Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:51:45 -0600 From: John Nielsen <john@jnielsen.net> To: Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> Cc: Chris Nehren <cnehren+freebsd-stable@pobox.com>, FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggestions for low-power gigE firewall? Message-ID: <D149DFB3-973C-40D8-815F-375A0012AE78@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20140615090845.GB42502@server.rulingia.com> References: <20140613121732.GA61092@behemoth> <20140615090845.GB42502@server.rulingia.com>
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On Jun 15, 2014, at 3:08 AM, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> wrote: > On 2014-Jun-13 08:17:33 -0400, Chris Nehren = <cnehren+freebsd-stable@pobox.com> wrote: >> Speaking of Soekris elsethread, I'm presently interested in >> picking up a small device to use as a router + firewall for my >> home network. >=20 > One thing to keep in mind is that 'gigE firewall' is fairly = meaningless by > itself. Most of the load is per-packet and GigE could be anywhere = between > (roughly) 80kpps and 1.5mpps. >=20 > That said, since you mention 'home network', I presume you don't need = complex > packet manipulation at wire-speed. Note that whilst the re(4) driver = doesn't > have the same comments as the rl(4) driver, you will still need = significantly > more CPU power to get the same thruput from a RTL8111 as (eg) an em. I recently built a low-power FreeBSD box with this board: = http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=3D14= 99 The onboard re(4) NIC needs a patch[1] (present in 10-STABLE but not = 10.0-RELEASE) to function properly. Otherwise it's been a smooth ride. It only has one onboard NIC but expansion options include PCI-e (mini = and full) and USB 3.0. I have enjoyed using pcengines' Alix boards in the past, but wanted more = memory for this application than the new APU boards support. JN [1] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=3Drevision&revision=3D262391
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