Ask About WRT That Have High RAM and CPU? Like WRT32x or R7800?

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#1

Anyone can recommend me a Wireless Router (not mesh) that have high RAM and CPU?
Like Linksys WRT32x or Netgear R7800?
Or it's the highest until now?

For Those device whats the pro and con?

I want the highest CPU and RAM availabe and supported openwrt

#2

Search the forums, there are countless of threads (even new ones) that will cover your questions

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#3

yeah, it's countless, but as many I can see, It's talk about 'cheap' and 'middle', not high end...

#4

Search again, use model name instead..

https://forum.openwrt.org/search?q=wrt3200acm%20order%3Alatest
https://forum.openwrt.org/search?q=wrt32x%20order%3Alatest
https://forum.openwrt.org/search?q=r7800%20order%3Alatest
https://forum.openwrt.org/search?q=x4s%20order%3Alatest

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#5

With x86_64 / AMD64 machines and external APs (formal APs, or all-in-one devices configures as APs) generally exceeding the capabilities of all-in-one devices.

#6

pcengines.ch APU2

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#7

You can search yourself for devices that match your criteria: https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_864

To get more useful replies to your question, you should probably be more precise regarding your requirements and your usecase.

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#8

I want the highest CPU and RAM availabe and supported openwrt

#9

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An x86_64 is then suggested, as it can take as much CPU and memory as the motherboard allows.

#10

Runs great on an 4-core, 8-thread E3-1265Lv2 Xeon, but my Lanner FW-7582A only has two RAM slots, so I think I've only got 32 GB in it.

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#11

any other recommendation, in my country it's not available...

#12

https://up-shop.org/28-up-squared (Atom, Celeron, Pentium)
https://www.gigabyte.com/Mini-PcBarebone/GB-EKi3M-7100-rev-10#ov also available in i5 variants
etc... Just Google :wink:

#13

You can take just about any old desktop PC, having 1 or 2 GB of RAM, put in extra Ethernet cards, use a USB flash drive as the system disk, and have a system that is way overkill for almost anything you'd want to do with OpenWrt.

The downside is will use a lot of electricity, so consider it as a temporary proof of concept. Buying a network appliance x86 type system with < 10 watts power consumption will rather quickly pay for itself.

The thing to look for when buying new (besides power consumption) is does the CPU have AES-NI support, this will greatly improve the performance of a VPN server or client.

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#14

https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/8devices/8devices_jalapeno

#15

The Jalapeno does not fit to this requirement:

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#16

Fits fine with quad core 700MHz and 256MB ram, way above the average router.

#17

That certainly does not qualify as "way above the average router" today with, for example, https://openwrt.org/toh/zyxel/nbg6817 running a 1700 MHz dual-core ARM SoC and 512 MB in an all-in-one package. Or, for that matter, the similar R7800 mentioned by the OP.

#18

Is this Jalapeno expandable, i.e. to use internal LTE-Modem and SSD ?
Any accessories, like industrial case ?

#19

Perhaps the OEM website knows something about this device?

https://www.8devices.com/products/jalapeno

#20

I don't think so, but you can ask the vendor to be certain.