Craig Sanders wrote:
your comments, btw, are a large part of the reason why I give up disappointed every time I look into the idea of using an openwrt-capable device rather than a generic PC. they're very limited, and quite expensive for what you get (a PC to do the same job can be had for free). about the only thing I really want a *wrt device for is so I can have the ADSL line directly controlled by Linux (rather than bridging pppoe), but I can't find one with supported ADSL that isn't either tagged as experimental WIP, or comes with stuff I don't want/need (wifi/NAS/print-server), or doesn't have Gb ethernet.
Currently MSY has Netgear WNDR3700 for A$99. It has a 5*gigE programmable switch, 11n wifi, 16MB/64MB, and excellent OpenWRT support. If those are things you want, IMO it's easily worth the price. If you don't want those things, >shrug<. I concede the lack of open ADSL drivers is very annoying. OpenWRT and "appliance" hardware both deal cleanly with lossy power, which avoids needing a UPS if $customer has no other servers. It probably reduces electricity bill, though I doubt it'd be enough to offset the $99 vs. free over a (say) five-year life cycle.