You can get 4 ports j1900's for sub $100 off ali-express. If you don't care about AES-NI they do 5gbit duplex slow path l3 forwarding just fine:
If you want AES-NI then these are the Cheapest : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Minisys-4-Lan-pfsense-minipc-Intel-atom-E3845-quad-core-mini-itx-motherboard-linux-firewall-computer/32825684280.html On 9 April 2018 at 12:20, Anatoli <[email protected]> wrote: > Guys, thank you all for your recommendations. > > > I know it only has three NICs, so it's likely a non-started for the OP > > Yepp, there are a lot of nice devices with 3 NICs, but I need at least 4 > and actually I don't need more than 5. > > > > The Edgerouter 6 is going to be coming out shortly, that is what I am > holding out for to run my home network on > > I think the ER6 is going to be retailing for about $220 > > It's a nice device for the suggested price, but it's a bit expensive for > my project. I need a number of the devices, the idea is not to surpass $150. > > > > https://ru.aliexpress.com/item/QOTOM-310G4-3215U-Barebone- > mini-pc-Dual-core-4-nics-Mini-pc-Ubuntu-Industrial-desktop- > Computer/32769767156.html > > This is what I bought for similar purposes. > > It has 4 Intel Gigabit ports and their efficiency is 99%. > > Thanks Максим, looks interesting, but again it's a bit expensive. The > basic version with RAM costs about $232. > > > > apu4b4 provides 4 intel NICs: http://pcengines.ch/apu4b4.htm > > Thanks a lot Karel, I didn't know there was an apu4 board. I guess this is > the device I'm looking for. Though, there's no information on internet > about it, even the official page doesn't provide links to it, it appears > only on the order page. Was it released just recently? Can you confirm it's > working well with OpenBSD 6.2/6.3? > > Do you know where to buy it? On the official order page ( > http://www.pcengines.ch/newshop.php?c=4) it says "No stock". > > Regards, > Anatoli > > *From:* Karel Gardas > *Sent:* Sunday, April 08, 2018 09:39 > *To:* Jungle Boogie > *Cc:* Misc > *Subject:* Re: 4-ports router under $150 > > > On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 19:01:50 -0700 > jungle boogie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thus said Jordan Geoghegan on Sat, 7 Apr 2018 17:57:16 -0700 >> >>> The Edgerouter 6 is going to be coming out shortly, that is what I am >>> holding out for to run my home network on. >>> >>> >>> Just curious, why this and not amd64 bit with something like the >> pcengine apu2 board? I know it only has three NICs, so it's likely a >> > > apu4b4 provides 4 intel NICs: > > http://pcengines.ch/apu4b4.htm > > > > >
