Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:41:22 -0600 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC Message-ID: <315B1E0A-8658-432E-8DBC-CBBB6FC7D0D3@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <562A1850.9040602@xs4all.nl> References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> <ED6B0DC8-7325-4054-A4CF-ED62A14FD39F@netgate.com> <562A1850.9040602@xs4all.nl>
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On Oct 23, 2015, at 5:21 AM, Huub Schuurmans <huubsch@xs4all.nl> wrote: > Op 22/10/15 om 20:19 schreef Jim Thompson: > >>> >>> I may just start with a PC Engines apu1d, but if there are boards that are smaller, cheaper, have lower power requirements and/or have integrated wifi or switch capabilities I’d like to look in to them as well. >> >> you can probably get APU in low-volume, but quantity is very constrained these days (it’s been true all year). > > APU meets all your specifications, we have never had a problem in > getting these from PCEngines. Acoording to their website they have some > 500 in stock now. Yes, I’ll probably stick with an APU for now since I can get it with dual wireless cards and a 4GB SD card for just over $200 US. I’d still like something smaller if possible, though. It looks like there are some MIPS wireless access points that could fit the bill if I revise my requirements (especially storage). I see there are freebsd-wifi-build scripts for the TP-Link TL-WDR3600, so it might be a good starting point. Has anyone tried a newer TP-Link like the WDR4300? Other suggestions? Thanks! Revised requirements: - Capable of running FreeBSD - Dual band wifi with adapters supported by FreeBSD in HOSTAP mode (Qualcomm/Atheros good, Broadcom bad?) - 3+ GbE ports - 8+ MB of storage (if Adrian’s scripts can still do an image that small with some headroom), more is better - 64+ MB of RAM, more is better - 2 USB ports JN
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