[talk] cheapest/smallest ARM device w/ethernet?

Edward Capriolo edlinuxguru at gmail.com
Fri Mar 18 11:28:10 EDT 2016


"Just looking for something small to stash at some remote sites to be able
to run iperf tests, perhaps terminate a very low-traffic openvpn tunnel,
etc."

::Tracing ethernet wire::

This wire leads into a wall and does not come out the other side.The link
light is still on. Punch down sheet rock..server! WTF

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Thomas Levine <_ at thomaslevine.com> wrote:

> Hmm what about something with a SATA controller? Or a separate SATA
> controller. I want it to have space for at least two devices, preferably
> more like like seven.
>
> I have a bunch of small laptop hard drives that I don't use because I
> only ever have space for one hard drive in my laptop. They could make
> a good server for backups.
>
> On 15 Mar 18:42, Mark Saad wrote:
> >
> > > On Mar 15, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Charles Sprickman <spork at bway.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > There seem to be a number of folks here with an interest in the Pi and
> other little ARM hobby boards.
> > >
> > > Any recommendations on a FreeBSD-friendly device that’s very cheap and
> has built-in ethernet?  Or a combo USB ethernet + ARM board that’s
> well-tested?
> > >
> > > Just looking for something small to stash at some remote sites to be
> able to run iperf tests, perhaps terminate a very low-traffic openvpn
> tunnel, etc.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Charles
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> > Charles
> >
> > Beagle bone black rev c . About the size of a pack of cigarettes.
> Adafruit has a nice plastic case too .  It's a arm v7 512m with onboard
> 100m nic , micro sd , on board flash . Runs FreeBSD , openbsd , and netbsd .
> >
> > https://www.adafruit.com/products/1278
> >
> >
> > Mark saad | mark.saad at ymail.com
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