Current status of ARM
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Both of the other links for the Utilite are full of hope/promise and then vague ideas about when it will actually ship. Wake me when the thing actually ships at the claimed price point…
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What about routers themselves? There are some new ARM products out there which are already sub $100 with really nice specs. There are also some MIPS ones but they usually have less flash.
WZR-1750DHP:
Chipset: Broadcom BCM4708@800MHz
RAM: 512 MB
Flash: 128 MB
Price: $147.99WZR-600DHP2:
Chipset: Broadcom BCM4707@800MHz
RAM: 256 MB
Flash: 128 MB
Price: $97.99RT-AC56U
Chipset: Broadcom BCM4708A0@1000 MHz
RAM: 256 MB
Flash: 128 MB
Price: $159.99http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4707-4708-4709
"At the center of the device is a high-performance 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core"As for MIPS some of the more powerful ones out there are:
RT-AC66R
Chipset: Broadcom BCM4706@600
RAM: 256 MB
Flash: 128 MB
Price: $149.99WZR-600DHP
Chipset: Atheros AR7161@680
RAM: 128
Flash: 32
Price: $69.99
With that much flash though would need some serious tinkering. Not sure if anything from the previous project on Routerstation Pro would be relevant.http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4706
"BCM4706 integrates a powerful 600 MHz MIPS32"Build times can't be that bad with those specs and the ability to use a USB or 2.
PS. I have a WZR-600DHP that I can spend some time on if I had an idea of where to start.
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Have you looked at ZRouter? http://zrouter.org/
It looked like a very promising project for some time but now seems a little stale. Could just be my impression.Steve
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I have a GuruPlug laying around. It's also an ARM box, with two gigabit ports, WiFi, eSata, etc:
CPU 1.2 GHz ARM Marvell Kirkwood 6281 (ARM9E) Memory 512MB SDRAM Storage 512MB NAND MicroSD Slot Connectivity USB 2.0, 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, JTAG (serial console with adapter), Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Dimensions 95 x 65 x 48.5 (mm)
Could also be a good candidate.
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The utilite box is now available for order by the general public
http://utilite-computer.com/web/order-utilite-direct
A bit of a lead time, but apparently it is actually coming. -
For not much more than the high-end Utilite, you can get a dual core Atom mITX box that has actual PCIe NICs (albeit RealTek).
Does the Utilite have PCIe NICs? Or is it off of USB 2.0 like the Pi? I have a few Pis laying around for tinkering, such as a BitTorrent Sync dongle and a Transmission/BT dongle… but I can't imagine using one as a Firewall/IDF/IPS.
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Looks like they're not USB connected:
Steve
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I'm not very impressed by this but it is a tiny computer with an Intel processor that you might be able to get pfSense running on instead of waiting on an ARM port.
http://linuxgizmos.com/intel-launches-arduino-compatible-galileo-board/
http://www.intel.com/support/galileo/index.htm
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Looks like a good low power board for people who value power efficiency over out-right performance.
Although this would be a no-go for me: Processor — Intel Quark X1000 SoC @ 400MHz
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I'm not very impressed by this but it is a tiny computer with an Intel processor that you might be able to get pfSense running on instead of waiting on an ARM port.
http://linuxgizmos.com/intel-launches-arduino-compatible-galileo-board/
http://www.intel.com/support/galileo/index.htm
If it's combatting the arduino, it's not going to be very powerful. comparable to the ARM m# series IP.
in comparison, routers are usually based on A# series IP