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You also gain extra hardware and protocol support by going to a Linux based solution e.g. BSD does not support 6LoWPAN or any IEEE 802.15.5 hardware to my knowl
by berti 8y ago
You also gain extra hardware and protocol support by going to a Linux based solution e.g. BSD does not support 6LoWPAN or any IEEE 802.15.5 hardware to my knowledge.
- StudentStuff 8y agoThere are lots of packages that just don't get maintained on BSD, when it comes to gigabit or less routers the whole market for consumer and small/medium business is based on customized versions of OpenWRT from the large router vendors. The depth of maintained packages and documentation is significantly larger.
- stock_toaster 8y agoI love FreeBSD, but as a routing platform, VyOS/EdgeOS are pretty nice.
- Fnoord 8y agoThere's also Router7 recently shown on HN: "Show HN: Router7 – A pure-Go implementation of a small home internet router" [1] PC Engines APU2 [2] is a good hardware platform, and then there's the more expensive but complete Turris Omnia / Turris Mox. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17530086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17530086 [2] http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm http://www.pcengines.ch/apu2.htm
- gonzo 8y agorouter7 is really cool.