From nobody Sun Apr 14 22:24:20 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4VHlGS0GQ1z5HBbs for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:24:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com) Received: from echo.brtsvcs.net (echo.brtsvcs.net [208.111.40.118]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4VHlGR27kvz54vq for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:24:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com designates 208.111.40.118 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com Received: from chombo.houseloki.net (65-100-43-2.dia.static.qwest.net [65.100.43.2]) by echo.brtsvcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E81E838D00 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:24:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.26.25.100] (ivy.pas.ds.pilgrimaccounting.com [10.26.25.100]) by chombo.houseloki.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1FF8844D38 for ; Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:24:22 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:24:20 -0700 List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.1 Subject: Re: small form factor router recommendations To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: Content-Language: en-US From: list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spamd-Bar: --- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.30 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; FROM_NO_DN(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36236, ipnet:208.111.40.0/24, country:US]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[bluerosetech.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4VHlGR27kvz54vq On 2024-03-28 11:07, Lexi Winter wrote: > hi all, > > i'm looking for an SFF or single-board computer that can run FreeBSD, > for routing (FTTC, IPsec, Wireguard) on a home/soho network. > > specifically, i'd like: > > - at least one SFP cage > - at least one 1Gbps RJ-45 port > - a CPU fast enough to run PPPoE and ipfw at 2Gbps (1G up / 1G down) > - arm64 or amd64 > - passive cooling or quiet fan > - preferably not too expensive - around £/$200 would be ideal > > an SFP+ cage and/or a 2.5Gbps Ethernet port would be nice but aren't > required. A Dell Optiplex with a top-end i5 will do this, and are nearly silent. They come with one onboard gigabit Ethernet port and one low-profile x16 slot (sometimes also one x4 slot). They can be had on secondary markets for well below your price point.