[RndTbl] Small router box

[Tim Lavoie]

I bought one of these for home a while back, works great. I had a few
requirements in mind.

  * Fanless - I was replacing a very noisy Fortigate that was out of
    support and had fans getting louder.
  * Low-power
  * Multiple interfaces, so I can run separate wired, wireless and
    "whatever else".
  * Gigabit NICs

https://www.amazon.ca/pfSense-8GB-RAM-16GB-SSD/dp/B0721NTRHX?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0721NTRHX

If you are thinking of pfSense, be aware that the 3.0 version will
require AES-NI support in the CPU. That rules out some of the cheaper
mini-PCs, but means faster crypto support.

  Cheers,

  Tim


On 2017-10-20 6:21 AM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
> Soekris! I *thought* it started with an S!
>
> It looks like they're out of business. Does anyone have any
> suggestions for an alternative for use as a firewall/router, etc? Does
> everyone just use a Pi now? What about multiple network interfaces?
>
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Robert Keizer <robert at keizer.ca
> <mailto:robert at keizer.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Soekris?
>
>     On Oct 20, 2017 6:55 AM, "Kevin McGregor"
>     <kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com <mailto:kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com>>
>     wrote:
>
>         Hey all,
>
>         Maybe someone can remember the device I'm trying to recall.
>
>         It's from a company that makes small devices which can run
>         Linux and they come either as a bare board or in a small metal
>         box with some number of ethernet ports. It's not ARM-based. I
>         know that's vague, but surely some of you can come up with a
>         list which will contain the one I'm trying to remember! Or
>         something comparable, at least. Oh, and they used to advertise
>         in Linux Journal. I'm not sure if they're still in business.
>
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