[kwlug-disc] Linux/Intel embedded stick (was: Router dying?)

[William Park]

How does yours compare with

    ASUS UN42-M023M Barebones
    - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=080630

    GIGABYTE GB-BXBT-2807 Brix Barebone System 
    - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=077435
?

Folks, guess what I found at CanadaComputers...

    Intel BOXSTCK1A8LFC Compute Stick
    - Intel® Atom Quad-Core Processor Z3735F, 1.33GHz
    - 2GB RMA
    - 32GB storage
    - Linux
    - http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=083440
-- 
William

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:37:16AM -0400, Chris Irwin wrote:
> Just to throw in my 2¢: I've become so fed up with unreliable consumer
> routers, regardless of running original firmware, ddwrt, openwrt, etc.,
> that I ended up just buying a low-power pc with dual-nics, installing
> ipfire, and calling it a day. I still have a consumer router, but it
> functions as a WAP only, with whatever OEM firmware it shipped with.
> 
> The device I purchased (also needs ram and storage, which I already had):
> http://www.dx.com/p/minix-intel-d2550-cpu-mini-hd-pc-w-hdmi-vga-black-us-plug-100-240v-228560
> 
> IPFire: http://www.ipfire.org/
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) <
> aklists at mixdown.ca> wrote:
> 
> > > On Jun 18, 2015, at 11:55 AM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Linksys WRT1900ac ($250)
> > > TP-Link WDR4300 ($80)
> >
> > I???ve got the WRT1900AC. It???s pretty badass looking, although that wasn???t
> > why I bought it.
> >
> > Simultaneous dual channel, external antennas, USB and eSATA ports. This
> > thing pretty much has it all, and that???s with the stock firmware.  It???s
> > been pretty solid in the last 3ish months or so that I???ve had it. The USB
> > sharing works reasonably well, although it seems to have an issue with OSX
> > Yosemite. 10.9 works, 10.10 doesn???t, but Linksys is actually working with
> > me to try to resolve it which is great news.
> >
> > -A.
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Chris Irwin
> <chris at chrisirwin.ca>

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