From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.spiderweb.com.au (mail.spiderweb.com.au [202.6.248.7]) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F0CC21F0C1 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:13:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.0.202] ([::ffff:101.167.17.51]) (AUTH: PLAIN markc@renta.net, SSL: TLSv1/SSLv3,256bits,AES256-SHA) by mail.spiderweb.com.au with esmtp; Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:08:47 +1000 id 000000000081442D.0000000050288BE0.000072B4 Message-ID: <50288BDE.6070100@renta.net> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:08:46 +1000 From: Mark Constable User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:14.0) Gecko/20120717 Thunderbird/14.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] [Bloat] router chipset selection for cero-2 X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:13:52 -0000 On 08/12/12 11:44, Dave Taht wrote: > So thinking about what next piece of open, and more powerful hardware > to complete the research/work with is starting to weigh on my mind. > > Big Goals: > > Faster, better, not cheaper > Open source in all core components > 802.11ac > Hardware rng > Capable of gigE ipv6 *routing* > Capable of being hooked to various advanced interfaces (gpon, cable, adsl) Just a long shot suggestion for a compromise that is reasonably cheap and have a good crossover with desktop usage is a Thecus N2800 NAS. 64bit D2700 2 core ATOM CPU 2Gb RAM with a spare slot 2 x 1Gb eth PCI-e slot (for 802.11ac card), eSATA, USB3, USB2x2 (keyboard mouse) Around $350, use any old SATA drive. Whatever OS was set up for this device would dual boot with 90% of laptop/desktops these days.