On Fri, 2008-09-26 at 09:44 +0100, Adam Retter wrote:
> If you hacker side is emerging then does it really have to be pfSense
> or m0n0wall? Why not go the whole hog and do your own setup.
Word.
Bill;)
> I have a net 4801 that I have had running for a few years now with
> OpenBSD on it and PF.
> If you're looking to run pfSense I've found it doesn't work so well
> anymore on a net4801, you need something beefier to get anywhere with
> it. pfSense is less designed for embedded hardware than it is for
> full-blown PCs, while m0n0wall is still aimed at the smaller devices
> (and even that i
If you hacker side is emerging then does it really have to be pfSense
or m0n0wall? Why not go the whole hog and do your own setup.
I have a net 4801 that I have had running for a few years now with
OpenBSD on it and PF. There are blenty of PF tutorials and documents
out there for people who have s
Jim,
If you're looking to run pfSense I've found it doesn't work so well
anymore on a net4801, you need something beefier to get anywhere with
it. pfSense is less designed for embedded hardware than it is for
full-blown PCs, while m0n0wall is still aimed at the smaller devices
(and even that i
David Zelinsky wrote:
>> What is a reasonable lifespan of a Soekris box?
>
> I don't know any statistics, but I've had one running nonstop for 2
> years now with no problems.
I've had 10 48xx boxes running a few years non-stop in heat and
electrically charged conditions, lightning strikes nearby,
Jim Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The only reason I can come up with to plunk down $243 for a 4801,
> power supply and shipping, is to save power. I calculated my current
> router/firewall expends about 200 watts to run. That costs me $110 a
> year to power If my calculations are cor
Thanks in advance for humoring me with my unimportant story and
questions...
For the last few years a FreeBSD box running IPF has been protecting
my little home cable modem network. Back then I was having fun hacking
around teaching myself Unix. Once I finally migrated to OSX from
System 9
