On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:31:21 -0700
Gregory Nowak <greg@???> wrote:

> I think the subject makes my question clear enough, but I'll provide
> some background. The x86_64 machine I'm currently using as a
> router/freenet node/i2p node has some components which are on the
> brink of failing, the mobo seems to be one of those. So, I'm looking
> at what to replace it with, and it seems like the raspberry pi 2b
> should do most if not all of what I want nicely, and for a small
> price. I am considering what I would run on it, and naturally raspbian
> is my first choice, since I'm already very familiar with debian.

Have you considered IPFire ? It is a firewall distribution, derived from IPCop, and they have a stable 2.15 release that runs on the RaspberryPI B (NOT B+) and an Alpha 2.17 that runs on the B+.

http://wiki.ipfire.org/en/hardware/arm/rpi/one-b

Cheers,

Ron.
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