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supported_devices:openwrt_on_switches_faq [2023/05/28 09:28] andyboehsupported_devices:openwrt_on_switches_faq [2024/01/20 10:35] – [Supported Hardware] grammar timsmall
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 ====== Running OpenWrt on Switches FAQ ====== ====== Running OpenWrt on Switches FAQ ======
  
-At the time of this writing, there are a couple of switches that are supported by OpenWrt. All of them are based on a Realtek RTL83xx or RTL93xx SoC that features at least:+At the time of this writing, there are a few switches that are supported by OpenWrt.  Most of them are based on a Realtek RTL83xx or RTL93xx SoC that features at least:
  
   * 128MiB RAM (with the ZyXEL GS1900-24HPv1 and GS1900-24 being the only known devices with just 64MiB)   * 128MiB RAM (with the ZyXEL GS1900-24HPv1 and GS1900-24 being the only known devices with just 64MiB)
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   * 8-52 GBit LAN ports   * 8-52 GBit LAN ports
  
 +==== Supported Hardware ====
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 +A list of supported switches can be found in [[:toh:views:switches|this Table of Hardware view]].
 ===== Can I replace my router? ===== ===== Can I replace my router? =====
  
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-The hardware in these switches was designed for switching ethernet packets on L2. That means that the traffic does not pass the CPU under normal circumstances, it is all handled by the switch fabric. While OpenWrt has all required packages available to turn them into routers, the performance is very low as the packets now need to pass the CPU.+The hardware in these switches was designed for switching ethernet packets on L2. That means that the traffic does not pass through the CPU under normal circumstances, it is all handled by the switch fabric. While OpenWrt has all required packages available to turn them into routers, the performance is very low as the packets now need to pass the CPU.
  
 In addition, the CPU does not have any optimizations for packet processing - something that router SoCs usually include. In addition, the CPU does not have any optimizations for packet processing - something that router SoCs usually include.
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   * You have excellent documentation and support in the OpenWrt Wiki and Forum   * You have excellent documentation and support in the OpenWrt Wiki and Forum
  
-==== Are there drawbacks? =====+===== Are there drawbacks? ======
  
 Yes, there are a few drawbacks: There are some features that do not work or do not work properly (like link aggregation). Depending on the switch, some other features might be missing, check the commit message for your device and/or the wiki page for your device for details. Yes, there are a few drawbacks: There are some features that do not work or do not work properly (like link aggregation). Depending on the switch, some other features might be missing, check the commit message for your device and/or the wiki page for your device for details.
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   * No support for PoE (due to no driver for the PoE controllers; e.g. ZyXEL GS1900-24EP)   * No support for PoE (due to no driver for the PoE controllers; e.g. ZyXEL GS1900-24EP)
  
-while on other switches all of these features are supported.+while **on other switches all of these features are supported**.
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