From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 00:42:50 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 6203A1065677 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:42:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37B7C8FC1C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:42:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (Mac-Pro.magehandbook.com [192.168.1.50]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1516CCA8; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:42:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:42:48 -0400 From: Daniel Staal To: Chris Brennan , FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <474C2475961CD8BD9AEB2DA4@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <20110630223451.GA23355@gmail.com> References: <20110630223451.GA23355@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: Looking to build a router box, seeking some general advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:42:50 -0000 --As of June 30, 2011 6:34:52 PM -0400, Chris Brennan is alleged to have said: > 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? --As for the rest, it is mine. There are a variety of stores that will sell ALIX kits, either pre-assembled or not. I've used Netgate recently (), but depending on where you are others may be better. Many will also sell them pre-loaded with m0n0wall or pfsense, both of which are FreeBSD-based router/firewall distros with web interfaces to do most things you would want. (Although I know pfsense at least doesn't support IPv6 configuration through the web interface yet. Of course, you can still ssh in.) Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------