Forgot to mention that I have been using pfense on several old machines for the past 3 years already at this non-profit.  But I haven't been using packages due to the lack of reliability of said packages.  (mostly seen in the install phase).

This forum is awesome  :) I will try to provide a more precise descripition of the scenario.

Gotcha! I'm sold with the 4GB then. Thanks for the help.

@kklouzal:

I purchased the exact same card a while back when I got all new hardware to build a state of the art PF box. Should have done my homework beforehand. Now I wait with the card in the PCIe slot, checking every couple months for a new update to pfsense/FreeBSD that brings AC1900 support! T_T

Unfortunately the idea around here is 'wireless sucks, get an AP'

Yeah… WiFi tends to require proprietary drivers unavailable to FreeBSD.

Have you considered an appliance from pfsense?

https://www.pfsense.org/products/product-family.html

My new router over at https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=115795.0 (Shuttle DS67U) has a Skylake G3885U, and it works nicely (apart from the expected Wireless compatibility issues ;) )

@stk1987:

lol wow its always the easy think i miss lol . Went into the BIOS and they were disabled wow i feel stupid lol :-[. thanks for the help
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no worries! Happens to the best of us!

@garyd9:

@robertfranz:

Supermicro is normally rock solid though - I'm sure you'll be happy with it.

Never got around to rma'ing it since I discovered the joys of the 2u short depth form factor.

I need to be able to rack and the 2u is tons more expansion friendly than 1u.

I don't have a rack to put rackable stuff in.  If I ever get one (do they sell 1/3 height racks?), I might transplant this machine into a rackable case.

I have to tell you (and anyone else who listens) that this machine is awesome.  Not as awesome as the 2758, of course, but for $60 (US) less than the 2758, it's still really nice.  The thing is WAYYYY overkill for what I'm using it for, but that's okay.  Too much processor power and memory is always better than not enough!

I ended up putting a tiny 40mm x 10mm  fan in the box that spins at a mere 3500 RPM (which makes it impossible to hear from 2 feet away.)  The 4 core temps stay between 40 and 48 degrees celsius, and that's in an area that has an ambient temp of around 30 C.  I'm sure if I put more than 1/2 second of thought into it, I could probably keep the thing cooler, but 40-50C is well within spec for that board/processor.  (Just plopping a 120mm fan on the top of the case running at a very slow speed would probably make a huge difference.)

My biggest problem now is that I feel like I need to pay for a higher uplink speed in order to properly make use of this thing. :)

they do sell 12U and 24U rack enclosures, if you have the room:

https://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-SR12UB-Enclosure-Capacity/dp/B0043WF9E8

Thank you so much,

I just added AT&F&C1&D2E0S0=0 as init string, the modem works with /dev/cuaU0.0

Solved!!!

Have you confirmed the pfsense settings are the same as the PIA client?

I usually stick everything in the advanced options instead of configuring it in the UI.

Specifically I would check for MTU settings. I found that with my old provider it was better not to have them set.

Thanks :)

I tried what jimp suggest on my pfsense 2.2.6 and creating was mirror was very easy like He said from install menu just select 2 disk for geom mirror and then proceed with quick install.  Then replacing failed drive could be done from GUI without the need of CLI.

My question is after the mirror was made during the install and pfsense is up and running, is it the the same way to enable trim like it was on single ssd drive ?

Meaning reboot in single use mode and do: /sbin/tunefs -t enable /
                                                                    /sbin/reboot

or is done different way on geom mirrored drives ?

@WebSpider:

@Paint:

I have a MiniITX board with dual intel NICs

Do you have any figures on power usage? Power usage is one of the reasons I chose this setup, combined with routing power, as it will be connected to 500mb/500mb fiber uplink.

I am running at cMAX (turbo) for this processor. My z-wave device is reporting 12-14W of usage. I also just added a mini PCI card from Jetway with 2x Intel i350 ethernet ports: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=113610.msg643350#msg643350

I added a Jetway Mini-PCIe Intel i350 ADMPEIDLB 2x Gigabit adapter to this machine.
The em(4) freebsd driver used with the on-board 2x Intel 82574 adapters would cause watchdog timeouts every 2-3 days.

The Intel i350 ADMPEIDLB 2x Gigabit adapter uses the igb driver, which is much more stable.
I ran some iperf tests from my HTPC - which also has a 4x i350 Intel Ethernet adapter in it - and my laptop (wireless AC) at the same time. I was able to fully saturate both adapters to gigabit speeds while also maintaining my 150/150 outbound WAN. For my setup, this adapter works perfectly!

I ordered the ADMPEIDLB board for $75 + s/h directly from Jetway. They have 3 more in stock, I believe (talk to Angel on the phone, tell them Josh sent you if you want one).
http://www.jetwayipc.com/content/?ADMPEIDLB_3450.html

I updated my thread with my loader.conf.local and sysctl.conf settings: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=113610.msg637025#msg637025

To install the board, I removed one of the 6 UART COM ports that this machine originally came with. I was able to route the wires through that hole and Velcro the board (without the PCI bracket) to the side of the machine. Looks pretty good for a home built machine, if you ask me!

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@Paint:

@mafiosa:

how do i set uart 0 to work as default console port?

Can you please run this command via the console CLI or SSH?

dmesg | grep uart

Since your output from this command is:

uart0: <16550 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0

Please add, or create, a file /boot/loader.conf.localand add this to the contents:

comconsole_port="0x3F8" hint.uart.0.flags="0x10"

Next, go to the pfSense Web GUI. Navigate to System-> Advanced

Scroll down to the Serial Communications section and make sure your settings match the following:

Lastly, restart your pfSense box.

To confirm that your console is working, please run the following command via SSH or Console CLI:

dmesg | grep console

If this was successful, the output should look something like this:

[2.3.3-DEVELOPMENT][root@pfSense.lan]/root/scripts: dmesg | grep console uart0: console (115200,n,8,1) sc0: <system console=""> at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300></system>

If you still cannot connect via serial, you are probably using the wrong serial cable setup. I am using the following on my pfSense machine:
DB9 Female / DB9 Female Null Modem Mini Adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7507825604/
USB to RS232 DB9 Serial Male Converter Adapter Cable with FTDI: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QUZY4JC/

That would be a nice feature. Bring an interface "administratively" down so that the LEDs stop blinking too and the physical link status breaks. Like cisco equipment.

Ruckus is a bit over the top for a regular home user, except you source your equipment from eBay and such. So did I.

For the average home: xclaim wireless (a Ruckus company)
regular 802.3af PoE, stand alone OR cloud controller OR App configuration, some of Ruckus' Magic, small, cheap.
Only 3 models available: single band, dual-band and AC.
Officially no Beamflex but AC has beam-steering in the standard anyways.

I could be wrong, but last year i have rebuild a x700 for pfSense,
and i can't remember that i changed or updated the Bios.
The should work with the original Bios ( i think).
Also, on this blog, there's is no mention of changing or updating the Bios :
http://www.copyerror.com/2012/10/18/watchguard-firebox-x500-pfsense-hack/

Grtz
DeLorean