| reply to Sir Meowmix III
Re: Take Control said by Sir Meowmix III : quote:
If you have a spare computer with 2 NICs laying around, why not roll your own router? pfSense is great!
Because not every wants another device sucking 60W+ from their outlet to do something as simple as routing when there are numerous MIPS devices which can run OpenWRT or Tomato which use a fraction of the power AND usually include a four-port switch. WRT-54GL, WHR-G54S, etc, etc. Exactly. I have an old Athlon 950Mhz machine here that I could use as a router but instead it just sits in the corner.
There are three reasons it isn't used:
1) The thing sounds like a jet engine.
2) It makes the room very hot, which increases the use of AC.
3) I don't want a bunch of idle CPU cycles sucking up more energy when all the box is doing is routing which takes very little CPU power anyway.
Instead I use the WRT54GL flashed with Tomato and I see the same speeds as I do without the router, even when torrenting. Never had a problem with either. It's rock solid, doesn't use much energy, and is silent. |
