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On 03/01/13 10:56, Frank Reppin wrote:
> On 01.03.13 11:49, Julien Cigar wrote:
> [...]
>> I'm looking for a small Soekris-like (http://soekris.com/) box which
>> support FreeBSD, any experience or brand to advise .. ?
> I once had FreeBSD (7-CURRENT days) running
> on ALIX boards [ https://shop.tronico.net/ ]
> for quite a while (mini server).
> No problems at all.

I'll second that. I've had an Alix board running pfSense as my 
router/firewall for several years now with zero problems and any 
downtime was due to upgrading the system or power cuts.

The manufacturer's web site is at http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm