• Uptime 861 Days

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    @podilarius:

    I was on 2.0-Release for 720 days before upgrade to 2.1-Release (for IPv6 and CARP cluster). It is on a Supermicro server. Running solid!!!

    That's a nice run! I've avoided updates, upgrades, as many changes as possible, disabling NAT reflection on any UDP traffic like DNS, keeping the fans and mb clean, good equipment room temp, stable power, and no log writing to flash.

  • Proper converter for an IDE DOM

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    Yes.  512meg RAM.

  • Another Hardware Help Thread

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    The HyperX 4 GB Kit euphoricaries linked is normal DDR3 RAM.
    Please make sure you buy SODIMM like the one vg8open linked or it will not fit the Intel DQ77KB board.

  • Minipci ethernet

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    Something cheaper on Ebay. No idea what chipset they are and listed as 'untested' though.  ::)
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/161053026051

    Or this one from the same seller which is listed as new as is a Commell MP-541, an Intel 82541PI chipset which should work:
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/160949938747

    Twice the NICs for only $2 more!
    www.ebay.com/itm/110729327340

    Obviously never tried it myself though.  ;)

    Steve

  • PC Engines APU.1B CPU Temperature

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    I got the 63C on a real running Windows Server 2008R2 using http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
    Of course that software is not going to run so well on pfSense/FreeBSD  ;)

  • Hardware Requirement- RAM question

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    Depending on how much bandwidth you've got, that box may get crushed and RAM has nothing to do with it.

  • VPN throughput VIA C7 1200 Mhz. Upgrade to 1500 MHz worth?

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    @maurer:

    GA-C1037UN-EU is capable of 900mbps firewalling.
    http://www.superwrt.eu/cel-mai-bun-router-gigabit/ (sorry for romanian - use chrome translate)
    our bigget ISP in Romania is offering 500mbps at 11 euro and 1000 mbps for 14 euro (49 lei and 59 lei)
    I'm very curious also on it's vpn capabilities - will try to ask the owner
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    LE: he doesn't have the capabilities to test openvpn for now

    Hello, sorry for not updating the post series regarding this DIY gigabit ethernet router,
    the sistem seems to be extremely stable but i did not do any heavy traffic through it..

    00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev c4) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06) 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06) 03:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 41)

    Did not include a CPU graph because its stable at 2-3 %.

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  • What are some cardbus or pcmcia nics supported by pfsense?

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  • New low power build (which cpu)

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    @tirsojrp:

    I live in the Caribbean, summer is all year long.  I am planning to mod…

    Get one of them high horsepower large cockroaches in the wheel running that thing, cheap on power and an abundance of them down there ;)

  • ASUS PCE-N53

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    @RBS_Vader:

    Thanks for reply, folks! I'll try, but, perhaps, external AP will be better solution in my project.

    An external AP is almost always a better solution.

  • Will pfSense Allow Me To Build A Dream Out Of This Network Nightmare??

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    1.  I don't really need a static IP at this point.  I do have future plans to assign a domain name to my IP. That's why I have it in place now.

    2.  I have updated the http://sjfm.us/temp/WiFiGrid.jpg graphic to reflect how things are wired.  A Cat5e wire brings the grid into my shop and is hooked to the Linksys RV082 router.

    3.  We're talking at least 40 cameras..  All static IP, all hardwired into the grid.  All but 3 or so are of the 10.1.10.xxx subnet.  The 3 (or so) are of the 192.168.20.xxx subnet.

    Hope this clarifies things a bit…

    Thanx again for the replies..

    Michale

  • Need suggestion on proposed build

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    The D2500CCE is quite widely supported and well used. Your requirements are well within it's capabilities. You won't need anything like 8GB of ram if you're not running squid or snort.

    Steve

  • Android Phone WAN USB Tether

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    Having just Googled it I'm not sure it can be done, at least not in any rational way.  ;)
    It's a shame, you used to be able to do it will Windows Mobile devices.

    Steve

  • FINALLLLYYY! 10x GBE nic 2x lan 8x wan mega machine.

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    I simply dont get why you need that kind of hardware to the small traffic load that you see on the system…. ??

    All my clients see this from their virtual desktop and VPS'.

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  • Future Release support for Infiniband

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    @Aluminum:

    @_Adrian_:

    @Aluminum:

    the 32 port QDR switches are amazingly cheap though loud

    I got 2 FDR (56 IB/40 GbE) + 1 EN (40 GbE only) which are all dual port and pci 3.0 along with several 100' fiber links for <$900. Still cheaper than the copper X540-T2 10GbE buildout I was considering, yet faster :) Switches are currently cheaper too if I decide to go that route. They all can use SFP+ 10GbE modules with a QSFP plug adapter as well. They might(?) even be able to fan out to quad 10GbE links but not sure how that works.

    Sounds close to my setup.  I'm running 3 ConnectX-2 VPI cards.  I'm considering a DDR switch, but the noise and power consumption is unwelcome.  In addition, I still need to figure out how to bridge my ethernet in some logical way which those switches will not aid in.  I would like to see pfsense utilized for that bridge, but its just not there nor does it seem to be on the minds of the programers.  I'm still learning infiniband, so I'm not sure how much help I will be other than to test configurations.

  • APC PowerChute / BackUPS 650

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    There's now an apcupsd package as well that might work better for you.

    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,70830.0.html

    Steve

  • PfSense on Firebox X550e: A few questions

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    I could drill a new hole, but I would rather just fill up on of the existing ones - but thanks for the thoughts.

  • How to use more power?

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    Ha! Brilliant thread, the opposite question to so many others.  ;D

    Just trying to think back on what I might have advised people to use less power and reverse that. None of it really makes sense though.
    You could enable device polling for a huge hit on the CPU and if you're lucky you might see a fractional decrease in latency.  ::)

    You could run some virus scanning in the proxy.

    To be honest if it was me I'd just swap out that power hungry CPU for a miserly C2D. Even a Celeron, I have a 440 here you could have that has a far lower TDP (35W vs 105W). Of course the Celeron will be far more pushed and the C2Q barely idling, it'd be interesting to see how they stacked up power wise.

    Steve

  • Hardware sanity check

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    @daniev:

    @malexios:

    Is there a different motherboard that you would recommend?

    How about this:

    http://www.logicsupply.com/components/motherboards/intel-core/nf9g-qm77/

    and for more LAN ports:

    http://www.logicsupply.com/ade4inlang/

    I used to use a lot of Jetway gear but had a higher-than-average number of defective parts.  I ended up swapping them out to branch offices until they failed or we moved to larger buildings where direct connectivity was an option.

    Are you planning on using CARP to provide redundancy?  If so, I'd probably be OK with the Jetway boxes.

  • Gigabit ExpressCard (Cardbus) card under pfSense

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    @Aluminum:

    All the ones I've seen so far tend to use realjunk or another random chipset. Yet to see any with a chipset I'd want, particularly intel.

    Been keeping my eye open because its easy to find a relatively cheap business laptop with expresscard and 1 intel NIC built in. (e.g. many thinkpads)

    So far the closest thing I've seen are jetway minicards, there is 1 port 82574L and dual port i350, so the expresscard format is obviously big enough if they used a dongle or fat end.
    It is actually interchangable with expresscard electrically (as seen here and here) but the physical space inside a laptop is the main issue :)

    If you don't mind engineering-style adapter cables and risers, you can even use a desktop nic in a laptop. Lots of interesting examples at hwtools.net that are ugly but functional, I've toyed with GPUs using a separate PSU.

    Thanks for the response.

    Interesting idea on the hwtools.net thing… I'll take a look because I've thought about hacking  the guts out of one of my old laptops and throwing it into custom case. Seen examples of people doing that... cheap way to get a nearly quite low power box and it would keep me entertained for a while!

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