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charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i wrote: > i'm looking for an SFF or single-board computer that can run FreeBSD, > for routing (FTTC, IPsec, Wireguard) on a home/soho network. to summarise the various suggestions people made (thanks!): - Protectli : these looked interesting but the prices are *very* high compared to other options; the minimum price to get 10Gbps ports is =E2=82=AC879. - Netgate : again fairly high prices, although lower than Protectli, but these seem to be designed specifically to run Netgate's software (pfSense) and i didn't see anything about support for generic FreeBSD. - PC Engines : i've used these in the past, and was very happy with them, but the CPUs are just too slow for modern routing requirements. - TekLager : this was the most interesting suggestion of all (for me) as they seem to be fairly high performance, and include a good selection of ports. unfortunately, as i preparing to buy, i discovered the vendor doesn't ship to my country (UK) which made this a non-starter. so, in the end i bought a 'Kansung' device from AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006250289547.html i know many people are (reasonably) a bit iffy about buying computers =66rom China, but from what i can tell, this is the same device that TekLager sell, just direct from the manufacturer. the price was slightly cheaper than TL, but after accounting for customs fees, i suspect it'll end up roughly the same. the router hasn't arrived yet, but once it does, i'll post a follow-up with my experiences. regards, lexi. --Z719StPg8GCSqO6B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; 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