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RTL838x and RTL839x

Yes, OpenWrt can also be run on Switches. Those two would look extremely promising. IPv6 offloading doesn't seem to be there ^[OpenWrt Forum Thread about RTL838x and RTL839x support], yet, which would be a deal breaker. We will have to wait for results.

The CPU might be a bit weak for good transfer rates though.

Highlights RTL838x: Up to 24 Twisted Pair 1G Ports + 4SFP Ports Highlights RTL839x: up to 48 Twisted Pair 1G Ports + 4SFP Ports

Candidate devices: * Zyxel GS1900-10HP (8 Gig + 2 SFP, 128MB RAM / 32MB flash) * Zyxel GS1900-48 * Zyxel XGS1210-12 * ZyXEL XGS1930 (double check) * D-Link DGS-1210-16 (16 Gig + 4 SFP, 128MB RAM / 32MB flash) * Netgear GS728TPV2 (double check) * TP-Link T2500-10TS * TP-Link TL-SG2008, 500 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 16 MB flash * TP-Link TL-SG3428X (double check, Raptor? * TP-Link TL-SG345x-Series * ALLNET ALL-SG8208M switch: 8-port GE, 128MB RAM, 16MB flash * fs.com S3900 https://www.fs.com/products/134655.html?attribute=8032&id=289447

GPL Drops link: https://svanheule.net/switches/