On 18/11/2016 21:45, Martin Cermak wrote:
I think of creating a simple router for home use with
FreeBSD. Just for fun. I imagine a single printed circuit board
with passive cooling, with 3+ 100+ Mbit/s ethernet ports.
I used a Raspberry Pi (just for fun) doing this a few years ago. It only
has one built-in Ethernet port, but I think the new ones also come with
wireless Ethernet too. I can't remember whether I got a USB Ethernet
adapter working with it, or whether I used an external switch and
single-handed routing.
Since then, ARM support for FreeBSD has gone mainstream(-ish).
FreeBSD can route very happily. In reality I have on-site servers doing
the routing so have no need for a separate box. Somewhat more reliable
IME than the plastic box type, and you can configure them hot-standby
with a simple script. Have cross-over switches to the outside world and
when one server dies the other turns on. Now THAT'S fun!
Regards, Frank.
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