GuardMoony Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi all, I was wondering if any1 here knows some hardware with the following requirements: Has to be able to run linux os Needs 2 ethernet ports ( 100Mb is enough ) Pref sd card or usb for OS Low power consumption Basicly its to make a small router. The best i could find is a Mirabox. But its still a bit to pricy for my needs ( dont need wifi + bluetooth ) Any leads for other hardware is welcome. kind regards, GuardMoony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Well, you can try a Raspberry Pi with a USB ethernet for the second interface. Or the Alfa AP121U (Pineapple Mark 4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dew Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 yeah raspberry pi would be your best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardMoony Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 sadly raspberry pi is not a option. It has to have 2 ethernets build in. Ill take a look at the Alfa Mr-Protocol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dew Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B7G9XPOdunno if this is any help but i found it to be pretty cool, a usb hub with built in ethernet adaptorIf you find anything like you described please post because ive looked for something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardMoony Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thx to Mr-Protocol for helping me along the right search path. I found this: http://pcengines.ch/alix.htm There are a few different version. But they already got loads of linux and bsd support. It seems a very nice platform to build upon. A Minipci slot to add wireless if you want/need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dew Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thx to Mr-Protocol for helping me along the right search path. I found this: http://pcengines.ch/alix.htm There are a few different version. But they already got loads of linux and bsd support. It seems a very nice platform to build upon. A Minipci slot to add wireless if you want/need it http://pcengines.ch/alix6f2.htm looks nice! would be nice with pfsense or openWRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.k. Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I´m using this http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d13.htm with pfsense as my homerouter. U could use the 3rd nic to switch automatically to a backup line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Heh, my pfsense box seems overkill now... Intel® Core i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz 4 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardMoony Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I´m using this http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d13.htm with pfsense as my homerouter. U could use the 3rd nic to switch automatically to a backup line. So hows the throughput of this device ? Do you ever max the cpu on it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.k. Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I´ve never tested the throughput. It´s not really interesting for me because of the limitation on the side of the ISP. The CPU usage is normally about 1%. So i don´t think that i ever maxed the cpu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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