This is New Router Weekend at home, and I’m going to write up the whole process because I’ve learned a few things that others may find useful. There aren’t a whole lot of good benchmarks out there for what Linux routers can do, or how much power they draw while doing it. Hopefully this will help fill a few gaps. This is the first of at least 3 parts. Background For the past couple years, I’ve been using VyOS on a repurposed SuperMicro 1U serverSpec: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 (16 cores), 6...
