Re: Re: Wifi adaptor recommendations

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On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Ultimately I want to put together an amd64-based router, as I said, in
> ordered to be able to put gentoo on it, and build at least base packages
> for it and my main machine at the same time.  The problem I'm hoping to
> solve is that openwrt is great, but it's different than my main machine
> and single purpose, so I really don't have time to learn how to master it
> properly.  Similarly, when I had an x86 netbook, I had a 32-bit chroot
> image on the main machine to build its packages, but I found it was lucky
> to get upgrades once a year, which made them always a major pain.  So I
> decided making everything amd64 based and building most packages only
> once, was definitely the way to go.
>
> But $50-70 for temporary solution of a few months, and as a fallback when
> I do get the amd64-based router, isn't bad and can be considered a minor
> expense associated with the temporary, especially given that I'll not be
> having to worry about rent or utilities.  I /may/ not even worry about
> reflashing it to openwrt, but I definitely want to keep the option open,
> so want an openwrt compatible device.

I used to think about doing this myself, and there's some good reasons to
do it security wise, but in the end I decided it was just a bunch of work
with
more than incremental electricity costs. The cost of running a full blown
machine adds up over the course of a year or two. There's noise, heat and
the risk of downtime due to some hardware failure. There's backups to
consider
so that I don't have to reinstall and build from scratch after a big
failure.

Anyway, I think the cost difference is bigger than $50-$70 by the time
you're
a couple of years into it, but from a project POV I always thought it
sounded
like fun and I'd learn something to boot.

Now, from a selfish POV I'm lobbying that you do not watch TV and read books
for 3 months as we depend on you here Duncan!

Cheers,
Mark

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Duncan &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&=
gt;<br>&gt; Ultimately I want to put together an amd64-based router, as I s=
aid, in<br>&gt; ordered to be able to put gentoo on it, and build at least =
base packages<br>&gt; for it and my main machine at the same time.=C2=A0 Th=
e problem I&#39;m hoping to<br>&gt; solve is that openwrt is great, but it&=
#39;s different than my main machine<br>&gt; and single purpose, so I reall=
y don&#39;t have time to learn how to master it<br>&gt; properly.=C2=A0 Sim=
ilarly, when I had an x86 netbook, I had a 32-bit chroot<br>&gt; image on t=
he main machine to build its packages, but I found it was lucky<br>&gt; to =
get upgrades once a year, which made them always a major pain.=C2=A0 So I<b=
r>&gt; decided making everything amd64 based and building most packages onl=
y<br>&gt; once, was definitely the way to go.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; But $50-70 fo=
r temporary solution of a few months, and as a fallback when<br>&gt; I do g=
et the amd64-based router, isn&#39;t bad and can be considered a minor<br>&=
gt; expense associated with the temporary, especially given that I&#39;ll n=
ot be<br>&gt; having to worry about rent or utilities.=C2=A0 I /may/ not ev=
en worry about<br>&gt; reflashing it to openwrt, but I definitely want to k=
eep the option open,<br>&gt; so want an openwrt compatible device.<br><br>I=
 used to think about doing this myself, and there&#39;s some good reasons t=
o=C2=A0<div>do it security wise, but in the end I decided it was just a bun=
ch of work with</div><div>more than incremental electricity costs. The cost=
 of running a full blown=C2=A0</div><div>machine adds up over the course of=
 a year or two. There&#39;s noise, heat and</div><div>the risk of downtime =
due to some hardware failure. There&#39;s backups to consider</div><div>so =
that I don&#39;t have to reinstall and build from scratch after a big failu=
re.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I think the cost difference is bigger =
than $50-$70 by the time you&#39;re</div><div>a couple of years into it, bu=
t from a project POV I always thought it sounded</div><div>like fun and I&#=
39;d learn something to boot.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Now, from a se=
lfish POV I&#39;m lobbying that you do not watch TV and read books</div><di=
v>for 3 months as we depend on you here Duncan!</div><div><br></div><div>Ch=
eers,</div><div>Mark</div></div>

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