Lanner Products - 6 Eth Port - Sources?
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Does anyone have any sources for Lanner products?
Specifically I'm looking to order a few to test w/ multiple NIC's (6-8 ports).
What are the cost on these? I've seen some people here say they are using them but no mentions on pricing.
If anyone else has any other possibilities/suggestions similar to the Lanner products (1U or Desktop Appliance w/ 6+ ethernet ports, 10/100 is fine). The cheaper the better. FreeBSD/pfSense support required.
Thanks!
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How about a small PC with two PCI cards, 4 x 10/100 ports each card? Example card: http://soekris.com/products/lan1741-1.html about US$100.
But you could buy a reasonable 8 port VLAN capable switch for rather less than US$200 and connect the switch to a single GigE interface and use VLANs and the switch to act as a "port multiplier". The idea has been discussed in a number of topics in the pfSense forums.
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Does anyone have any sources for Lanner products?
Specifically I'm looking to order a few to test w/ multiple NIC's (6-8 ports).
What are the cost on these? I've seen some people here say they are using them but no mentions on pricing.
If anyone else has any other possibilities/suggestions similar to the Lanner products (1U or Desktop Appliance w/ 6+ ethernet ports, 10/100 is fine). The cheaper the better. FreeBSD/pfSense support required.
Thanks!
I've bought directly from Lanner before. The prices are reasonable as long as you keep in mind that you're buying something designed as a network appliance and don't try and add up the cost of comparable parts from NewEgg.
EDIT: I've got a pair of these. http://www.lannerinc.com/x86_Network_Appliances/x86_Rackmount_Appliances/FW-7872
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Does anyone have any sources for Lanner products?
Specifically I'm looking to order a few to test w/ multiple NIC's (6-8 ports).
What are the cost on these? I've seen some people here say they are using them but no mentions on pricing.
If anyone else has any other possibilities/suggestions similar to the Lanner products (1U or Desktop Appliance w/ 6+ ethernet ports, 10/100 is fine). The cheaper the better. FreeBSD/pfSense support required.
Thanks!
I've bought directly from Lanner before. The prices are reasonable as long as you keep in mind that you're buying something designed as a network appliance and don't try and add up the cost of comparable parts from NewEgg.
EDIT: I've got a pair of these. http://www.lannerinc.com/x86_Network_Appliances/x86_Rackmount_Appliances/FW-7872
Mind sharing how much you paid for those units? Depending if they work for what I want to do, I may buy in smaller quantities (10-50 units).
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How about a small PC with two PCI cards, 4 x 10/100 ports each card? Example card: http://soekris.com/products/lan1741-1.html about US$100.
But you could buy a reasonable 8 port VLAN capable switch for rather less than US$200 and connect the switch to a single GigE interface and use VLANs and the switch to act as a "port multiplier". The idea has been discussed in a number of topics in the pfSense forums.
That would also work if I could build a smaller machine. These units would serve as CPE's at the customer premises, so they need to look semi-appealing and be small/low maintenance for us. Suggestions on cases and boards/setup that would support the PCI card?
As this is a CPE, I'm trying to keep a low price point as possible.
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Netgate is selling the Lanner FW7535D - http://store.netgate.com/Netgate-FW-7535-P1693C83.aspx
They don't state it's a Lanner box on their site, but they link to databeestje's bandwidth review for the FW7535D (http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,27780.msg144750.html) to show the unit's capabilties. :-)
They're really solid units, lots of people like them.
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Netgate is selling the Lanner FW7535D - http://store.netgate.com/Netgate-FW-7535-P1693C83.aspx
They don't state it's a Lanner box on their site, but they link to databeestje's bandwidth review for the FW7535D (http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,27780.msg144750.html) to show the unit's capabilties. :-)
They're really solid units, lots of people like them.
Yeah I noticed Netgate - I was just trying to find some other vendors. I'm guessing I could get a better price, especially when ordering in qty than what Netgate can offer. I guess I'll just contact Lanner directly. They look like nice boxes for sure.
I'll probably do a small Atom or i3 box if I can build a smaller box with PCI card that would look nice as a CPE, or just go the small machine route w/ 2 NIC's and a VLAN switch. I really wanted an all in 1 approach though.
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Yeah I noticed Netgate - I was just trying to find some other vendors. I'm guessing I could get a better price, especially when ordering in qty than what Netgate can offer. I guess I'll just contact Lanner directly. They look like nice boxes for sure.
Lanner does sell direct. Please keep in mind though, our recommended hardware vendors, especially Netgate, do a huge amount to keep this project running and Lanner direct and other vendors do nothing. We simply couldn't exist without our recommended hardware vendors' support.
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Anyone know where these are available in the UK and maybe a price.
Thanks in advance.
Chris
