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12-20-2008, 08:10 PM
Hi!
I have three computers connected (wired) to a Linksys WRT54GL, and I want to replace it with something that can handle gigabit speeds. It does NOT need to also work as a wireless AP. But it must be able to run free open source software, and neither DD-WRT, OpenWRT nor Tomato seems to support any gigabit devices, at least none that are available where I live (Finland).
Are there any fanless gigabit embedded devices that it is possible to install some Linux or BSD based operating system on?
Is it a good idea to build a PC for this purpose? If so, what are the minimun requirements for the hardware? The PC must be fanless, and I want it to consume as little electricity as possible.
I have been looking for a PCI card with 4 gigabit ports, but there doesn't seem to exist many of them, and the ones I have seen cost several hundred euros. Are there any available for under 100€?
Cards with only one port are available for around 10€, but if I get 4 of them, then I will need to use a motherboard with 4 PCI slots, and I have not seen any such motherboards that work with energy-efficient CPUs, like the Intel Atom or AMD Geode.
What operating system would be best suited for this? It needs to be able to do NAT-routing, port forwarding, DHCP, have a DynDNS client, basically everything DD-WRT can do, exept for the wireless stuff.
I have three computers connected (wired) to a Linksys WRT54GL, and I want to replace it with something that can handle gigabit speeds. It does NOT need to also work as a wireless AP. But it must be able to run free open source software, and neither DD-WRT, OpenWRT nor Tomato seems to support any gigabit devices, at least none that are available where I live (Finland).
Are there any fanless gigabit embedded devices that it is possible to install some Linux or BSD based operating system on?
Is it a good idea to build a PC for this purpose? If so, what are the minimun requirements for the hardware? The PC must be fanless, and I want it to consume as little electricity as possible.
I have been looking for a PCI card with 4 gigabit ports, but there doesn't seem to exist many of them, and the ones I have seen cost several hundred euros. Are there any available for under 100€?
Cards with only one port are available for around 10€, but if I get 4 of them, then I will need to use a motherboard with 4 PCI slots, and I have not seen any such motherboards that work with energy-efficient CPUs, like the Intel Atom or AMD Geode.
What operating system would be best suited for this? It needs to be able to do NAT-routing, port forwarding, DHCP, have a DynDNS client, basically everything DD-WRT can do, exept for the wireless stuff.