Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:19:18 +0000 From: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: simple freebsd router for home use Message-ID: <eeadda3b-0414-e590-1434-1b23585ff588@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20161118214559.GH26146@physics.muni.cz> References: <20161118214559.GH26146@physics.muni.cz>
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On 18/11/2016 21:45, Martin Cermak wrote: > I think of creating a simple router for home use with > FreeBSD. Just for fun. I imagine a single printed circuit board > with passive cooling, with 3+ 100+ Mbit/s ethernet ports. I used a Raspberry Pi (just for fun) doing this a few years ago. It only has one built-in Ethernet port, but I think the new ones also come with wireless Ethernet too. I can't remember whether I got a USB Ethernet adapter working with it, or whether I used an external switch and single-handed routing. Since then, ARM support for FreeBSD has gone mainstream(-ish). FreeBSD can route very happily. In reality I have on-site servers doing the routing so have no need for a separate box. Somewhat more reliable IME than the plastic box type, and you can configure them hot-standby with a simple script. Have cross-over switches to the outside world and when one server dies the other turns on. Now THAT'S fun! Regards, Frank.
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