small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:10 PM, firm...@gmail.com firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) I had some pretty good experiences with older Soekris models (net-4801) acting as fanless routers and little servers (DHCP, NFS, lighttpd, etc...). http://soekris.com/products/net4801.html I don't know how well their newer products run on FreeBSD though, especially after the switch to clang. Others on this list may be able to add their experiences. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
Op 8 mei 2013 om 16:24 heeft C. P. Ghost cpgh...@cordula.ws het volgende geschreven: On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:10 PM, firm...@gmail.com firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) I had some pretty good experiences with older Soekris models (net-4801) acting as fanless routers and little servers (DHCP, NFS, lighttpd, etc...). http://soekris.com/products/net4801.html I don't know how well their newer products run on FreeBSD though, especially after the switch to clang. Others on this list may be able to add their experiences. -cpghost. I had some serious performance problems running M0n0wall on a 4801. These were solved by replacing it with a 5501. But otherwise perfect hardware. Peter ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
On 05/08/13 15:10, firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) I use an alix2d3 running embedded pfSense as a 3 NIC (WAN, LAN, DMZ) router. If you only need 2 NICs go for the alix2d2. You can also add two mini-PCI WiFi cards to the 2d2 (or one to the 2d3) should you want WiFi as well. http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm I think you can get these from a supplier in the US as well, but someone else will have to tell you who. -- In the dungeons of Mordor, Sauron bred Orcs with LOLcats to create a new race of servants. Called Uruk-Oh-Hai in the Black Speech, they were cruel and delighted in torturing spelling and grammar. _Lord of the Rings 2.0, the Web Edition_ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
On 05/08/13 15:48, Arthur Chance wrote: On 05/08/13 15:10, firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) I use an alix2d3 running embedded pfSense as a 3 NIC (WAN, LAN, DMZ) router. If you only need 2 NICs go for the alix2d2. You can also add two mini-PCI WiFi cards to the 2d2 (or one to the 2d3) should you want WiFi as well. http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm I think you can get these from a supplier in the US as well, but someone else will have to tell you who. As soon as I sent that I noticed the shop link on the Alix page gives you a list of providers round the world. They've expanded their outlets a lot since I bought mine. -- In the dungeons of Mordor, Sauron bred Orcs with LOLcats to create a new race of servants. Called Uruk-Oh-Hai in the Black Speech, they were cruel and delighted in torturing spelling and grammar. _Lord of the Rings 2.0, the Web Edition_ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
Hi, I currently run this one: http://www.applianceshop.eu/index.php/firewalls/opnsense/opnsense-desktop-and-wallmountable/opnsense-pfsense-appliance.html with pfsense 2 (it is freebsd too) Works great :) The only problems I see so far is when I push it at 90+ Mb/s it start to have issues with load but if do not plan such high speeds it work like charm..Kind of expensive though... Peter On 08/05/2013 17:10, firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
On 05/08/2013 9:10 am, firm...@gmail.com wrote: What is the best option out there for a mini-pc to run FreeBSD as a home router/firewall? (needs to have 2 nic's) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org You might want to look at the pfSense project, works great for this use, Embedded FreeBSD with Web configuration. http://www.pfsense.org they have a hardware page on the website with links to vendors where you can get some complete kits and do it your self assembly and installation for around $200 (using PC Engines Alix Boards), or for a little more pre-assembled, and installed systems. I have been running it at my house and 3 installations at work for well over a year, on the Alix platforms. Performance and stability have been great, though the Alix platform does lack memory and processor for doing much more than routing/dhcp/firewall/ipsec. I used one of the do it your-self kits at my house, and used pre-assembled and installed setups for work, big difference is writing the image to the compact flash yourself. Assembly is so simple it might as well not be called assembly. If you are wanting IPSEC do pay attention though to the throughput on the Alix systems, and what you have available on your bandwidth, the same would likely go for any of the low boarded fan less systems, they should all handle routing/firewall just fine for whatever bandwidth you likely have but once you starting getting into 15Mbits and up these smaller boards will likely struggle with IPSEC. -- Thanks, Dean E. Weimer http://www.dweimer.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
