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| OpenWrt is a niche Linux distribution, which enables you to deploy a vast variety of software. Your hardware is the only limit. This guide is intended to help you pick the right hardware to meet your particular needs. | OpenWrt is a niche Linux distribution, which enables you to deploy a vast variety of software. Your hardware is the only limit. This guide is intended to help you pick the right hardware to meet your particular needs. | ||
| - | | {{:meta:icons:tango:dialog-information.png?nolink}} | **OpenWrt does not recommend any hardware or manufacturer!** \\ There is no "best hardware", so stop asking. Purchase something that meets your requirements. \\ Inform yourself about the //current hardware support// on the Internet and ask other users/developers for //a personal recommendation// in the forum. \\ A personal recommendation can be informative and helpful, or it can be totally useless. \\ Avoid overhyped, overpriced products -embedded hardware can be VERY inexpensive! OpenWrt is what does the magic! | | + | | {{:meta:icons:tango:dialog-information.png?nolink}} | **OpenWrt does not recommend any hardware or manufacturer!** \\ There is no "best hardware", so stop asking. Purchase something that meets your requirements. \\ Inform yourself about the //current hardware support// on the Internet and ask other users/developers for //a personal recommendation// in the forum. \\ Avoid overhyped, overpriced products -embedded hardware can be VERY inexpensive! OpenWrt is what does the magic! | |
| ===== Features ===== | ===== Features ===== | ||
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| ==== LAN ==== | ==== LAN ==== | ||
| - | * **How many [[wp>Network interface controller|NICs]]**? Common are one or two (//Ethernet [[wp>Media access control|MAC]]-blocks integrated into the [[wp>System_on_a_chip|SoC]], which are connected over a [[wp>Media Independent Interface|xMII]] to a [[wp>PHY (chip)]] on the PCB.//) | + | * **How many [[wp>Network interface controller|NICs]]**? Common are one or two (//Ethernet [[wp>Media access control|MAC]]-blocks integrated into the [[doc/hardware/SoC]], which are connected over a [[wp>Media Independent Interface|xMII]] to a [[wp>PHY (chip)]] on the PCB.//) |
| * Which Layer 1 standard does the NIC/NICs support? BASE100-TX (100MBit/s, [[wp>Fast Ethernet]]) or BASE1000-T (1000MBit/s, [[wp>Gigabit Ethernet]])? | * Which Layer 1 standard does the NIC/NICs support? BASE100-TX (100MBit/s, [[wp>Fast Ethernet]]) or BASE1000-T (1000MBit/s, [[wp>Gigabit Ethernet]])? | ||
| * Is there an integrated ethernet switch? | * Is there an integrated ethernet switch? | ||
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| * JTAG: very useful for developers and also for end users ->[[doc:hardware:port.JTAG]] | * JTAG: very useful for developers and also for end users ->[[doc:hardware:port.JTAG]] | ||
| ==== Buttons ==== | ==== Buttons ==== | ||
| - | * You can boot your device into //[[doc:howto:generic.failsafe|OpenWrt Failsafe]]// with a the reset button, without one, this is not possible! Also, after boot up, you can [[doc:howto:hardware.button|attach functions]] to the buttons, like start/stop WLAN, reconnect DSL, start/stop a daemon, mount/unmount partitions, etc. | + | * You can boot your device into //[[doc:howto:generic.failsafe|OpenWrt Failsafe]]// with a reset button, without one, this is not possible! Also, after boot up, you can [[doc:howto:hardware.button|attach functions]] to the buttons, like start/stop WLAN, reconnect DSL, start/stop a daemon, mount/unmount partitions, etc. |
| ==== Other ==== | ==== Other ==== | ||
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