The concept of "I would like more..."

[Bamsefar]

So I sit and read about the Netgear X10 802.11ad router that seems to just been announced... Now normally I would not go for the last and greatest, and I am very happy with my '88 from Asus with RMerlin supersoftware.

BUT

Yes Quad core CPU does give me some hunger - no I do not need it (nor do I need my 661hp car either). But 4 cores are more than 2 (just as a V12 is more than a R4 or something boring).

So is Asus in the process to release something?

Or do I have to just give up on Asus and move to Netgear (I hope not)?

 

[L&LD]

With this already in the wild, I don't see why a quad core would be too far behind.

 

[RMerlin]

Yes Quad core CPU does give me some hunger - no I do not need it (nor do I need my 661hp car either). But 4 cores are more than 2 (just as a V12 is more than a R4 or something boring).

Multiple cores are mostly useless for those Linux-based routers right now. The network driver is single-threaded so it only uses one core. OpenVPN is also single-threaded, so it cannot use more than one core.

This is mostly marketing fluff right now, to post bigger numbers on the box quite frankly.

Also - has nothing to do with Asuswrt-Merlin, so moving this.

 

[RMerlin]

The biggest problem right now with current home gateways isn't the hardware, but the software.

 

[L&LD]

With more cores, we can have more instances of OpenVPN running. Or a VM, depending on the processor and included ram (or how upgradable that ram is). The options are limitless, imo, if the hardware is present (processor, ram and storage; i.e. ssd).

Sure, right now more cores=marketing fluff. But I see the future router (even a 'consumer' one) needing it, for anyone that requires more than WiFi internet access for their handheld devices.

 

[RMerlin]

With more cores, we can have more instances of OpenVPN running.

Only as clients, and very, very few users need multiple simultaneous clients running at FULL speed. The typical usage is more about running a single server, to which multiple clients connect. For this, multiple cores do not help.

Manufacturers should devote less time on the hardware and more time on the software. This is what is currently seriously lacking.

 

[Samir]

(just as a V12 is more than a R4 or something boring)

Car enthusiast in me must correct this--v12 is more than a i4 aka inline 4.

Carry on...

 

[Bamsefar]

Car enthusiast in me must correct this--v12 is more than a i4 aka inline 4.

Carry on...

Yes sorry for that, in Sweden where I live it's R4 - it is the same as i4 only in Swedish...

 

[Samir]

Yes sorry for that, in Sweden where I live it's R4 - it is the same as i4 only in Swedish...

My sincerest apologies! I never thought I'd be one of those Americans that forgot there's a bigger world out there and the American nomenclature is the only 'correct' one. Thank you for the enlightenment!