nixos-config/machines/shinobu

shinobu

Hardware

Protectli Vault Pro VP2420.

• CPU: Intel Celeron J6412 (4 × 2.0 GHz)
• RAM: 8 GB Crucial DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM CT8G4SFRA266.M8FRS
• PSU: Channel Well Technology 60 W (12 V, 3.333 A)
• SSD: 120 GB Protectli SATA M.2
• NIC: 4 Intel i225-V (2.5GbE)
• Wireless: Intel Wireless-AC 9260
• FINTEK F81232 USB to UART bridge (for easy serial console)
• Dasharo coreboot firemware

Purpose

It is the main router for my home network.

Misc Notes

While it has 16 GB of eMMC (unlike the 8 GB advertised on Protectli’s product page), I don’t trust the eMMC enough to run the system from it.

Notes on Wireless (copied from fuuko’s previous README)

TL;DR: Never try to build an AP yourself, just get a dedicated AP and use OpenWrt.

• Wireless cards are M.2 A+E key and don’t fit in an M.2 E key slot, because apparently using USB for Bluetooth is a good idea.
• Intel Wireless cards only support AP mode on 2.4 GHz because of broken LAR.
• Almost all wireless cards only support one band at the same time (no dual-band AP).
• Realtek Wireless cards don’t work at all (no wonder).
• Hostapd’s configuration file is … interesting.
• Regulatory stuff is fun.

Name

Shinobu Oshino (previously known as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade) is a Vampire Oddity from the Monogatari Series.