Not sure if this 100% goes here but I’m relatively new to the self hosting world. Please advise if this needs to be moved elsewhere and I will.
I recently picked up a beelink mini PC and have been running Proxmox for things like jellyfin, home assistant, etc.
I’m looking to set up OpenWRT and found a helper script that sets up the VM but I’m having issues being able to configure wireless. According to the official docs, wireless is off by default if there are eth ports. When I go to edit it, both in the LuCl and in the /etc/config/wireless file, I hit 2 issues:
- The web client doesn’t have a wireless option.
- There is no wireless file In the config directory.
I tried looking for some solutions online but wasn’t sure what was exactly specific for me. I wasn’t sure if this was a hardware issue or a Proxmox/OpenWRT config issue. Any advice on this?
Side note: My thoughts were I could use the internal wi-fi adapter for wireless but would I need a USB adapter of some sort for this capability?
What is the point in installing OpenWRT on something that is not a router? I use it, i have it on a few different WiFi access points…
but what would be the reason to install on a regular pc, whether on VM or not?
It’s a handy router OS, why not?
Consumer router hardware generally under performs a lot, so running your router on better hardware solves that.
Better hardware is not a VM in Proxmox. You want quality gear with each component doing one job.
If thats what your needs are. But proxmox has nothing to do with the hardware being better.
I does though since there is the added overhead.
You want hardware that is designed for networking. Networking pulls the CPU away from other things. It might be fine if you only ran a router in Proxmox but that’s about it.
Also, good wireless hardware is needed for any decent speeds. You want good antennas connected to hardware that has MU-MIMO. It is also important to pay attention to the Wireless version. (You want at least WiFi 5 if not 6)