From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Fri Oct 23 22:41:32 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40279A1D0DD; Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from webmail2.jnielsen.net (webmail2.jnielsen.net [50.114.224.20]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "webmail2.jnielsen.net", Issuer "freebsdsolutions.net" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 177DE829; Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:41:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from [10.10.1.196] (office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60]) (authenticated bits=0) by webmail2.jnielsen.net (8.15.1/8.15.1) with ESMTPSA id t9NMfMp7054491 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:41:25 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) X-Authentication-Warning: webmail2.jnielsen.net: Host office.betterlinux.com [199.58.199.60] claimed to be [10.10.1.196] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.1 \(3096.5\)) Subject: Re: looking for suggestions for a small router/appliance board/SoC From: John Nielsen In-Reply-To: <562A1850.9040602@xs4all.nl> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:41:22 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <315B1E0A-8658-432E-8DBC-CBBB6FC7D0D3@jnielsen.net> References: <2EB47812-4744-48B5-BEBF-B2074D9EEA8F@jnielsen.net> <562A1850.9040602@xs4all.nl> To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3096.5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 22:41:32 -0000 On Oct 23, 2015, at 5:21 AM, Huub Schuurmans wrote: > Op 22/10/15 om 20:19 schreef Jim Thompson: >=20 >>>=20 >>> 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=E2=80=99d like to look in to = them as well. >>=20 >> you can probably get APU in low-volume, but quantity is very = constrained these days (it=E2=80=99s been true all year). >=20 > 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=E2=80=99ll 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=E2=80=99d 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=E2=80=99s 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