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 > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech