Re:PfSense 2.3-Release Now Available
by seanp2k2 on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @10:49PM
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Fwiw, the EdgeRouter Lite runs Vyatta on Debian on a MIPS CPU with hardware offload. It's really hard to build something more capable for "power user" home NAT duty for less money. Also, it's fanless and doesn't require too much tinkering to get working (though the web UI doesn't surface all the options -- you'll still likely need to invest an hour or two getting familiar with Vyatta, which is very similar to Cisco IOS from a CLI standpoint):
https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/
(WASD keyboards, makers of the CODE keyboard, are also in the Bay Area and do local pickup as a delivery option!)
I've been quite pleased with the uptime and performance of my little $100 million-packet-per-second router. I used to be a big believer in pfsense, but the ERLite got me to retire that old thing.
If you're in the Bay, Streakwave (authorized Ubiquiti dealer) is right in San Jose: https://www.streakwave.com/mobile/searchresult.asp?Tp=
(WASD keyboards, makers of the CODE keyboard, are also in the Bay Area and do local pickup as a delivery option!)
I've been quite pleased with the uptime and performance of my little $100 million-packet-per-second router. I used to be a big believer in pfsense, but the ERLite got me to retire that old thing.