On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:26:36 +0200 Denys Fedoryshchenko <de...@visp.net.lb> wrote:
> As far as i know, Raspberry PI ethernet over USB might be fine for DNS > too, but before it had issues with > large data transfers (ethernet driver hangs). No idea about now. On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:26:36 +0200 Denys Fedoryshchenko <de...@visp.net.lb> wrote: > As far as i know, Raspberry PI ethernet over USB might be fine for DNS > too, but before it had issues with > large data transfers (ethernet driver hangs). No idea about now. AIUI the problem with the RPi isn't so much that the Ethernet NIC sits on a USB interface, it's that the RPi USB interface is very basic and requires a great deal of host interaction to work. It presents a very high interrupt load, and that can lead to problems. Remember that the RPi, fantastic as it is, was developed as a low cost educational aid. It can be used with great success in other fields, but you should consider its limitations. I'm using several to connect sensors, actuators, and such to a private network, which it's great for - but I'd think at least twice before deploying one as a public-serving host in user-experience-critical role in a remote location. d.
