[ale] Suggestion for ARM box with 3-4+ PCI-based ethernets?

[JD]

Check out http://www.pcengines.ch/alix.htm
I have doubts that GigE speeds can be supported by low-powered hardware, but I
do not know.

Hopefully, someone else with more success doing higher speed connections will
chime in.

On 05/21/2013 12:20 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Alers,
> 
> I'm looking for something to replace my existing dd-wrt router (or at
> least to separate out my router functionality from my Wifi capability).
> I'm looking for an arm box (I want the very low power use of an ARM),
> but I want ethernet via PCI (or on-chip), not through the USB Bus like
> on many ARM boxes, due to speed requirements.  I'm looking for at least
> 3 10/100/1000 ethernet ports because I want to support multiple WANs,
> some of which might exceed 100mbps.
> 
> So, suggestions?  My understanding is that the RPi's ethernet is via
> USB.  Cubieboard is only 10/100.  I haven't looked around at other ARM
> systems.
> 
> I'd be willing to use non-ARM if it can get down to the 10-15W power
> profile.  I'd even be willing to swap over to a "real router" if I can
> get the price point down, but last I checked a Cisco of sufficient speed
> and ports would cost me several hundred dollars.
>