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Installing FreeBSD on a Soekris net5501 using PXE and dnsmasq

I’m the proud owner of a new Soekris net5501. This is a low power SBC (Single Board Computer) that I intend to use as a:

  • router,
  • firewall,
  • name server,
  • wireless access point,
  • VPN end-point,
  • PBX,
  • SMTP server,
  • IMAP server,
  • NTP server,
  • file server (both NFS and SMB),
  • UPS monitor,
  • print server,
  • database server, and
  • source control server

for my home network. My preferred operating system is FreeBSD and I’m installing the most recent stable release – 7.2.

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