VPN service, Proxy, etc. What does etc. really means? Squid, Snort, ClamAV, pfBlockerNG, SARG, SquidGuard and DPI on top? It makes a huge difference. or I can run VMware esxi 6 using board, and install pfsense on the host and WAN port will be connected to my modem. Why, I would install pfSense natively on that board and then it will be enough for all your requirements. For ~$65 more if you are able to get it sorted take and go with the C2758 one.

The advice from cmb solved my issue. I just had to check the box for powerd. I haven't had any hardware stability trouble with my MB (Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 Mini-ITX DDR4 Motherboard GA-Z170N-WIFI).  I got this motherboard because of its form factor (mini-itx), but also because it was the only Skylake compatible board with two intel nics on board that I could find. The only trouble I have is driver support with FreeBSD.  Wifi isn't recognized, and the intel nics were just recently supported in the 2.3 beta.

That's a nice build you got there. To answer your questions Intel Pro PT NICS are awesome but I would personally suggest not buying more ports than you physically need since unused ports occupy system addressing and memory resources and remain IDLE. Additionally, if not needed, I would disable the onboard LAN since it as well as other onboard devices are CPU controlled. NIC cards like the Pro PT cards incorporate their own controllers which provide better performance. Also I wouldn't worry about naming since pfsense will do this automatically and unless changed during setup will assign em0 and em1 to pcie 1 and pcie 2 in that order if NIC cards are put into them. The caviat is that if you don't put a card into pcie 1 but put a card into pcie 2, the card in pcie 2 will be named em0. 2 Side suggestions I would make is consider potential reuse of the parts if you upgraded the router and choosing a board that is  upgradable for reusability with things like and upgradeable CPU and dual channel memory would be great features for a desktop. External power is also a great consideration since, internal PSU's generate heat and inside small cases for this purposes, heat is often trapped inside due lack of good ventilation. So, based on my suggestion above I chose the Intel DQ77KB for my new build. Im going to supply a link here that illustrates a thin mini-itx board that is externally powered. Personally its a good choice but you buy what you like. Again, just showing you something with external power that is value priced and gives you upgradability. http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BLKDH61AG-Thin-Motherboard-DH61AG/dp/B00G9EXYLS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459610896&sr=8-1&keywords=thin+mini-itx If you end up going with a externally powered board, two considerations apply since they use what is basically a laptop charger as a power source. 1st consideration is buying one that supply the required power needed by the board. 2nd is ensuring that the plug that goes into the motherboard is the same inner and outer diameter needed by the motherboard. These are easy to check on and are a must to do since there are so many of these types of chargers on the market.

No, 'ifconfig -a' does not show the missing interface. :(

As promised, here is a few pics of my new build. I should point out that, I've got it running but since decided to order a Samsung 840 Evo 3D NAND MSATA SSD to use instead of the standard SSD. I'm also waiting for a few 40x40x20mm case fans to come in the mail as well as a PCIE riser to install my Dell DRAC5 remote management card. Lastly I need to modify the lid for the CPU fan because when the lid is on, it sits perfectly against the fan without bulging it and stops it from being able to pull in air. Should I do slots or cut a circle and put a filtered grill on it? I did go into the bios and modified the CPU fan from 20% minimum duty / 100% maximum duty to 70% min / 100% max. With the default my CPU was average 43C and with the new it average 32C. [image: 20160401_202558.jpg] [image: 20160401_202558.jpg_thumb] [image: 20160401_202616.jpg] [image: 20160401_202616.jpg_thumb]

Thanks. I have been trying but I've run into a dead end at the moment. Hopefully someone will give me a lead in the thread that I have open. Glad that you got your issue solved.

That looks like quite a board! If FreeBSD (and by extension, pfSense) starts supporting ARM, LOTS of things become possible. Exciting times, these are!

@Diler: Intel NIC - RTL NIC (I'm using this RTL on my other home server for 5 years now under pfSense. I had no problem with speed and stabillity. The speed was always very close to the HW max.) You're the only one who likes Realtek NICs.

@BBcan177: IMG_2649.jpg Will that keyboard come with it?  :) no.

That's not something we'd charge an incident for. Get in touch via support once you've gathered what data you can.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/201606#Schedule-1 https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/715262054832033792

This will be mainly just for firewall, NAT and OpenVPN between his house in California and mine in Texas. Pending on this it would be enough to go with an PC Engines APU2D4 or Jetway N2930 based device. Jetway N2930 ~$250 (board case & PSU) 8 GB RAM ~$40 mSATA 32 GB ~$40 All in all ~$330 PC Engines APU1D4 ~220 € with pre-installed pfSense PC Engines APU2C4 ~190 € (board, case & PSU) (AES-NI) mSATA 32 GB ~40 € WiFi ~40 € All in all ~270 € up with but I am in an area Google is deploying gigabit which makes me think the N3150 would allow for more speed. Good luck to you for both.

I ended up ordering a ZOTAC ZBOX RI531 with 16GB of RAM and 120GB SSD. Thanks for all of your input.

@Perforado: smartctl -S on -s on -a /dev/[DEVICE] enables smart and shows all smart values I figured it out. I had to use the command prompt and type in the code you provided. Its all tuned on now. Ty so much. +1 Karma for you Perforado!!! 8)

Thanks for the detailed reply. I will work through these items and come back around Monday as I'm out of town. Just quickly though: I'm using the ADI community version as documented here: https://netgate.com/docs/rcc-ve-2440/pfsense.html I am doing this on the LAN interface only What I will do is run the test with pf disabled so that it's not working any rules. It shouldn't as I don't have any on the LAN. regards, Cybertoy

Maybe. Chipset would be nice to know. Also: Post dmesg Please. @devs: Does the pfsense-FreeBSD-kernel support alpm (Agressive Link Power Management)?

Hey Dave, sorry its been a while. thanks for response above. Just because I do not have time on my side, I am thinking of buying from the pfsense store. If I get the SG-2440, https://store.pfsense.org/SG-2440/, that should cater to my needs for the next couple of years. I will turn the wireless off on my modem, and have it just as a bridge between the DSL line and the SG-2440, i.e. Modem - ADSL in Modem - LAN out SG-2440 - WAN In SG-2440 - LAN out - will be my actual devices Do you think this will work out for me. Cheers for the help.