From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 14 21:54:25 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86FBD106566B for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:54:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe@rewt.org.uk) Received: from smtpauth.rollernet.us (smtpauth6.rollernet.us [IPv6:2620:0:950:f000:213:72ff:fe4f:6a76]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66C8B8FC14 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:54:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpauth.rollernet.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtpauth.rollernet.us (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5B13594014; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:54:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jasmine.barbary (nat2.kaya.stf.rewt.org.uk [62.84.188.41]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jasmine) by smtpauth.rollernet.us (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:54:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by jasmine.barbary (Postfix, from userid 1000) id F30A5130B46; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:56:04 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:56:04 +0100 From: Joe Holden To: Iwan Aucamp Message-ID: <20100414215604.GA9303@jasmine.barbary> References: <4BC61E1C.9000101@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4BC61E1C.9000101@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Rollernet-Abuse: Processed by Roller Network Mail Services. Contact abuse@rollernet.us to report violations. Abuse policy: http://rollernet.us/abuse.php X-Rollernet-Submit: Submit ID 17be.4bc6398f.ccff3.0 Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless Router X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:54:25 -0000 On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:57:16PM +0200, Iwan Aucamp wrote: > I'm looking for a device which I intend to use as a wireless router > - and would like to load either bsd or linux on - with at least > following: 1xusb, 2xethernet, 2xmini-pci(e). > > I found this : http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC8377EWLAN > A bit pricey for what you get - but quite reasonable - would likely > be cheaper if it was for mass market - think they maybe sell 100 a > year if that. > > I have looked also at: > > - routerboard : mikrotik doesn't really want to help people to load > other OS on it - and it's a mission from what i've seen to do it > - alix : a bit slow - and I don't really like the amd geode (seems > like its not really made for router applications) > - routerstation pro : probably best option price wise - but a bit > more power would be nice - and board layout is bit awkward. > > Any other ideas ? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I use an ALIX as headless FreeBSD CPE without a problem, can easily do 100meg and as they also have a crypto device, I offload openvpn aes processing to it which means 0 cpu impact. Out of the solutions I evaluated, the ALIX boxes were the easiest to get going Thanks, J