Hmm, what's the go-to option for basic Linux firewall hardware now, here on the European continent? PCEngines is quitting the business, and there's always a bit of a gap between that and full-on embedded Intel Atom or AMD hardware.
Like a Unifi Dream Machine, arm64, but generic, somewhere around €300-400 ex VAT? 🤔
I know I can use refurbished hardware, but I would like a simple 1U rackmount that I can still by a version of 3-5 years from now, without having to sink €700+ on Atom C3000 kit, like we do for the higher end.
For #redundancy via #CARP just choose two identical nodes and have them connect directly to each other via a dedicaded NIC/Port using a patch- or direct-attach-cable...