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RISC-V Router

RISC-V Router

janandonly

Comments (42)

  • eqvinox
    > Built on a RISC-V processor with an open-source boot stack and operating system, it is the most open router on the market […]No it's not [cont'd]> with a fully open-source boot stack (OpenSBI, U-Boot), open-source Linux kernel, and published board schematics.You can all get all that for both OpenWrt One and Turris. Possibly more, they go beyond schematics on HW design. And that CPU is no more "open" than the libre end of ARM chips elsewhere.And, y'know, I rather get OpenWrt unforked from the OpenWrt people. Even the Turris people are burdened by OpenWrt "re-maintenance".
  • Aurornis
    > StartWRT: Start9's fork of OpenWrt, including a modern GUI, that reimagines the router experience from first principles.I wish them the best of luck with their hardware venture, but a custom fork of OpenWRT is not what I'd want for a router from a small startup.I can't even begin to count how many startups have done crowdfunding projects for new hardware and tried to get too custom with the software stack before the company went under.Others already covered the high price for the specs, but we really need to see some benchmarks for things that matter: Routing throughput, VPN throughput, and other real numbers. Faster ports aren't helpful if the CPU can't process packets fast enough.
  • mintflow
    250k for openwrt based risc v router? Maybe need do more work such as using vyos + fdio/vpp
  • jsLavaGoat
    Love this in theory, but can't do it with only 2 ports. I need backup WAN.
  • NelsonMinar
    Is Start9 a well known company? The page by itself seems indistinguishable from a scam, but maybe they have a reputation that justifies their asking for $250,000?
  • PunchyHamster
    BananaPi already sells boards with same CPU for around $100 with maybe $15-20 extra for casehttps://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/BananaPi_BPI-F3Is it doing anything different ? I assume at least made in US so it can be sold as router and not dev board ?
  • neuronexmachina
    Since this has a foreign-made processor and WiFi module, would this be blocked by the Trump FCC's foreign-made router ban?
  • mieses
    Turris Omnia NG is also "open source" and has 2x 10 Gbps SFP+ and 4x 2.5 Gbps ethernet ports. StartWRT and Turris OS are both forks of OpenWRT, which is kind of annoying. The Turris project has been around a long time and has an active community.
  • annoyingnoob
    Single WAN, Single LAN, is not actually what I would (or do) use for "home-based self-hosting". That hosted stuff gets its own network.
  • pshirshov
    > Router> Ethernet: 1 WAN Gb, 1 LAN Gb> $250000Awesome.
  • cyberax
    > Ethernet: 1 WAN Gb, 1 LAN GbReally? In 2026? Pass.It needs to be _at_ _least_ two SFP+.