> Although one of my favorite distros, IMO pfSense > just won't make it on the 4501 any more. I don't know how either of > them will fare on the 4801,
I run pfSense on a couple of Net4801 units - they do quite well for my usage, including the newest 1.2 release. One of them is a full NAT/ firewall & occasional VPN server for my home-office LAN, the other is doing routing-only (firewall turned off) on a WISP with about 45 clients. And sorry... no spares from me - I still need 'em! ;) Sean Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 22-May-08, at 10:04 PM, RB wrote: >> I notice nobody has suggested a net4501. Although older and slower, >> it >> is fairly capable and would probably cover your needs for a basic >> router. > > m0n0wall 1.2 runs pretty well on the 4501, but 1.3 just about exceeds > he 4501's resources last I checked (during beta) when you try to do > anything useful. Although one of my favorite distros, IMO pfSense > just won't make it on the 4501 any more. I don't know how either of > them will fare on the 4801, but if anyone wanted to send me a spare > unit to test... :) > > I've become pretty attached lately to putting OpenWRT on my 4501s, > other than the raw CPU frequency they're actually pretty high in the > specifications it normally runs on. Given that you already have the > rest of the infrastructure and are just going to be routing for a > residential network, the 5501 probably would be overkill, but would > give you more flexibility and future. If you need to cut it closer, > the 4801 will still be a long-term friend. > _______________________________________________ > 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
