Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router

From	debian-user@howorth.org.uk
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Subject	Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router
Date	2023-11-14 13:40 +0100
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Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 03:57:28PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> > My FIT-PCs that provide network services are getting old, and i386
> > Linux is slowly fading away. So I would like to replace them with a
> > router/gateway computer.
> > 
> > It should run Debian.
> > 
> > It should either have two gigabit (or better) Ethernet interfaces or
> > have suitable expansion capability.
> > 
> > It should be quiet: no fans, and low power requirements. A small
> > physical footprint would be nice.
> > 
> > Most of the time it will run headless, but occasionally I will need
> > to stick a monitor and keyboard on it. VGA will do fine.
> > 
> > It will be a router. It will have at least DNS, DHCP, apt-cacher-ng
> > and firewalld on it. Modest disk and RAM will be fine.
> > 
> > WiFi is handled elsewhere for now, but I won't turn it down.
> > 
> > SSD for storage would be nice, although the FIT-PCs do fine with IDE
> > spinning rust.
> >   
> I am in the process of solving almost the exact same problem. At the
> moment, this is my leading candidate:
> https://www.newegg.com/neosmay-kc12-alder-lake/p/2SW-006Y-00074
> 
> In my case, I also use my router as a backup server, so I wanted dual
> storage. If you can get by without that, then this much cheaper
> machine might work for you:
> https://www.newegg.com/p/2SW-006Y-00079
> 
> I haven't purchased either one yet, but I plan to purchase the first
> in the coming weeks.

The price of the first one goes up in 5 days, so don't leave it weeks!
 
> Regards,
> 
> -Roberto
>

Thread

Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-11-14 00:00 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2023-11-14 00:10 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2023-11-14 00:10 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2023-11-14 07:20 +0100
      Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-11-15 04:00 +0100
        Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2023-11-15 08:40 +0100
          Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-11-15 14:50 +0100
            Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2023-11-15 22:00 +0100
              Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-11-15 23:50 +0100
                Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2023-11-16 00:40 +0100
                Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-11-16 01:00 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2023-11-14 13:40 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-11-14 00:50 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-11-14 02:10 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2023-11-16 02:10 +0100
      Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-11-16 03:20 +0100
        Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2023-11-16 03:40 +0100
      Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-11-16 08:50 +0100
        Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com> - 2023-11-16 09:00 +0100
          Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-11-16 19:40 +0100
        Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-11-16 16:50 +0100
          Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router basti <mailinglist@unix-solution.de> - 2023-11-16 17:10 +0100
          Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-11-16 19:30 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2023-11-14 10:50 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router basti <mailinglist@unix-solution.de> - 2023-11-14 11:20 +0100
  Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-11-30 00:20 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-11-30 00:40 +0100
      Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2023-11-30 13:00 +0100
        Set UEFI boot target with Windows (was: Hardware Advice Wanted:  Router) Arno Lehmann <al@its-lehmann.de> - 2023-11-30 13:30 +0100
          Re: Set UEFI boot target with Windows Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-11-30 13:50 +0100
          Re: Set UEFI boot target with Windows (was: Hardware Advice Wanted:  Router) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2023-11-30 14:40 +0100
        Getting UEFI to boot Debian (was: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-02 18:10 +0100
    Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-02 18:00 +0100
      Re: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2023-12-02 20:00 +0100
        memtest86+ on UEFI (was: Hardware Advice Wanted: Router) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-02 20:20 +0100
          Re: memtest86+ on UEFI Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-12-03 05:30 +0100

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