What's good dedicated hardware to run OpenVPN on?

[i42]

I'm searching for dedicated piece of hardware to run OpenVPN on. I'll need something like 100Mbits each way, so nothing huge. Budget is around USD500 per, but cheaper would be nicer.

Something very stable with no moving parts.

Suggestions?

[TinCanTech]

Something new and expensive.

[openvpn_inc]

Hi i42,

Cheap embedded devices such as Raspberry Pi might lack the AES-NI hardware support for AES. That tends to make them a bad choice for openvpn. Likewise older CPUs, which might otherwise seem plenty adequate for the task, could be without AES-NI. Check CPU support for AES before you buy.

Usually something like 8 cores and 8GB RAM is good, but you might be satisfied with less.

regards, rob0

[TinCanTech]

I run openvpn server on a Windows 7 Laptop with a Celeron Chip and 3GB of RAM; A cracked and broken screen; Seven missing keys and a replacement power supply (because the old one got badly abused) and it still works.

[i42]

Hi i42,

Cheap embedded devices such as Raspberry Pi might lack the AES-NI hardware support for AES. That tends to make them a bad choice for openvpn. Likewise older CPUs, which might otherwise seem plenty adequate for the task, could be without AES-NI. Check CPU support for AES before you buy.

Usually something like 8 cores and 8GB RAM is good, but you might be satisfied with less.

regards, rob0

Thanks, rob0, I'll keep that in mind.