Except the BBB only does 10/100 Ethernet so can't really operate as a modern router. The advantage of say an OpenWRT modded D-Link DIR-825, is it includes a gigabit router that handles internal traffic while the cpu handles the firewall and vpn to the outside world. Because local traffic is handled by completely separate silicon inside the router, CPU and ram is not a constraint.
I live in a small apartment surrounded by neighbors with wifi networks. 100mbit is plenty for the wireless portion of my network, and the wired portion doesn't need a firewall. Sounds like your constraints are very different.
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Except the BBB only does 10/100 Ethernet so can't really operate as a modern router. The advantage of say an OpenWRT modded D-Link DIR-825, is it includes a gigabit router that handles internal traffic while the cpu handles the firewall and vpn to the outside world. Because local traffic is handled by completely separate silicon inside the router, CPU and ram is not a constraint.
I live in a small apartment surrounded by neighbors with wifi networks. 100mbit is plenty for the wireless portion of my network, and the wired portion doesn't need a firewall. Sounds like your constraints are very different.
Doesn't that separate silicon handle switching, not routing?
yes you're right, thanks for the correction.