Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2013-01-08 Thread Michel Blais
Just saw more information on Ubiquiti forum. The CPU is a Octeon+ 2 core so CN50XX or CN52XX. http://www.cavium.com/OCTEON_MIPS64.html From the forum : root@router:/home/ubnt# cat /proc/cpuinfo system type : UBNT_E100 processor : 0 cpu model : Cavium Octeo

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-19 Thread Michel Blais
I think Stig is in charge of the EdgeOS software developement. http://www.linkedin.com/in/stigt Michel Agreed, but the fact it uses an OS which uses the kernel Linux is encouraging, though GPL source code is pretty much useless to a BSD-licensed project from a documentation standpoint. We have

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-19 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On Wed, Sep 12, 2012, at 02:31 PM, Miod Vallat wrote: > > Dual-core MIPS64 processor with hardware acceleration for packet > > processing and encryption/decryption. > > And conveniently not giving any more details. Also, there might be no > easy way to load anything but the manufacturer-provided s

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2012-09-12, Michel Blais wrote: > The CPU will be MIPS64 mips64 is an architecture, various cpus call themselves this. the other hardware's important too (this type of system is usually a SoC with various other parts in the same IC package), absolutely no information about this that I could fi

OT mips stuff Was: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Diana Eichert
I'm a networker, I like to move packets. :-) D-Link DSR-500 are available for $160, I know 'cause I just bought one. When I get it in I'm cracking the box open and installing a serial connector, then installing non-factory/non-Linux firmware. Damn, the Thecus hardware uses a Cavium CNS3420, wh

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Miod Vallat
> there was already some work to get Cavium based systems > supported. However, 1) Cavium is anal^Wreticent about providing documentation without strings attached, and 2) Cavium hardawre does not really fit in the $100 price range. Also, the Cavium cnMIPS cores lack a FPU, which is probably not t

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Miod Vallat
> Dual-core MIPS64 processor with hardware acceleration for packet > processing and encryption/decryption. And conveniently not giving any more details. Also, there might be no easy way to load anything but the manufacturer-provided software. > Only 99 USD, wonder if OpenBSD can run on it and tak

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Diana Eichert
If you are going to bluesky you should look at the Thecus N4100EVO Thecus NAS 4-Bay SATA Cavium CNS3420 SoC 600MHz 256MB DDR2 there was already some work to get Cavium based systems supported. diana Past hissy-fits are not a predictor of future hissy-fits. Nick Holland(06 Dec 2005)

Re: Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Michel Blais
Ubiquiti is normally really open to hacking there device. They don't really care which software you use as long as the sell the hardware. You can install easilly OpenWRT on the're current wireless M5 serie just by pushing it via TFTP in safe recovery mode. The accept third party firmware. Same

Ubiquiti EdgeMax

2012-09-12 Thread Chris Smith
The Edge Router Lite looks to be a sweet box: http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax Dual-core MIPS64 processor with hardware acceleration for packet processing and encryption/decryption. Only 99 USD, wonder if OpenBSD can run on it and take advantage of the hardware acceleration.