Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:23:01 -0800 From: "Kurt Buff - GSEC, GCIH" <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Building a FreeBSD switch with commodity hardware Message-ID: <CADy1Ce5ofK0KPms%2BX4PY_H6OKbboN3iPN=f7Q-k4_MGQyO0fwA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <82D113C6-EC50-40D6-B341-21B9D91205D2@cryptomonkeys.org> References: <fd749c6c-2562-757b-aacc-492785a7c971@gmail.com> <82D113C6-EC50-40D6-B341-21B9D91205D2@cryptomonkeys.org>
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And the cool thing is that Juniper's are FreeBSD underneath the covers! Kurt On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 1:00 PM Louis Kowolowski <louisk@cryptomonkeys.org> wrote: > > I think you'll see better performance if you go with an actual network de= vice. If you don't need something that is under contract, something like a = juniper ex4200 can be had on ebay for ~$100. 24/48 1g ports. supports vlans= , ipv6 just fine. also has firewall capabilities, but they're not stateful. > > If you want to hook 2 layer 2 networks together, you'll need a router. If= you just want to make the layer 2 network bigger, you can get another swit= ch. If you cascade too many switches, you'll find performance goes down, no= t to mention single points of failure and/or bottlenecks in performance. > > > > On Jan 24, 2019, at 2:39 PM, Simon Connah <scopensource@gmail.com> wrot= e: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > First of all I am not a networking wizard so would appreciate a little = help to see if my plan is achievable. > > > > I need a 1U switch to put in a datacentre and due to my familiarity wit= h FreeBSD I thought building a switch based on FreeBSD would be the perfect= solution but I'm not sure what the hardware requirements would be. I have = 10 to 20 1gbps Ethernet devices to connect to the switch and a single 1gbps= uplink to the rest of the internet. > > > > I'd like to be able to configure VLANs, allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresse= s to individual machines and use FreeBSD as a firewall for the whole proces= s. I also want to be able to expand my system at a later date if I need to = be able to handle more devices on the local network so I'd need to be able = to hook the two networks together somehow. > > > > What I'm not sure about is what hardware specs I'll need for this. What= kind of CPU and RAM will I require and which Ethernet cards should I get? = This is not a project that requires 100% up time but realiability is import= ant during certain hours of the day. > > > > I'd appreciate some advice. If you need any more information then let m= e know and I'll try and provide it. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd= .org" > > -- > Louis Kowolowski louisk@cryptomonkeys.org = <mailto:louisk@cryptomonkeys.org> > Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys= .com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/>; > > Making life more interesting for people since 1977 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg"
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