[Soekris] Want to build a router

[dfeustel@mindspring.com]

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 07:46:24PM -0400, Stephen Brown wrote:
> Well I'm looking to get away from my old PC and jump into an embedded 
> platform because I think it will be challenging, fun and educational while 
> fullfilling a need at the same time, and I already have a dedicated switch 
> so the 4 port card wouldn't help me.
>
> I have been running Smoothwall for a couple of years now with no hiccups, 
> but would really like to try out building my own. The Net5501 looks like a 
> nice platform, but it's not cheap and I want to justify the costs, not sure 
> if I would take full advantage of all it's capabilities.

I've been looking at the Soekris platforms myself. I also have budget
limitations, so I'm now using my 10-year-old Dell as the router. I had a
switch, but it died. The Dell was pressed into service as a replacement.
Good Luck!

> dfeustel at mindspring.com wrote:
>> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 04:08:40PM -0400, Stephen Brown Jr wrote:
>>   
>>> I'm new to this platform, and embedded computing as well and I want to 
>>> build
>>> a router for my home network. Right now I'm using Smoothwall on an old
>>> Gateway system.
>>>
>>> I'd like to stay with that, or maybe try pfsense or possibly roll my own
>>> using Debian. I run a small network with about 3-5 machines which 
>>> includes a
>>> webserver, an iMac, two laptops, and another linux desktop.
>>>
>>> I also have a dedicated switch and WAP. Based on my needs, what would be 
>>> the
>>> best Soekris solution to get? I'm interested in the Net5501 but I feel it
>>> might be slightly overkill for what I need and it is a bit pricey....
>>>
>>> Also, are there any guides out there on setting up linux, pfsense, or
>>> smoothwall on these devices?
>>>
>>> tnx
>>>     
>>
>> Have you thought about getting a Soekris 4-port lan card, plugging it
>> into your old computer and running pf on OpenBSD as your
>> router/firewall?   
>>> Stephen
>>>     
>>
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