Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 21:19:14 +0000 From: Nathaniel Goodman <nathanielgoodman@ruggedinbox.com> To: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: input wanted regarding choice of hw for home wireless ap Message-ID: <446EFA62-48BE-4C4C-ACEE-63BEAA3CD5FE@ruggedinbox.com> In-Reply-To: <20150504140706.GE15471@e-new.0x20.net> References: <86978000-F749-44AC-9843-9DC60B82E76E@ruggedinbox.com> <20150504140706.GE15471@e-new.0x20.net>
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On May 4, 2015 3:07:06 PM GMT+01:00, Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> wrote: >On Sat, May 02, 2015 at 09:09:24PM +0000, Nathaniel Goodman wrote: >> Hope this is the right list to pose the question; >> >> I am on the market for a low-cost, low-power arm device to run >FreeBSD (preferably, not -current) on. Its sole function will be acting >as a wireless ap/pf firewall for a small network. >> >> Now, I am new to this area, having only run FreeBSD on a rpi 1 some >months ago. >> >> FreeBSD, barring some unforeseen limitation, is definitely my choice >for this project; >> >> Here are the main points: >> >> - Gigabit ethernet (wired). >> - Must be able to route at least 30mbps [preferably (much) more]. >> - Must run fbsd 10 [I realize arm is not tier 1] and do so in a >stable manner. >> - Under $200. >> >> Would any of the members be able to contribute some expertise given >the scenario described above? > >That one maybe? (MIPS based) >https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/TPLink-TL-WDR3600 Looks good! I will pick this one up, nice catch! Any idea whether it must run -current and not 10-stable though? How is it these days for arm/mips binary packages, any kind soul running a pkg repo? Should I be the kind soul?
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