Depending on the Internet connection speed, what about using a USB to Ethernet adapter as your second NIC? I believe people are using them with the Pi for firewall applications. I *think* the Ethernet port on the Pi has a USB internal interface - at least it connects to the same chip the USB ports connect to.
I have a Raspberry Pi at home and another at work. I just checked, they've both been up 275 days, so reliability is certainly not an issue. On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > > > > My interest was the possibility that the Pi 2 might be good/stable/capable > enough to serve as an embedded device for pfSense (free FreeBSD-based > firewall akin to Tomato or DD-WRT). I had not looked up through yesterday, > but in digging on it more, it only has the 1 NIC, which makes it not as > useful for this for me. I see how Curt is using another compact style, > single NIC ATOM-based unit for this very same thing, but being a single > NIC, either the LAN packets or the WAN packets have to be trunked with a > VLAN using a physical smartswitch that supports VLANs (most of the times, > kinda pricey, and overkill, for most small offices – at least ~$100+ just > for an entry-level 8-port unit and rarely available off-the-shelf in retail > outlets). I suppose one could use a USB-based NIC to add a second one. > > > > The need here is minimally a NIC for LAN and a NIC for WAN/Internet (like > you see on consumer-grade Netgear and Linksys Internet routers in the > office supply stores or a Best Buy). The plus for pfSense is that a) it’s > FREE, and b) it brings with it enterprise-grade networking functions. I > know I can always turn to a multi-NIC version of an ATOM-based unit similar > to what Curt’s using, but was hoping the dirt cheap and ultra-compact > RasPi2 might be suitable for this. While pfSense may be overkill for most > small offices, everywhere I’ve ever deployed it became AND remained a much > less problematic client’s site! :) > > > > Obviously, the notion is mostly a novelty one for me at this point, as for > a business critical item such as an Internet router, most, if not all > businesses would just pay whatever for whatever gets the job done. But, > typically, short of having to special order compact ATOM-based units like > the one Curt’s using, pfSense would be setup with consumer-grade PC > hardware (and older hardware at that), or virtualized, but neither of these > approaches is conducive to a small office with a tiny, wall-mounted “IT > area” on the side-wall of the closet back by the back door or in the > kitchen. So, something like a RasPi2 would be well suited for limited space > scenarios. > > > > Mark > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Michael L > *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2015 6:21 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: RE: [nlug] I never saw this form of Windows 10 coming! > > > > Mark J. Bailey, about the FreeBSD NIC setup. > > Guess I don't yet know how to participate in the discussion. -M > > > T-mobile. America's First Nationwide 4G Network > > Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > > Michael L - who is the question directed to? > > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Michael L <[email protected]> > wrote: > > might I learn more about your interesting possibility? > Mike > > T-mobile. 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