From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 12 23:08:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEC29106566B for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:08:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from netslists@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C3268FC12 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:08:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from netslists@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b33so962179ana.13 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:08:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=YgBMXmGNudyWAvT2I6n0WEUr2eWWZcz9expGAyzPkSU=; b=iF9+0JR8+SUbEAVGQevCNucvibqTYqNJz1Jeph8htkvoULwXvOoZBynZ4ZMBxW64Wd bqbuKsB4sWqcD8RkkTlFtkW1ovIpUQjNxgbsWTQWKizEXwX5LuQXHiguvUE19o6jB/uG YuDWXmfPnQYNV8ecgitozhx9tU6jrD2q6OMxs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=u4XnS7LXrqrjnQm1v5XPEw91/OHJh0MY3pmtY9OqoCaZVN22f0iZVT4nXtx5EjBLq/ Z8ziApVthUttUvVHg5jgTrswK7YZ7m/LMmeh3K+47H0NFU4TVgPNyv9C6GkpKzmyMXIx SnFLSr9z2FZSXsD7mWK3Y+h5eGU/w/OGNb1aQ= Received: by 10.100.41.9 with SMTP id o9mr3038110ano.84.1213310587090; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.12.8? ( [97.101.40.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 33sm3041738yxr.3.2008.06.12.15.43.04 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4851A66F.4030407@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:42:55 -0400 From: Sten Daniel Soersdal User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Max Laier References: <20080520200116.GA69452@goku.pumpky.net> <200805202230.58040.max@love2party.net> In-Reply-To: <200805202230.58040.max@love2party.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, "Crist J. Clark" Subject: Re: Quiet Firewall/Access Point Device X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:08:32 -0000 Max Laier wrote: > On Tuesday 20 May 2008 22:01:16 Crist J. Clark wrote: >> Right now, I've got an old PC functioning as my firewall/ >> bastion host and as the wireless access point. It's running >> FreeBSD 5.5. I'd like to retire it and its noisy fan (it's >> in the bedroom right now). I'm wondering about fanless PCs >> or even a flash-based system. Something I could put FreeBSD >> on would be nice, but not required. I would like a "general >> purpose" Unix-like OS however. It needs, >> >> - Firewall >> - 802.11ag >> - WEP and WPA >> - IPsec >> - IPv6 >> - SSH >> >> The price? Lower the better obviously. I've Googled for stuff, >> but was hoping for some recommendations from people with >> similar working setup that they are happy with. Anyone out there? > > See e.g. here: > http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=50 > I've gotten great mileage out of PCEngines ALIX boards with CM9 (low power) radio card. It's lightening fast compared to the many cheaper/lesser products. BIOS source can be aquired too, in case you want to do some custom stuff. -- Sten Daniel Soersdal