Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:43:20 -0400 From: Chris Nehren <cnehren+freebsd-stable@pobox.com> To: FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggestions for low-power gigE firewall? Message-ID: <20140617134320.GE61092@behemoth> In-Reply-To: <D149DFB3-973C-40D8-815F-375A0012AE78@jnielsen.net> References: <20140613121732.GA61092@behemoth> <20140615090845.GB42502@server.rulingia.com> <D149DFB3-973C-40D8-815F-375A0012AE78@jnielsen.net>
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--k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 13:51:45 -0600, John Nielsen wrote: > On Jun 15, 2014, at 3:08 AM, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> wrote: >=20 > > On 2014-Jun-13 08:17:33 -0400, Chris Nehren <cnehren+freebsd-stable@pob= ox.com> wrote: > >> Speaking of Soekris elsethread, I'm presently interested in > >> picking up a small device to use as a router + firewall for my > >> home network. > >=20 > > One thing to keep in mind is that 'gigE firewall' is fairly meaningless= by > > itself. Most of the load is per-packet and GigE could be anywhere betw= een > > (roughly) 80kpps and 1.5mpps. > >=20 > > That said, since you mention 'home network', I presume you don't need c= omplex > > packet manipulation at wire-speed. Note that whilst the re(4) driver d= oesn't > > have the same comments as the rl(4) driver, you will still need signifi= cantly > > more CPU power to get the same thruput from a RTL8111 as (eg) an em. >=20 > I recently built a low-power FreeBSD box with this board: > http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=3D1= 499 >=20 > The onboard re(4) NIC needs a patch[1] (present in 10-STABLE but > not 10.0-RELEASE) to function properly. Otherwise it's been a smooth > ride. >=20 > It only has one onboard NIC but expansion options include PCI-e > (mini and full) and USB 3.0. >=20 > I have enjoyed using pcengines' Alix boards in the past, but wanted > more memory for this application than the new APU boards support. I'm trying to avoid having to construct a system from parts. This board definitely has more potential than anything I've seen so far in this research, but at the same time I'd have to play parts matching and I'd prefer to stick with Intel if possible. I'll keep it in mind if I have any future projects, though. Thank you! --=20 Chris Nehren --k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQJbBAABAgBFBQJToEX4PhSAAAAAABUAIHBrYS1hZGRyZXNzQGdudXBnLm9yZ2Nu ZWhyZW4rZnJlZWJzZC1zdGFibGVAcG9ib3guY29tAAoJEBHA+GJAM0vP7XgQAIrF I3r+ukHRtkJsufHkN5ePOb6ewZLAye69YB3X21PXf8U+bRFWCeHzKwETT4+leTLL tMFUL9LOs3R0rBZQcuNKjyMKCwhZsOQY8feALKrhg4UwLJH7r0Nx0fQsj6IWfWQB M8xQIF9+69wPCZVzsyDD2/k5w8oFrm4Pb5Jdb1Jk20Ymu7Tzew5TMhSh62DQOO+o ICGmUQIqX5HExIA1ARR1sB+BAi1nKgI5pQPoqi1/7lnJuc6rxFrKe7d6CBPaE5Ex Xs7sDPq2xL7KAPsj4LZZMcWaiEm1d76HgnO60z+FCSG2T2h5uLqaw9UGZ0e9PuvR cA3VlSokQpg+gJ3HGyZIIE5dwL0ELD78SFmhtzPMcSFpic3lceMn1qghHiN3tCzC X4xPUCQ8rlNo3fXJ/f1YhM3Tye12QReXH6i0A+oXmsPgmhV58kjVUGBBInEwA4M7 LrSWUXQmn5LPt9XIiKwzv5Q4MCxEnkZgLyWayZfkM6LOshuRa60r7jJmCbrQzUTL mAMtkg6lsy4p1Xhr6vT9GiTdN5PcTdpS57LpoTUN0uPIPUxJVFQpOM9I7bBcq7h6 cPjMWpXia/+4FPxE1MK22WnUgchon/yrgVIl9hZwbzWXvB5rtEqbukk2llAquCsA qPOT73SwMoHRFpnvcjhlwJlLa7BnjUYItQzkwbmv =R1XW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS--
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