let @a_human to learn lesson by his own experience - things will work, just not as perfect as they could. you can dig hole with hands or with shovel , both ways works
some input after tinkering a bit with the board:
I was surprised how good HW NAT offloading works on bpi-r4(maybe because I first time have some hands on it). 0 CPU usage with full 1Gbit traffic in any direction, no interrupts on CPU are generated and low latency - if compared with x86 system with intel CPU and enabled P-states.
3 port LAN switch also works very well from latency perspective ~0,100ms ping between 2 hosts (same as dedicated network switch with ASICs)
I have hope that WiFi chip will integrate also quite nicely in whole picture with all offloading futures.
Your question is not sensical when spoken out of context.
A PC as router/WiFi AP running 24/7 consumes much more power than a router board like R4.
Powerful Xeon PCs are usually deployed as a router for 100Gbps+ aggregated traffics 24/7.
For home/SOHO use, itâs a dumb idea to use a dedicated PC for routing. There are nerds out there using virtual machine as a router. Thatâs because theyâre already running electricity guzzlers for their ginormous storage server or whatever âhomelab fantasyâ.
Havenât looked seriously into the WiFi modules until now. Is the module in the following photo the final design of its version? Will it fit in the official R4 case ?!
Yeah, although you can pay for and purchase it, AsiaRF wonât ship the product and will refund you instead (after a few weeks) - they donât post this info publicly anywhere Rather annoying, honestly; product should not be listed for purchase - I would not attempt to order from them.
When I clicked on AsiaRFâs purchase ârouter board + wifi 7 moduleâ, it brought me to their homepage. Also the graphic of ârouter boardâ is b/w drawing. All indicate itâs not available for purchase.
What surprised me is their estimated price, such as combo would price at $500. I guess theyâre targeting enterprise applications.
The business practice is understandable. Personally I think nothing dubious. Because there are way more problematic practices (both in America & Asia). I would suggest remove the email screenshots but summarise the status in a short paragraph instead.
When I clicked on AsiaRFâs purchase ârouter board + wifi 7 moduleâ, it brought me to their homepage. Also the graphic of ârouter boardâ is b/w drawing. All indicate itâs not available for purchase.
Yes, their site is seemingly built by someone in their teens/twenties, lacking VanillaJS familiarity - it requires a few hoops to be jumped through in order to navigate through the haphazardly assembled ~10mb pile of framework spaghetti acting as a sales funnel. At the moment, I can see that it is still possible to get the product into a cart and through the checkout flow - that said, youâll still be up against documentation requirements that may come up when importing an uncertified radiocommunication device for corporate use (and providing details that will pass a basic sniff check like confirming your incorporation can pass basic verification/due diligence. Personally, Iâm not looking to be a viable target of attempted corporate espionage - happy using my QCNCM865 based wifi 7 ap on 6.10-rc1).
What surprised me is their estimated price, such as combo would price at $500.
Precisely $713.27 after conversion.
I would suggest remove the email screenshots but summarise the status in a short paragraph instead.
5 sentences (with 3 questions and their answers) is already the equivalent of a short paragraph - it is better to have the exact context and wording that was used, rather than a (probably hallucinated, based on your request for brevity) condensation. Rather, your response could have been your desired summary/interpretation.
If transparency into what happens when someone places an order with a company is shaming them, then perhaps their processes are shameful? Someone shouldnât need to spend ~$700 for a listed product, be informed that their order has been received + is valid + will be shipped out, before being asked for additional information under the guise of providing better service, then be refused service + not refunded for multiple weeks based on honestly answering with otherwise entirely innocuous details.
I very much doubt that there is another smartass dedicated so much time to jump through the loop hole and placed an order. Perhaps in the process you got irritated by the time you wasted? Let it go. Do the honour while covering your own ass, cover the staff identity at least. Grow up, young man
i guess those will not arrive before end of the year, if at all.
the current 6-antenna-cards are already sold, the new batch is coming in about 6 weeks.
and all this is still in testing. if you are familiar with debian: âits done when its doneâ.
the 6 weeks information is something i received, its not a bullet proof information!
and how should you order something thats not available yet? thats simply not possible.
On the installation video (https://youtu.be/hg5pSbc_C68?si=TdwO1sn6e-xL4FO1) they add thermal pads between the wifi chips and the metal case. So did you get thermal pads in your package ? I should also receive my card in the next 2 days.
Rather annoying, honestly; product should not be listed for purchase - I would not attempt to order from them.
