From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 4 13:00:55 2008 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 8B902106566C for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:00:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from gaia.nimnet.asn.au (nimbin.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.45.143]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28F2D8FC24 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:00:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from localhost (smithi@localhost) by gaia.nimnet.asn.au (8.8.8/8.8.8R1.5) with SMTP id XAA11149; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:29:25 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:29:24 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: Bob Keyes In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Aaron Siegel , freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building my first gateway firewall with wireless support 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: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:55 -0000 On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, Bob Keyes wrote: > On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, Aaron Siegel wrote: > > My almost ten year old pc that has been running 24/7 as a firewall gateway is > > about to die. (Of course it is running Freebsd) I would like to build a > > embedded gateway, DNS server, with DDNS client, wireless access point, > > IPSEC , and firewall. [.. lots of useful stuff ..] > > I am looking at Soekris 48xx and if needed the vpn board.. As of now I > > like to stick with x86 platform. Any other suggestions? > > I believe that soekris stuff is coming to end-of-life. You may want to > check out alternatives. PC Engines made something called WRAP, and there's > a replacement board for it that's supposed to be pretty good. I used > soekris boards quite a bit and have mixed feelings about them. Don't > stress them too hard, and don't try to do PoE. Only the net-48xx series are at end-of-life, due to CPU unavailability. Soekris are giving no indication of not proceding with everything else. Aaron, of course do check out all alternatives, but the net-5501 looks likely useful for what you want to run, and takes either vpn board. I'm saving up .. anyone else concur with 'not streesing them too hard'? cheers, Ian