Date: 5 Apr 2025 14:59:41 -0400 From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: martin.m@suddenlink.net Subject: Re: A FreeBSD-based Router Message-ID: <20250405185942.21830C31AADE@ary.qy> In-Reply-To: <E1u17qJ-000CWa-1L@wb5agz> References: <E1u17qJ-000CWa-1L@wb5agz>
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It appears that Martin McCormick <martin.m@suddenlink.net> said: > What I really want is a modern router with a command-line >method of control which allows for good old text-base >configuration files for changing router settings as well as the >dhcpd server which it would also be running. > > My idea is to load a mini PC with FreeBSD and a router >engine which means that the mini PC would need to have at least 2 NICS. If you go that route I'd look for a mini PC that's advertised to run linux. I got this one for about $300 which runs FreeBSD OK: https://cybergeekpc.com/collections/linux/products/cybergeek-mini-pc-nano-l1?variant=44291219128567 But I don't use it as a router. I have a Ubiqiti Edgerouter X. It has five ethernet ports, hardware acceleration, a usable GUI, and you can ssh to a shell and configure it with commands. It does all the stuff you'd expect a router to do including DHCP, NAT, and tunnels. Oh, and it costs all of $60. They're out of stock at Ubiqiti but you can find lots of them on eBay. https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/er-x R's, Johnhelp
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