From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qk0-x233.google.com (mail-qk0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c09::233]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6A3193BA8E for ; Sun, 5 Nov 2017 11:24:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-qk0-x233.google.com with SMTP id n66so3744328qki.8 for ; Sun, 05 Nov 2017 08:24:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=oJ6sx0hlQLuwoVHzBvmP1HWGOqqxHL4OvcskLB5g7b4=; b=NLVVF90ZdSMnpeBiv1to4g/ojTtaT1CPxhr5D/mqUc8Uu0+qGPNF9uv6nkd33cieO8 sWSoMWY3PxbE3cTlvit5XcXDZwKUaunRzHNGY4Jf/qJ3i9eBBUbDQ8LVphP2YGlBVoph 8L6P5bQjwBkPrAPWozdv9SzfG6Z5webPIZ+0l0rcb0LicNTKroyh8sxIRdW6YQ7MgWOS yRCJw+nMSIfVavTXS1cj9L0C2N6/e1jAGvAx2mssp5JNSwI+b5N4BYo4ACWhLiBLziZ4 qN7Iav1xgK/pOWscs3akNV+35NFfkjntS1DSpJ5+DWp6iAtq8/40OR4dB562lV5jwQfb HuOQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=oJ6sx0hlQLuwoVHzBvmP1HWGOqqxHL4OvcskLB5g7b4=; b=aB3Wc0vyXiyZHMy+6xvJfsDRhLzUKGbz29mZwXVn2KdsDbndggJDn6/nrU7SKXkDRY pquQnFZyf41tkALT2S2Mvh7rFtU3tbHhedj13vPWcYzT5STu18qTpJaTLzdQUqvhNkcS a09S+p8YRm3eUXA+rdmkOTBnq5yhmTneQstYDUC25TT2/25S7qVcAOZgo2UfrIxRxHks W8Y39F9iCn/+lTDXoBVFAc6UpVqjkti3L+OsFMy+qGCetfJOO9KlFZ6gqj9Rgy21cc6h x55kIB4KKFVCftu16ynG9VnJdIX8utbjOaX3liwOYxcZ1IGf7BU9FdnQvhgExuyHyxy/ IQtQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX6LOsO35eUH8ZsgT7nEDW2IQmI2MnDlJBFsa7SemCf/y5P9+GP2 X363fR/k449Jiu5xBURstJq2hUei/GgltfXQvJ4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+SWuzobqKlvdMuT1N6iBU2VSnnbRNa+q2rMxQRRIAbf11BtX2PNXabDJ9cVrMI1hW+wIuAIc7szMGT1KqkYxGg= X-Received: by 10.55.134.70 with SMTP id i67mr19034823qkd.22.1509899052970; Sun, 05 Nov 2017 08:24:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.80.133 with HTTP; Sun, 5 Nov 2017 08:24:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.140.80.133 with HTTP; Sun, 5 Nov 2017 08:24:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <535CD0D7-CB3A-4C42-AB13-548313F9002A@gmail.com> <3FA33ADA-E5C8-4DD1-841E-3A8E558BAADC@gmail.com> From: Jonathan Morton Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 18:24:12 +0200 Message-ID: To: Pete Heist Cc: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c073b5ab2f895055d3ec405" Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] Flent test hardware X-BeenThere: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:24:13 -0000 --94eb2c073b5ab2f895055d3ec405 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If budget is a primary concern, there are a number of boards available with the AM1 socket which is designed around low-power, low-cost APUs, or even with an APU soldered to them. AMD are phasing that platform out right now, but it's still available since there isn't a direct replacement at the same price yet. What you'll get here are the small "cat series" cores designed for netbooks and game consoles, but a quad-core version remains pretty cheap. My E-450 is an older, dual-core version of this and is capable enough, like a slightly gimped C2D. However, I haven't yet found one with anything other than a bog standard Realtek NIC. They do have PCIe slots, so you can add a discrete card. - Jonathan Morton --94eb2c073b5ab2f895055d3ec405 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If budget is a primary concern, there are a number of boards= available with the AM1 socket which is designed around low-power, low-cost= APUs, or even with an APU soldered to them.=C2=A0 AMD are phasing that pla= tform out right now, but it's still available since there isn't a d= irect replacement at the same price yet.

What you'll get here are the small "cat series"= ; cores designed for netbooks and game consoles, but a quad-core version re= mains pretty cheap.=C2=A0 My E-450 is an older, dual-core version of this a= nd is capable enough, like a slightly gimped C2D.

However, I haven't yet found one with anything other tha= n a bog standard Realtek NIC.=C2=A0 They do have PCIe slots, so you can add= a discrete card.

- Jonathan Morton

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