Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver

[Guido Falsi]

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 12:05:45PM -0400, Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-current at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> > current at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ulrich Spörlein
> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:55 AM
> > To: current at FreeBSD.org
> > Subject: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver
> > 
> > Hey guys,
> > 
> > I need to replace an aging Pentium IV system that has been serving as my
> > router, access point, file- and mediaserver for quite some time now. The
> > replacement should have:
> > 
> > - amd64 CPU (for ZFS, obviously)
> > - 2x GigE (igress, egress interfaces)
> > - some form of wlan interface (I currently use an Atheros based PCI card)
> > - eSATA for attaching a backup disk where I stream ZFS snapshots to
> > - serial port is always nice, for when I mess up an upgrade
> > - fan-less if possible
> > 
> > So far, this here seems to fit the bill perfectly http://www.fit-
> > pc.com/web/fit-pc/intensepc/
> > but pricing seems to defy any reality.
> > 
> > It does not state directly which chipsets are used for Wifi and Ethernet,
> the
> > block diagram claims Ethernet chips to be Intel 82579 and RTL8111D, but I
> > don't trust that fully.
> > 
> > For Wifi I can always fall back to sticking in a supported USB stick,
> although
> > that's kinda hacky.
> > 
> > So how well is networking going to be supported by FreeBSD? Should I just
> > bite the bullet and find out?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Uli
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> Check out the pfSense recommended vendors for decent lists to start your
> search. Forums has links to other lesser known platforms to meet your
> requirements

Regarding pfsense I'm quite happy with "Firewall Alix 2D2" from
http://www.osnet.eu/en/content/firewall-alix-2d2.

I'm using at home and have been having no problems.

They are one of the pfsense reccommended vendors.

-- 
Guido Falsi <mad at madpilot.net>