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Anybody make something similar with dual ethernet? I'd like to replace my aging Alix-based home router/vpn (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d3.htm http://www.pcen

Anybody make something similar with dual ethernet? I'd like to replace my aging Alix-based home router/vpn (http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d3.htm http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d3.htm) with something like this.

papaf 12y ago
The mirabox has dual ethernet and arch linux support is good. The box is a little expensive and I have never got wifi to work but as a router/firewall it does the job: https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-14-gtimirabox.aspx https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-14-gtimirabox.aspx
q3k 12y ago
Try the PCEngines APU board! http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm The only downside is it uses Realtek NICs instead of Intel ones. Otherwise it's pretty much perfect.
- joshu 12y ago
  Where can I buy these?
  - a-j-h 12y ago
    Try http://store.netgate.com/mainboards.aspx http://store.netgate.com/mainboards.aspx (assuming you're in the US).
noselasd 12y ago
You can stick an USB NIC or two in it, if 100M ethernet is enough.
vld 12y ago
I'm using http://tostarcn.en.alibaba.com/product/1955500912-222121763/NM70SL_O.html http://tostarcn.en.alibaba.com/product/1955500912-222121763/... and it was worth the $170 I paid, really.
- voltagex_ 12y ago
  Do you think there's an advantage of using this over an Intel NUC? I'm looking for a low power board to replace an aging Dreamplug [1] 1: https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.a...
mcpherrinm 12y ago
The Novena board looks pretty shiny for this. Mine should come in any day, and I plan to at least try it out for this purpose. Unfortunately it isn't dual gigabit though, so it'll bottleneck my internet a little bit.
ccwu660601 12y ago
If 100M is enough for you, I'm developing a new board with 2 RJ45 for industrial ethernet, which has a 40 pin connector compatible to that of RPi B+, but the circuit is adapted from beaglebone black. It's scheduled for end of January 2015. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9RrbkUpiTQ-S6Acken-5fv7yYq2DTr_1zOjf6zabn0/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9RrbkUpiTQ-S6Acken-5fv7...
- joshbaptiste 12y ago
  I'm very interested in your board as it would probably make for a great *BSD firewall, do you have any contacts? as I cannot find any on that page.
  - narrowrail 12y ago
    Not sure what your budget (power or $) is, but I use this for an almost identical situation: AMD fanless barbone w/ dual NIC (Jetway $215) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107... SSD 64GB ($62 sandisk) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB22Z5185 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB22Z51... 4GB RAM (no ECC) ($38 gskill) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231265 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... So, $315 and ~15W max. I bet this could serve a small office well. Someone should get this down to $200 with minimal specs (and no video or audio). It has dual Realtek NICs; it runs pfsense and openVPN well, and you can also run squid and snort if you're into it (I haven't learned how to use them yet, but I plan to).

papaf 12y ago

The mirabox has dual ethernet and arch linux support is good. The box is a little expensive and I have never got wifi to work but as a router/firewall it does the job: https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-14-gtimirabox.aspx https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-14-gtimirabox.aspx

q3k 12y ago

Try the PCEngines APU board! http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm http://www.pcengines.ch/apu.htm The only downside is it uses Realtek NICs instead of Intel ones. Otherwise it's pretty much perfect.

joshu 12y ago
Where can I buy these?
- a-j-h 12y ago
  Try http://store.netgate.com/mainboards.aspx http://store.netgate.com/mainboards.aspx (assuming you're in the US).

noselasd 12y ago

You can stick an USB NIC or two in it, if 100M ethernet is enough.

vld 12y ago

I'm using http://tostarcn.en.alibaba.com/product/1955500912-222121763/NM70SL_O.html http://tostarcn.en.alibaba.com/product/1955500912-222121763/... and it was worth the $170 I paid, really.

voltagex_ 12y ago
Do you think there's an advantage of using this over an Intel NUC? I'm looking for a low power board to replace an aging Dreamplug [1] 1: https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.a...

mcpherrinm 12y ago

The Novena board looks pretty shiny for this. Mine should come in any day, and I plan to at least try it out for this purpose. Unfortunately it isn't dual gigabit though, so it'll bottleneck my internet a little bit.

ccwu660601 12y ago

If 100M is enough for you, I'm developing a new board with 2 RJ45 for industrial ethernet, which has a 40 pin connector compatible to that of RPi B+, but the circuit is adapted from beaglebone black. It's scheduled for end of January 2015. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9RrbkUpiTQ-S6Acken-5fv7yYq2DTr_1zOjf6zabn0/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9RrbkUpiTQ-S6Acken-5fv7...

joshbaptiste 12y ago
I'm very interested in your board as it would probably make for a great *BSD firewall, do you have any contacts? as I cannot find any on that page.
- narrowrail 12y ago
  Not sure what your budget (power or $) is, but I use this for an almost identical situation: AMD fanless barbone w/ dual NIC (Jetway $215) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107... SSD 64GB ($62 sandisk) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB22Z5185 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UB22Z51... 4GB RAM (no ECC) ($38 gskill) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231265 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231... So, $315 and ~15W max. I bet this could serve a small office well. Someone should get this down to $200 with minimal specs (and no video or audio). It has dual Realtek NICs; it runs pfsense and openVPN well, and you can also run squid and snort if you're into it (I haven't learned how to use them yet, but I plan to).