[TriLUG] Build a Homebrew Linux Router?

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

I recommend the Intel D2500CC boards:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272268378868

Dual Gigabit Intel Ethernet and a decent Atom processor.

For pfSense, I use the Intel Z-U130 Value SSD:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322054206200

It is SLC flash that plugs into the USB header and uses 80mW.

-Wes

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Wesley S. Garrison
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Xitech Communications, Inc.
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 12:36 PM, David Both via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> I do not find performance to be an issue in my environment. I have two
> Raspberry Pi's I am using as router/firewall combos. One is a 2B and the
> other is a 3B. My home office network is not very large, but I do have
> large file transfers pretty regularly, including multi-GB ISO images. The
> limiting factor for me is the 15Mb down and 2Gb up of my TWBC connection. I
> notice no difference in transfer times from when I was using a tower PC
> with dual Gb NICs for my router/firewalls. In addition to my casual
> observations, have used speedtest-cli to verify this with repeatable and
> measurable observations.
>
> Now when I convert to Google Fiber, I will have to do something else in
> order to utilize the full bandwidth. ;-)
>
>
>
>
> On 06/14/2016 12:21 PM, Michael Marley via TriLUG wrote:
>
>> Just as a word of caution, RasPis tend to make pretty awful routers.
>> This is mainly due to the fact that the Ethernet chip is a 100Mbps
>> device attached to USB2 and any additional Ethernet devices must also
>> attach to the same USB2 bus.  On at least the RasPi 1 and 2, this bus is
>> additionally limited to about 60Mbps of total bandwidth.  Combine this
>> with the fact that the Internet traffic must both enter and leave the
>> device across the USB interface and these limitations make it an
>> acceptable router only for extremely slow Internet connections.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On 2016-06-14 11:54, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if we could tie in "homebrew router" into July 14 RPi Talks?
>>>
>>> This would be ideal because we are planning a hack day RPi install fest
>>> at
>>> SplatSpace afterwards. It would be a good time to make homebrew RPi
>>> routers.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeremy Davis
>>> @jeremydavis0_0
>>> www.linkedin.com/in/jeremydavisprofile/ [1]
>>> www.trianglecareerdevelopment.com [2]
>>>
>>
>> Links:
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>> [1] http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremydavisprofile/
>> [2] http://www.trianglecareerdevelopment.com
>>
>
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