On 16/11/23 10:15, Charles Curley wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:04:55 +0800
jeremy ardley <jeremy.ard...@gmail.com> wrote:
My current favourites are RK3588 based CPU SBC devices which have an
exceptionally fast set of CPUs, high speed networking, and options
for Debian or Ubuntu or OpenWRT or Armbian. They can provide a
network storage service as well as a highly capable firewall
Ipv4/IPv6 function,with DNS, DHCP, mail gateway, VPN gateway etc.
These things cost under $100USD including a nice heatsink case and
8-16GB RAM.
Nice. Can you point me at any specific vendors? I found the four
US vendors mentioned in https://pcengines.ch/order.htm. You've already
mentioned Friendly Elec.
https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=69
The FriendlyElec boards are the most suitable as they have two or more
LAN interfaces.
Alternatives are possible if you use a USB3 to LAN adaptor, so OrangePi
and Rock Pi are options. The Orange Pi 5 is getting a lot of interest,
but spec wise the FriendlyElec NanoPi devices equal or out perform it
plus have multiple LAN
If I was after just a router I'd look at the NanoPi R6C
https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=291
or for a DMZ implementation with 3 LAN, NanoPi R6S
https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=289
- which breaks the $100 barrier
You can even go down a notch and look at the R5 and R4 series, but the
price difference is not that great
If you want a full fledged PC with inbuilt PCIe NVME Drive and two LANS
and plugabble wifi the NanoPC-T6 fits the bill.
https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=292
(I have a T6 for development work, a M4V2 for a lan server, and an R4
for router)
