Router for gaming

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@badrisuper

First time I am hearing Raspberry pi4 for network. Could you please point me some tutorial or documentation to how to build pi4 for networking

If you want to go the raspberry pi approach you have to do some things by yourself in terms of configuring a network (but it is not that difficult).

You would need:

• raspberry pi 4 with proper case (maybe active cooling) and psu (with at least 2 GB RAM; would recommend 4 GB variant) ~75 EUR
• an usb-to-lan adapter (you could work without this, but network setup is more complex then) ~15 EUR
• a (web-)managed switch (with at least 5 ports; better 8) ~20-30 EUR

All in all you would end up ~120 EUR.

Raspberry Pi 4 released

Yep, in its way to my home.

Rpi4 < $(community_build)

Seems there is some demand... so... let's get the ball rolling [spiceforrice_login] This build is a combination of tweaks and setup that suit my purpose... and accommodations to try to make it flexible enough to be used by most... CONS it's messy extroot-overlay is not supported on this build ( use usb-mount and point service data there if needed ) IF YOU WILL BE USING NON VOLATILE LARGE DATA - GITGUIDE traditional backup / restore is different more involved on this build …

A few SQM benchmarks

Someone asked about setting smp_affinity for the ASIX USB 3.0 gigabit Ethernet adapter. I got an error when trying to assign the USB xhci_hcd smp_affinity, so I settled for this in /etc/rc.local. Perhaps I should try moving these interrupts to CPU1 and CPU2 instead, so that they both avoid CPU0 where the xhci_hcd interrupt ends up. #CPU0 - eth0 189 echo "1" >/proc/irq/31/smp_affinity #CPU1 - eth0 190 echo "2" >/proc/irq/32/smp_affinity Here is how /proc/interrupts looked at the end of the Pi…

https://www.zahradnik.io/raspberry-pi-as-a-home-router/

If you have a Gigabit connection and want to max it out your raspberrypi is working at 100% cpu usage to reach this. If you enable sqm/bufferbloat to gain better pings then you cannot max it out anymore and you have to go for a real cpu like @slh said already. Especially if you enable VPN on top. VPN is a really huge impact here!

Think about your needs. Are your 15-20 devices demanding high bandwith up to that what your line is giving you at same time you are gaming and devices using VPN? Then go for that what @slh has written.