Ethernet Switch HAT
I wonder if there is a HAT for the Raspberry Pi 3 with two or three ethernet ports so the RP can also function as an ethernet switch.
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Re: Ethernet Switch HAT
Likely not as the GPIO I/O is not fast enough to obtain usable I/O speed..
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Re: Ethernet Switch HAT
You could do it at 10Mbps 10-baseT with a couple of SPI ENC28J60s (the Raspberry will drive 5 SPI devices with no special hardware needed), but it will be astoundingly slow.
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Re: Ethernet Switch HAT
Your best bet would probably be to use multiple USB-to-Ethernet adapters. But you might then run into USB bandwidth limitations.
The Pi is the wrong tool for the job really.
The Pi is the wrong tool for the job really.