving.
CU, Ricsi
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