[fedora-arm] Simple routing device advice (mildly OT)

[Peter Robinson]

> I'm shopping around for a device to provide basic routing and firewall
> functions.
>
> The goal is to provide remote access to an IP camera through satellite
> internet connection.  To keep the camera and link from getting buried or
> abused, I want to limit access to connections from a particular /25. If
> using a dynamic IP, the satellite modem uses NAT and does not offer firewall
> or port forwarding capability.  If using a static IP, a public IP is routed
> directly to the inside device, without a firewall.
>
> I'm thinking a small multipurpose ARM device would be a cost effective
> solution.  Any problems that can't be resolved via ssh will be dealt with by
> post or remote hands, so it must be fairly reliable, not require user
> intervention to survive power cycles, etc.  I'd like a dual Ethernet device,
> but a USB nic could do.  There will need to be a case or finished chassis of
> some sort, preferably one that could protect that second NIC from accidental
> disconnection or tampering.
>
> Is there anything on the market that fits the bill, or am I better off with
> some OpenWRT supported consumer router, or maybe something else?

Probably the closest to your needs at the moment will be the Utilite
[1] as it has models with dual NICs and a case. At the moment the
support in Fedora is basic but I'm working to improve that before the
release of F-21.

Peter

[1] http://utilite-computer.com/web/utilite-models