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 run

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

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 r

Re: OpenBSD hardware router

2006-02-04 Thread Sean Cody
I am using a 4501 with the accelerator and when it works I agree it can easily saturate a T1/E1. The only problem is the card randomly wedges (personal observations on 3.7 to current) so I've been advised to effectively shut the card off (kern.usercrypto=0). On 4-Feb-06, at 12:43 PM, Siegbe

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" i

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 - yo

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 s

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 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 >

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 u

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. H

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 is

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 somethi

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 message

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 under

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

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 an

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 o

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 c

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 www.soekris.co

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

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 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 somethin

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 a

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 underpowere

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 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 D-Lin

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 D-Lin

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

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 D-Li

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.

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 it