From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from complete.lackof.org (complete.lackof.org [198.49.126.79]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 56A833B29E for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:03:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [172.16.1.4] (97-113-148-239.tukw.qwest.net [97.113.148.239]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by complete.lackof.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 71DED33E0093; Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:03:44 -0600 (MDT) To: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net References: <1287379027.1155590.1615919208363.ref@mail.yahoo.com> From: Matt Taggart Message-ID: Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:06:18 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.102.4 at complete.lackof.org X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on complete.lackof.org Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] Looking for MORE SQM Router Recommendations ! X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:03:46 -0000 On 3/16/21 11:30 AM, Charles Rothschild via Cerowrt-devel wrote: > I want a 1GB capable SQM router. What options are good nowadays hw wise? I've been using the Qotom x86 boxes and running x86 OpenWRT on them. They have no problem doing CAKE on 1gig symmetrical connection. http://qotom.net/ and then Products -> Mini PC -> Multiple NIC But the Qotom vendor site is confusing and also doesn't list all the products you can find available. So a while ago I made this decoder ring https://we.riseup.net/lackof/x86-router-candidates#qotom The prices listed there are old now, but maybe still help to compare them. The two models I have ordered are Q355G4, for $215.00 + $33.64 shipping + tax (seems to have gone up a little) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077ZWR8Q9 Q330G4, for $169 + $42 shipping + tax (not available) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07117QWFH OpenWRT doesn't need much RAM (unless you plan to do more than just routing with SQM) so I just used some orphaned 2gb DDR3 SODIMMs I had laying around. I boot it from a small USB drive, but you could use a proper hard drive if you wanted it to do more. Here's another thing I learned about lately, you can buy the ROCK64 1gb V2 board on ebay for $20 including power supply ($5 shipping, decent cases for $10-20). https://www.ebay.com/itm/274678920361 It's got a built-in gigabit NIC and also has a usb3 port. Anyone know about the SQM potential of that device? https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Rock64 Could it work for just a gateway and then use a separate switch and APs? (I'm much more likely to deploy things that way these days rather than an all-in-one device). It could maybe make a nice AP-only device too with a suitable usb3 wireless adapter. (and what usb adapters do people like these days? Maybe this could be the replacement for the WNDR3800 that were such a good deal? (and if not that one, maybe another PINE device) -- Matt Taggart matt@lackof.org