I am building a replacement router/firewall for home use and am soliciting suggestions/commentary/alternatives on the components below.
I've heard good things on the list about Supermicro boards; any surprises with their Atom D510 embedded boxes? Looks like em(4) support, which I believe is is another plus. Ignoring performance, are there any reasons not to run amd64 on a D510? I was planning to use an SSD in the 32 GB size range, but the archives indicate we don't have TRIM support yet. Though this obviously isn't a showstopper to usage, am I better off getting an older-generation SSD that doesn't require TRIM, or perhaps hold off on SSDs until the tech is more mature? Finally, I want this box to act as wireless AP, and hope to have out-of-the-box 802.11n support (when eventually available). I've read that run(4) is a solid chipset in this regard; any other suggestions? Thanks. --david
