[ale] Well, goodbye pfSense... need some hardware recs

[James Sumners]

Answering my own question: checkout these devices someone linked in the 
Ars thread 
https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/products/application/opnsense-firewalls/intel-single-ri1101h-f-opnsense.html

On 2021-03-16 13:12, James Sumners via Ale wrote:
> Today Ars posted an article about Netgate sponsoring the addition of
> Wireguard to the FreeBSD kernel. The headline had me excited, as I use
> pfSense and would love drop the OpenVPN config on it. But reading the
> article[1] it becomes clear that Netgate did not do their due
> diligence. They seemingly were okay with committing garbage code to
> the kernel just to get a bullet point on their product. That alone is
> enough to make me look at alternatives (currently thinking opnSense).
> But reading through the comments reveals this gem --
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2021-March/006499.html
> 
> Short version: I'm definitely dropping my usage of pfSense and will
> never recommend it to anyone again.
> 
> Given that decision, I want to go ahead and replace my agent router
> hardware. Currently have a Celeron system with a spinning fan. I want
> something fanless with m.2 drive support. A wide temperature range
> rating is also ideal as my rack is technically in an unconditioned
> space.
> 
> So question: anyone know of any 1u cases <24" deep that could mount a
> PCEngines, Qotom, or other board? Bonus points for ports being front
> mounted.
> 
> My current case is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A7NBO6E. I
> could re-use it, but I'd also like to repurpose it into a Docker
> server.
> 
> 
> [1] --
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/in-kernel-wireguard-is-on-its-way-to-freebsd-and-the-pfsense-router