10 Aug
2021
10 Aug
'21
9:04 a.m.
yes, one CAN add a hundred billion USB to Ethernet adapters to the pi.
Yes, Linux WILL even run vlans..... but that doesn't make the PI a GOOD
choice for a routing appliance with only a single ethernet port which if
I remember right is itself connected via usb. A much better thing to
base such an appliance on would be a board that had at least 3 (local
and dual uplinks) separate hardware gigabit ethernet interfaces with
each being attached to a vlan capable switch chip. Then design and
build (or simply buy, aka wifi bridge) an ethernet to bits radio
tranceiver. Could we not say together with TAPR, come up with and build
the next TNC2021 (escentially a 3 port GigE router) and a DR2021 (long
haul, point to point microwave data radio) and keep it at a price point
around say $300 US. (about the cost of a decent mobile radio). This is
where some of that Grant money and funds from ARDC ought be going......
To design and build needs based hardware for amaterur radio networks.
Let's build a starter appliance for those who want to learn networking
via 44net use. We have a grand opportunity yo elmer and teach the next
generation of rf microwave data network, engineers. Given the way it's
going it's going to bits and pieces (packets) (bad pun). lets take the
lead and innovate while teaching the next generation. It gives us just
one more important reason for which to hang on to our precious frequency
allocations. May we lead in these areas and come up with a recommended
appliance and config. That would move us far ahead.
On 2021-08-09 10:17, K7VE - John via 44Net wrote:
Pete,
RPI works just fine with USB to Ethernet adapters. You can add
multiple
Ethernet connections in this way.
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 9:06 AM pete M via 44Net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org>
wrote:
I have a question about using a RPI for net44.
Since this device only have one physical Ethernet port (and a Wi-Fi
NIC).
By which way are you hoping to use those to route some traffic?
Entering by Wi-Fi then out from the Ethernet port? That can work, but I
would not like that.
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Objet : Re: [44net] On Allocations, PoPs, and Proposals
Le 03/08/2021 à 18:54, Rob PE1CHL via 44Net a écrit : While I agree
that it is attractive to use a Raspberry Pi because of its availability
and the capability to also host some applications on the same device
aside from doing the routing, in my experience it is much easier to use
a dedicated router like the MikroTik hEX (RB750Gr3) available for about
the same price, but having 5 ethernet ports and all software required
for VPN and routing pre-installed and much easier to configure and
maintain than a Raspberry Pi.
Of course there always are multiple options. And Raspberry Pi should
be one of them.
The network setup must be as standard as possible, so that it can be
implemented on a large amount of equipment :
- People building networks, remote sites, repeaters, or advanced users
with some network knowledge, may prefer a dedicated router platform,
such as Mikrotik, UBNT, OpenWRT, etc...
- Beginners or standalone users may prefer plug-and-play setup on a
Raspberry Pi. The most obvious example that comes to my mind is Pi-Star
(a very good Pi appliance for digital modes hotspot or repeater, which
embeds many existing software for D-Star, DMR, YSF etc... into a
coherent and easy to use WEB UI).
73 de TK1BI
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