I'm thinking of using my old pc as a router + download machine. Not sure whether it will work or not.
I'm trying to keep the number of devices to the minimum.

Because the tplink wr1043nd (it's running openwrt) only have 5 ports in total, im thinking of
port 0 aka wan port : connect to btu
port 1 - 2 : connect to pc ( I only have two PCs, the rest are wireless)
port 3 : connect to router
port 4: iptv

For the port 3(router), I'm thinking of using a single NIC and setup two virtual interfaces (vlan 1 and 500) for LAN and WAN respectively.

Here is what I have in mind. Is this workable? been too long since I touched anything regarding to network.


This post has been edited by godhpf: Apr 17 2013, 12:47 PM

I want to torrent + openvpn + samba. tried that on the tplink and it's jam everything up
but well...it's expected though. it's just a tiny little router.

Yea I know using old pc as router is a bad idea with its power consumption and noise. HDD might fail as well if im using 1.

I also have extra power supply + AM3 motherboard but the problem of noise + power consumption is still there.
Atom seems good with its power consumption. but it's going to cost $$$.
Though in the long run it's the better choice.
Also, newer atoms are coming "not so soon".

I'm still exploring my options as of now.

Anyway, I've tested the configuration and it works.