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Date:      Wed, 8 May 2013 16:30:43 +0200
From:      Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org>
To:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "firmdog@gmail.com" <firmdog@gmail.com>, "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Subject:   Re: small fanless mini-pc for home router/firewall?
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Op 8 mei 2013 om 16:24 heeft "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> het volgende geschreven:

> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:10 PM, firmdog@gmail.com <firmdog@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


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