u/TheSixthSerpent666

Hello, all!

I'm seriously considering replacing my home network's gateway with a Banana Pi BPI-RV2. It combines 1 x 2.5 Gbps Ethernet "WAN" interface with 5 x 1 Gbps interfaces; the memory is unimpressive at 512 MB, but all in all, I believe it will meet my needs.

Now, I'd like to add a 5G modem. As the options for USB on this device are limited to USB 2.0, the modem will have to be m.2 form factor. I'd like to eventually purchase a cheap data plan and use the 5G modem as back-up. Kind of a modern day "dial demand routing," (DDR) if you will. Has anyone done this with Linux and a 5G m.2 modem? What was your experience? Which modem do you recommend? How stable are the drivers? How fast is your throughput?

Thanks!

Hello, all!

I am writing to inquire about the status of software for the Orange Pi R2S. I'm enamored by the combination of dual 2.5 Gbps and dual 1 Gbps interfaces and would love to replace my network gateway with one. It would really meet my needs.

My preference for such a project would be Ubuntu Linux, but I'd be willing to consider NetBSD Unix. I'm really only looking to run ISC BIND9, ISC DHCPd, IP masquerade, and basic packet filtering. Maybe OpenVPN. The fact that you're limited to booting from the microSD is not optimal, but for this scenario, it's forgivable. With 8 GB of memory, I could literally just have it dcache the entire OS.

Supposing I was to purchase one, what (up to date) software is available to me?