Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-07 Thread Sven Wolf
z0mbix wrote: On 2/2/06, Kenny Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-07 Thread z0mbix
On 2/7/06, Sven Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: z0mbix wrote: On 2/2/06, Kenny Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-07 Thread Nick Guenther
On 2/7/06, z0mbix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/7/06, Sven Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't forget the wrap: http://www.pcengines.ch/wrap.htm They're slightly cheaper than the soekris. I use one with 3.8 and it runs as a cable router/firewall and runs ipsec between home and

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Claudio Jeker
On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 07:32:31PM -0500, Chris Zakelj wrote: Joe S wrote: Be careful with Soekris. While DSL speed is stuck at 1.5 MB for you, many users are getting 6MB and higher is some parts of the world. It would not be advantageous to buy something like a soekris and grow out of it

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2006/02/03 20:34, Josh Tolley wrote: All that being said, we 1) didn't have an encryption accelerator in the box that would tend to make things worse anyway - you'll just increase the rate of interrupts and that seems to be the main problem.

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Claudio Jeker
On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 11:25:15AM +, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2006/02/03 20:34, Josh Tolley wrote: All that being said, we 1) didn't have an encryption accelerator in the box that would tend to make things worse anyway - you'll just increase the rate of interrupts and that seems to

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2006/02/04 14:07, Claudio Jeker wrote: On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 11:25:15AM +, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2006/02/03 20:34, Josh Tolley wrote: All that being said, we 1) didn't have an encryption accelerator in the box that would tend to make things worse anyway - you'll just

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Siegbert Marschall
Hi, On 2006/02/03 20:34, Josh Tolley wrote: All that being said, we 1) didn't have an encryption accelerator in the box that would tend to make things worse anyway - you'll just increase the rate of interrupts and that seems to be the main problem. for a something fast like aes it might be

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Joe S
Tim Donahue wrote: On Thursday 02 February 2006 15:54, Darrin Chandler wrote: Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for You could look at www.soekris.com. They're

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Wijnand Wiersma
I am using a openbrick-e for years now as a home firewall, runs smooth with openbsd. http://shopping.hacom.net/catalog/index.php?cPath=22_45 -- No virus was found in this outgoing message as I didn't bother looking. This is not an automated signature. I type this in to the bottom of every

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Antoine Jacoutot
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Wijnand Wiersma wrote: I am using a openbrick-e for years now as a home firewall, runs smooth with openbsd. http://shopping.hacom.net/catalog/index.php?cPath=22_45 I support this. I have 3 of those and they're just great. No noise, very low power comsumption and for

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Wijnand Wiersma
While we are at this, are there any small devices like this that can firewall at 1000mbit? I am looking for some nice options for transparant bridges but I don't like to add 1u servers for this in the racks. Wijnand -- No virus was found in this outgoing message as I didn't bother looking. This

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Chris Zakelj
Joe S wrote: Be careful with Soekris. While DSL speed is stuck at 1.5 MB for you, many users are getting 6MB and higher is some parts of the world. It would not be advantageous to buy something like a soekris and grow out of it in 2 years when your ISP gets around to offering REAL speeds. Has

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-03 Thread Josh Tolley
On 2/3/06, Chris Zakelj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone ever actually pushed a Soekris all out to see when it begins to choke? If so, where did it/they top out? It's great to remind us yanks that our residential broadband sucks compared to EUR and asia, but as you say, we'll catch up

OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Kenny Mann
I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet. I'm seeking to replace our D-Link router because

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Jason Dixon
On Feb 2, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet.

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Darrin Chandler
Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet. I'm seeking to replace our

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Craig McCormick
Have you checked out the Soekris boxes at kd85.com? Regards, Craig On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 14:41 -0600, Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Daniel Ouellet
Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet. I'm seeking to replace our

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Will H. Backman
Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet. I'm seeking to replace our

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Matthias Kilian
On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 03:50:08PM -0500, Jason Dixon wrote: You must be new around here. :) http://www.soekris.com Those boards are just cute (I got a net4801 from Wim last year), but I wish they were a little bit cheaper. Ciao, Kili

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Tim Donahue
On Thursday 02 February 2006 15:54, Darrin Chandler wrote: Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for You could look at www.soekris.com. They're underpowered, but

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:07:51 -0500 Will H. Backman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Felipe Scarel
Any chance of buying one of those here from Brazil? On 2/2/06, Will H. Backman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Kenny Mann
Matthias Kilian wrote: On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 03:50:08PM -0500, Jason Dixon wrote: You must be new around here. :) http://www.soekris.com Those boards are just cute (I got a net4801 from Wim last year), but I wish they were a little bit cheaper. Ciao, Kili I'm surfing

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Bob Beck
Underpowered? I think that is a really relative term. Underpowered for datamining a 1 TB database? Yeah it probably is, however from my experience I could saturate a 1.5 Mb SDSL or T-1 link using an IPSEC VPN on between a Soekris 4501 and a 1GHz Dell POS. If all you are looking to do is

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Darrin Chandler
Tim Donahue wrote: On Thursday 02 February 2006 15:54, Darrin Chandler wrote: Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for You could look at

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread z0mbix
On 2/2/06, Kenny Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. This will be used for a house (~ 4 people) and I'm looking for something small in form factor and that which doesn't run hot because it will run in a closet.

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Melameth, Daniel D.
Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse wrote: On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:07:51 -0500 Will H. Backman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are trying not to spend a lot of money, you could find an almost free laptop (200 - 300 mhz) and use that. Cost will go up if you don't already have some PCMCIA or USB

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2006/02/02 15:36, Darrin Chandler wrote: Underpowered? I think that is a really relative term. Underpowered for datamining a 1 TB database? Yeah it probably is, however from my experience I could saturate a 1.5 Mb SDSL or T-1 link using an IPSEC VPN on between a Soekris 4501 and a

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-02 Thread Luke Eckley
Kenny Mann wrote: I'm looking for something that which I can slap OpenBSD 3.8 on and use it as a router. I have had great experience with VIA's Mini-itx boards. My home router is a VIA EPIA 500, and it is overpowered for a home, but it is fun to play with! Luke