From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 12 06:19:08 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FEA1909 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:19:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sendtomatt@gmail.com) Received: from mail-da0-f54.google.com (mail-da0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F12D08FC08 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:19:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-da0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z9so1250027dad.13 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:19:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=0GkIdW6S7872gLBO8Xkn1aDJJ6veTqP7Ylhxm7nOpJo=; b=eJp9OQ1hiH9HbrBuVlMUR/AQnoxsM+6Sin85dvZn+7H15Mv28eK+NSHRCOY2aWI8N8 HQesIhRvawSxwVTbDtFzcylGGeWfkfpARWnlbP8ycb9pFjrKgbhjr3EJ9JM5ammDLWWi UEJvsWSCCEUjG27LevX0Yj2gOtcMDnbKXPahxDOTRjJ5fx+hVB2TKyLhqeImB9q8dEkB dGGx1bS0Mtd1YuhfDjkjwa1HZW5gGJeD8DYFDyo8gpLjbvOKa9DggQMkEdda56qkpTj9 bFN1d8lWpe6sAgi3LX4uNwK3TfU4l+d4yE+xbfgre4nUb2HOwaD2nuV/2yrK+4Gs+kHX 2QOg== Received: by 10.68.204.138 with SMTP id ky10mr10792698pbc.77.1350022747357; Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:19:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from flatline.local (70-36-223-239.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net. [70.36.223.239]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id pv9sm3941689pbb.67.2012.10.11.23.19.05 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:19:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5077B64A.3060700@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:18:50 -0700 From: matt User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120912 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> In-Reply-To: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:19:08 -0000 On 10/11/12 07:54, Ulrich Spörlein wrote: > Hey guys, > > I need to replace an aging Pentium IV system that has been serving as my > router, access point, file- and mediaserver for quite some time now. The > replacement should have: > > - amd64 CPU (for ZFS, obviously) > - 2x GigE (igress, egress interfaces) > - some form of wlan interface (I currently use an Atheros based PCI card) > - eSATA for attaching a backup disk where I stream ZFS snapshots to > - serial port is always nice, for when I mess up an upgrade > - fan-less if possible > > So far, this here seems to fit the bill perfectly > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/intensepc/ > but pricing seems to defy any reality. > > It does not state directly which chipsets are used for Wifi and > Ethernet, the block diagram claims Ethernet chips to be Intel 82579 and > RTL8111D, but I don't trust that fully. > > For Wifi I can always fall back to sticking in a supported USB stick, > although that's kinda hacky. > > So how well is networking going to be supported by FreeBSD? Should I > just bite the bullet and find out? > > Cheers, > Uli > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/embedded/designcenter/tools/seed-board-program Might be an option...not sure if you mind a discontinued processor. Matt