[GTALUG] teksavvy dsl 2 modem that runs OpenWRT

[Alex Volkov]

I didn't run any tests but the Internet connection but the performance of
Raspberry Pi  didn't seem to be any different than of any other router. The
USB controller is slow compared to modern x86 hardware, but as far as
embedded devices go, it's pretty fast.

I think the general slowness of RPI comes from SD card controller, which is
limited to Class 4, i.e. 4MB/sec, and can it get a lot slower on sparse
writes, that combined with a single CPU that gets blocked on IO wait makes
everything feel pretty sluggish (remember how fast Pentium II systems
were?), but as long as local storage doesn't get touched -- USB controller
is more than adequate.

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Stewart C. Russell <scruss at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 14-11-21 01:09 PM, Alex Volkov wrote:
> > In short, Raspberry Pi works as a router (hardware-wise is a massive
> > overkill)
>
> Weren't you hampered by the incredibly slow USB ports on the Raspberry Pi?
>
> I do agree that (amongst many other things) Raspberry Pis make great
> wireless print servers. I now have a networked Epson LQ dot-matrix
> printer, and a networked Roland DXY pen plotter. And consequently, a
> bloody noisy basement …
>
>  Stewart
>
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