From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 30 22:35:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DCEA106567B for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:35:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xaero@xaerolimit.net) Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com (mail-qy0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C5D68FC14 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:35:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk38 with SMTP id 38so1850246qyk.13 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.113.15 with SMTP id y15mr2127591qap.270.1309473300466; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gmail.com (ool-435056c7.dyn.optonline.net [67.80.86.199]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b9sm1071032vdk.25.2011.06.30.15.34.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:34:59 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:34:52 -0400 From: Chris Brennan To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20110630223451.GA23355@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: Looking to build a router box, seeking some general advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:35:01 -0000 Greetings! While trying to learn IPv6 as best as I can and messing with my Linksys WRT54Gv3 router running DD-WRT, I realized that it cannot properly do IPv6 yet. This leaves me rather limited. More then once some people on IRC who were helping me with this suggested I build my own router, this has been something I've been looking to do for quite some time and this might be the fire I need lit to get motivated. The overall suggested board was an ALIX board[1] from PC Engines[1]. This is all rather new to me so I am unsure where to go from here, what all is needed (a breakdown of necessary/optional hardware/items). The memory and cpu I know I could google for w/o much issue. What I foresaw as problematic was a case for the device and a power supply. Are these just as easily googled for? Inversely, instead of me building my own (which would be great experience!) is there a place that sells devices such as these pre-assembled? The reason I direct this question here is because I do intend to use FreeBSD as the devices OS and figured who better to ask! [1] http://pcengines.ch/alix.htm -- > Chris Brennan > -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? > http://xkcd.com/84/ | http://xkcd.com/149/ | http://xkcd.com/549/ > GPG: D5B20C0C (6741 8EE4 6C7D 11FB 8DA8 9E4A EECD 9A84 D5B2 0C0C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------