[NTLUG:Discuss] Network hardware for Ubuntu

[Christopher Cox]

On 09/11/2018 10:19 PM, Christopher Cox wrote:
> On 09/10/2018 10:45 PM, Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> Looking for an 8-port bare metal platform to run Ubuntu on as a
>> firewall/router.  Having difficulty determining what to query for.  Any
>> suggestions for this?  Right now we use an Axiomtek NA-330 but looking for
>> alternatives.
>
> Is there a size constraint?   I mean, you can do a lot with a good ole 1U server
> and most will come now with 2 to 4 onboard 1Gbit NICs, you could add 8 more
> (total of 10 to 12).  If that's an option.

If you have the money and want something really fast and quiet and small: 
http://airtop-pc.com/product/airtop-s/