Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:03:46 -0400 From: mike tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: small form factor router recommendations Message-ID: <9b457132-f229-4d6c-9373-1def6365b969@sentex.net> In-Reply-To: <ZgWx3Ft7iuA11Z62@ilythia.eden.le-fay.org> References: <ZgWx3Ft7iuA11Z62@ilythia.eden.le-fay.org>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------jVHbcPg0eNsDXlwiujSKwtaH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 3/28/2024 2:07 PM, Lexi Winter wrote: > hi all, > > i'm looking for an SFF or single-board computer that can run FreeBSD, > for routing (FTTC, IPsec, Wireguard) on a home/soho network. > > specifically, i'd like: > > - at least one SFP cage > - at least one 1Gbps RJ-45 port > - a CPU fast enough to run PPPoE and ipfw at 2Gbps (1G up / 1G down) > - arm64 or amd64 > - passive cooling or quiet fan > - preferably not too expensive - around £/$200 would be ideal > > [0]https://www.solid-run.com/embedded-networking/marvell-octeon-tx2-family/clearfog-cn9130/ We are sort of the same boat since PCEngines is getting out of the game. We looked at a few Aliexpress vendors (e.g. Topton) and theygenerally are all of the same make and seem OK quality. However, I dont have a long track record like I do with PCEngines which were fantastically reliable despite the hostile environments we deployed them to. However, dont expect consistency of parts from the Aliexpress stuff. Also, stay away from any of the Alder Lake systems with E-cores as FreeBSD does not support that yet :( ---Mike --------------jVHbcPg0eNsDXlwiujSKwtaH Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2024 2:07 PM, Lexi Winter wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:ZgWx3Ft7iuA11Z62@ilythia.eden.le-fay.org"> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">hi all, i'm looking for an SFF or single-board computer that can run FreeBSD, for routing (FTTC, IPsec, Wireguard) on a home/soho network. specifically, i'd like: - at least one SFP cage - at least one 1Gbps RJ-45 port - a CPU fast enough to run PPPoE and ipfw at 2Gbps (1G up / 1G down) - arm64 or amd64 - passive cooling or quiet fan - preferably not too expensive - around £/$200 would be ideal [0] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.solid-run.com/embedded-networking/marvell-octeon-tx2-family/clearfog-cn9130/">https://www.solid-run.com/embedded-networking/marvell-octeon-tx2-family/clearfog-cn9130/</a></pre>; </blockquote> <br> <p>We are sort of the same boat since PCEngines is getting out of the game. We looked at a few Aliexpress vendors (e.g. Topton) and they<span style="white-space: pre-wrap"> generally are all of the same make and seem OK quality. However, I dont have a long track record like I do with PCEngines which were fantastically reliable despite the hostile environments we deployed them to. However, dont expect consistency of parts from the Aliexpress stuff. Also, stay away from any of the Alder Lake systems with E-cores as FreeBSD does not support that yet :(</span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap"> ---Mike </span></p> </body> </html> --------------jVHbcPg0eNsDXlwiujSKwtaH--
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