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Work are chucking out a "Cisco 887VA-M" integrated services router.

Anyone know if I can install some custom OS/firmware via the USB on the back?

I expect this is just e-waste but maybe it has some use as emergency switch :)

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[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

It being a 100 Mbps ("Fast" Ethernet) switched router, it's really only useful for devices that don't need or use more than 100 Mbps network speed, so like PoE IoT devices perhaps.

[-] tabular@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

As far as I know that is still "fast" here in the UK 😅

[-] mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud 2 points 1 year ago

On my 40/10 line, it's got way more bandwidth then the VDSL has

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does affect LAN speed, too. Unless you have your high-bandwidth devices running on a gigabit switch to LAN to eachother at good speeds.

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