wrt firmware router for gigE switch and usb?

[wkearney99]

I'm entertaining the idea of using a wrt-based firmware on hardware and use just as a 4 port gigE switch and a monitor for a USB-connected UPS. I don't need wireless at these locations, just the ability to run the apcupsd daemon. I could, of course, just use a separate switch but it seems like it ought to be both power and cost efficient to repurpose a consumer grade router for this. We've got a generator, so the UPSes are only there to carry over until that fires up. I'm interested in monitoring the state of the UPS (voltages, battery condition, etc). Using apcupsd seems a reasonable fit for this.

It's a bit of a challenge trying to wade through various databases to find just gigE switch ports and USB. I could, of course, use a route with radios and just disable them.

Thoughts? Suggestions on hardware? Warnings on what to avoid?

 

[Nate7311]

How many locations are you looking to deploy with this? By the time you wade through all of the options, I'd bet your research time would be more than a used/refurb NIC for an APC UPS.

 

[wkearney99]

They're small units, the power strip sized kind, so they don't have a slot for a network module.