On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 07:18:26PM +0100, Chris Bagnall wrote: > On 24/4/13 7:05 pm, Mathieu Simon wrote: >> Depends what you think about "high specs" many 1 GE ports or even 10 GE, >> lots of cores etc? > > This. You also have to decide whether you actually need "high specs" in > a router. There's little point in paying for multiple GigE or 10GE ports > if your internet connection is in the sub-100Mbps range. > > FWIW, we've been using the ALIX boards for several years, and despite > their apparently "low spec", they'll happily route an FTTC 80Mbps/20Mbps > connection without breaking too much of a sweat. > > Obviously if you're looking at datacentre applications you'll want > something a bit beefier, but in that case, you probably aren't bothered > about having a "Netgear WiFi router" size unit.
See e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816101364 which also allows you to plug in multi-port Intel server NICs with a slot riser. There's also a model which has frontally accessible Ethernet ports, including additional NICs. The IPMI part is also quite nice, can save your ass in a remote deployment (though exposing IPMI to untrusted networks is not recommended). > Also worth mentioning that in my experience, WiFi is best done with a > separate access point (or access points). It enables you to position it > in the best location for signal dispersion, which might not be the same > location as your internet connection's ingress. _______________________________________________ List mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
