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List:       openbsd-arm
Subject:    Re: RPi 4 as an OpenBSD router
From:       Diana Eichert <deichert () wrench ! com>
Date:       2020-11-17 20:52:32
Message-ID: CAN-n43Pi6U+jXbBc6++0RriSrAH1yWuPZCmu15pxRD1ZUGw4MA () mail ! gmail ! com
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I know the Macchiatobin "single shot" is an entirely different price
point than devices y'all listed.  But it appears from this commit,
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=160536308709715&w=2 , it might be a
very good system.

diana

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 5:32 PM Jonathan Gray <jsg@jsg.id.au> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 10:07:33PM +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> > > From: Mihai Popescu <mihscu@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:50:07 +0200
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Do you think is practical to run RPi 4 as an OpenBSD router, one interface
> > > from the board and one from USB Ethernet adapter?
> > > I try to replace my ISP router, the connection is 300/150 Mbps down/up. It
> > > will be a router with dhcp only, pf active.
> > > If anyone is running this scenario, what usb to ethernet adapter do you
> > > use? Do I need some special measures like extra cooling, etc?
> > > Basically I need a two interface board able to route that amount of
> > > traffic. Do you have another suggestion in this price range, please?
> > > APU is out of the question, I can't afford the price.
> >
> > The RPi 4 is easy to obtain and has a decent "out-of-the-box"
> > experience, but hardware-wise it is somewhat disappointing.  Cooling
> > is an issue and the lack of eMMC means you have to use a micro-SD card
> > or external USB drive for storage.  And the RPi 4 does not support the
> > ARM AES crypto instructions which can speed up IPsec with some
> > upcoming diffs.
> >
> > Some interesting alternatives are:
> >
> > - NanoPi R2S
> >
> >   Has two Ethernet ports on the board.  The 2nd one is is ure(4), so
> >   USB though and some folks reported issues with it.  That may be a
> >   matter of using different firmware (U-Boot) though.  Cortex-A53 CPUs
> >   are slower than the Cortex-A72 found on the RPi 4.  No eMMC and the
> >   only USB port is USB-2.0.  Only 1GB of memory.
>
> They are doing a RK3399 based board with a pcie re(4) (RTL8111H) and
> optionally 4GB of memory:
> https://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_R4S
> though who knows when/if mainline U-Boot will support it.
>
> >
> > - Odroid-N2/N2+
> >
> >   Very well built board with integrated heatsink.  Supports eMMC
> >   modules for storage and has an RTC.  Quite a bit faster than the RPi
> >   4.  Slight downside is that the firmware isn't 100% open source (but
> >   neither is the BIOS on the APU).  Has 4 USB 3.0 ports.
> >
> > - Odroid-C4
> >
> >   Well-built board that comes with a good heatsink.  Supports eMMC
> >   modules.  The Cortex-A55 cores are not much slower than the
> >   Cortex-A72's on the RPi 4.  No RTC.  Has 4 USB 3.0 ports.
> >
> > - RockPro 64
> >
> >   Needs a heatsink or fan.  Supports eMMC modules.  Has an RTC, but
> >   you need to get a battery with the right wires soldered on.  Has a
> >   PCIe slot which you can use for an NVMe disk or a PCIe network
> >   interface (e.g. a cheap re(4)).  Only one USB 3.0 port.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
>


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