otorskchy002 wrote:A couple of questions:
1. This (6416) router is said to use the Atheros AR9331 processor. Any general thoughts on this processor? By that I mean is it fairly robust, or is it down on the list in terms of processing power?
2. When I ssh to the box, I don't get a 'normal' command line. I get something called ash and busybox... wtfo?
3. And finally, when I try to install wget from the webgui, I get this:
Package wget (1.15-1) installed in root is up to date.
Configuring wget.
Collected errors:
* pkg_run_script: package "wget" postinst script returned status 255.
* opkg_configure: wget.postinst returned 255.
That doesn't smell like success... any thoughts on where I screwed up?
For many use cases, the amount of computational power comes up when trying to run OpenVPN (encrypting/decrypting every packet). As such, I tend to use the openssl benchmarks created for OpenWRT
http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/benchmark.openssl
The reports from the 6416 and hootoo (two similarly sized/priced travel routers) were done by yours truly. In rough numbers, the 6414 is about 2x the ancient (but still widely used) WRT54G, but only 10-20% as powerful as the top-of-the-line, multi-hundred dollar current offerings.
You should, however ask how much router do you want. Higher computational power requires more electrical energy, and sacrifices portability (not to mention more money). The next GL-iNET portable router will have higher specs for not much more cost, but isn't available yet. You can read through this thread (and the hootoo thread) to see what people are able to do with these small, cheap devices. Or you can post what you plan to do with it, and we can try to help.
As for your 3rd question, is your OpenWRT device connected to the internet?