[dorkbotpdx-blabber] [WANTED] Managed Ethernet switch

[Adam Hunt]

I'm trying to replace my aging WRT54GS that's beginning to die with a "real" pfSense firewall. I have a little Dell desktop that'll run everything just fine but it only has a single Ethernet interface and no PCI slots. A firewall with a single interface isn't much good to anyone. What was recommended to me is to use a managed switch with VLAN support so that I can assign one of the ports to my WAN and use the remaining ports as I wish.

I know I can buy a small managed switch for only $60 but I'm a little strapped for cash at the moment and thought I might be able to find someone with something that'll work for me and that's just taking up space gathering dust in someones garage.

Thanks.

Adam

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Hunt <vox...@gmail.com> writes:

Adam> I'm trying to replace my aging WRT54GS that's beginning to
Adam> die with a "real" pfSense firewall. I have a little Dell desktop
Adam> that'll run everything just fine but it only has a single
Adam> Ethernet interface and no PCI slots. A firewall with a single
Adam> interface isn't much good to anyone. What was recommended to me
Adam> is to use a managed switch with VLAN support so that I can
Adam> assign one of the ports to my WAN and use the remaining ports as
Adam> I wish. I know I can buy a small managed switch for only $60
Adam> but I'm a little strapped for cash at the moment and thought I
Adam> might be able to find someone with something that'll work for me
Adam> and that's just taking up space gathering dust in someones
Adam> garage. Thanks. Adam

Would you be interested in a Soekris 4521?

http://soekris.com/products/net4521.htm


--
Russell Senior, President
rus...@personaltelco.net
_______________________________________________
dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list
dorkbotpd...@dorkbot.org
http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber

[Adam Hunt]

I hadn't thought of something like that. What do you want for it?

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Hunt <vox...@gmail.com> writes:

Adam> I hadn't thought of something like that. What do you want for
Adam> it?

The most recent sale on ebay was $11. That was back in february.
Given depreciation, how about $10? Comes with a case and a CF card.
If you want an atheros miniPCI wifi radio, or some pcmcia 200 mW
802.11b radios, I can toss those in as well. You'd need to supply
your own pigtail/antenna (i think) for wifi to work.