should have fun wtih this small device. This article mentioned it could be as soft router.

https://www.cosfone.com/soft-router/nanopi-r2s-as-soft-router/

Except being a router, anything we do on it? I found it is around $40 inlcuding shipping on aliexpress.com.

asterix Wrote:
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> Except being a router, anything we do on it? I found it is around $40 inlcuding shipping on aliexpress.com.
>
Basically, you can do anything with it using any software already ported to OpenWRT. For instance, you could turn it into a NAS, Digital PBX (using Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, YATE, etc.), etc. From its specs, it looks like this device only comes with a USB2 port. As such, turning this device into a NAS will be limited to a USB2 throughput. If one can live with that throughput, that will be alright, then.

Personally, I would rather spend my money on a Linux supported 4GB Android TV Box and turn it into an inexpensive Linux desktop computer (see my post).

asterix,

> Except being a router, anything we do on it?

Not much else. There is no SATA, so it is not good for a NAS.

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> Personally, I would rather spend my money on a
> Linux supported 4GB Android TV Box and turn it
> into an inexpensive Linux desktop computer (see my
> post).

Agree. probably raspberry pi 4 better

bodhi Wrote:
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> asterix,
>
> > Except being a router, anything we do on it?
>
> Not much else. There is no SATA, so it is not good
> for a NAS.

Their sale point is two LAN portS, so maybe just designed as a router.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/13/2020 07:11PM by asterix.

asterix Wrote:
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> bodhi Wrote:
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> > asterix,
> >
> > > Except being a router, anything we do on it?
>
> >
> > Not much else. There is no SATA, so it is not
> good
> > for a NAS.
>
> Their sale point is two LAN portS, so maybe just
> designed as a router.
>
Exactly. If it comes with a USB3 port, I believe that will probably be a game changer.

habibie Wrote:
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> asterix Wrote:
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > bodhi Wrote:
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > > asterix,
> > >
> > > > Except being a router, anything we do on it?
>
> >
> > >
> > > Not much else. There is no SATA, so it is not
> > good
> > > for a NAS.
> >
> > Their sale point is two LAN portS, so maybe
> just
> > designed as a router.
> >
> Exactly. If it comes with a USB3 port, I believe
> that will probably be a game changer.

they had another board with USB3.0.

asterix Wrote:
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> habibie Wrote:
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > asterix Wrote:
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > > bodhi Wrote:
> > >
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > > > asterix,
> > > >
> > > > > Except being a router, anything we do on
> it?
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Not much else. There is no SATA, so it is
> not
> > > good
> > > > for a NAS.
> > >
> > > Their sale point is two LAN portS, so maybe
> > just
> > > designed as a router.
> > >
> > Exactly. If it comes with a USB3 port, I
> believe
> > that will probably be a game changer.
>
> they had
> another
> board with USB3.0.
>
Yes and I saw that, too. Thank you.