• NIC swap help

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    Now in this case it is not the "size" that matters :-) The size of the PCB depends on the component density of the cards and the ideas of the engineers designing the circuit. The front of the cards is most often interchangeable with a full-size and half-size adapter plate. Hmmm, if I remember correctly we have already talked about the right source of purchase above. Amazon is not a typical quality hardware retailer site. I'm glad you resolved the issue without community help.
  • XL710TF4 sfp+

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    It doesn't show at all in pciconf or it just shows up as a 'none' entry? If it doesn't show at all then a newer driver will not help. Steve
  • This topic is deleted!

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  • Sunix serial PCIe driver - close but no banana

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    What? (smells like spam) Edit: Yup!
  • SolarFlare SFN5122F

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    You only need to add the line to /boot/loader.conf.local. The standard file, /boot/loader.conf, may get overwritten. Steve
  • ProtectCli FW4B SpeedTest low

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    Ok, so basically still DHCP for what counts for throughput. So what does top -aSH show when you are testing? I imagine it will show at least 1 CPU core at 100% but it will also show what processes are using the CPU cycles. Steve
  • Hardware for small site (outpost)

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    Or you can find a J3160 cpu barebone on aliexpress.com which usually costs around $200(with the shipping fee to US. Just an example) with 4 intel LAN and slightly better Passmark score. Or AMD RX-427BB 2nd hand on ebay.com like HP T730 or DFI DT122 with higher power consumption and more powerful cpu.
  • Network Interface Help

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    Well assuming those cards did not fail, as we have seen some fake Intel cards do, then there should not be a problem. You might want to look for OEM NICs from Dell, HP, IBM etc which use Intel chipsets and are much more likely to be genuine. Of course if getting hardware is difficult that just use whatever you have, it can probably be made to work. Steve
  • Bricked SG2440

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    Yes, unfortunately it's almost impossible to get data from the eMMC if the board has failed completely. The one thing you might try is resetting the NVRAM. That presents in the same way, Coreboot fails to POST, the status LED remains red. To reset the NVRAM on the SG-series desktop model follow these steps: Remove power from the system. Remove the case and orient the system with the Ethernet ports facing you. Locate the NVRAM reset jumper located just the left of the CPU heatsink. On early models it is labelled J8, on later models it is labelled J10. Only one of the two will have pins and the jumper present. Move the jumper from pins 1 & 2 to pins 2 & 3. Power the system on. The STATUS and SATA LEDs will light briefly then go out. Remove power, move the jumper back to it's original position and reattach the case. That was a more common issue when those boards were introduced but subsequent Coreboot updates pretty much eliminated it. You have nothing to lose by trying it though. Steve
  • A powerful 8-core from AMD: EPYC 3251

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  • pfSense on Check Point L50?

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    If it's the 1100 that looks like it's an ARM device so you won't get pfSense on there without significant development work. Steve
  • PFSense for home use with old hardware

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    Yeah, that hardware will barely notice 50Mbps. You could easily put all of it in a VPN. And run packages. The only downside is they are power hungry and hence often loud. It will be quite old as well so reliability could be a factor. Steve
  • [As Good As Solved!] Watchguard Firebox Arm/Disarm LED

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    Yes, I only have a firebox X750e, so I only make this widget for my usage :) But don't hesitate to make a pull request if you want add more compatibility
  • Move firewall to different hardware

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    No. You need to complete the install as normal and then setup enough so you can access the webgui. Then import the old config from Diag > Backup/Restore. It is possible to import a confug during the install but you need to have it on a USB drive passed through VBox as you suggested: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/automatically-restore-during-install.html#configuration-from-usb-during-install The recover config option you are using there in the installer is for recovering a config from the drive you are installing to. If you needed to re-install an existing firewall for example. Steve
  • LACP not working - Mikrotik Switch

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    That's broken, but it's Mikrotik. What happens if you get the LACP up but go down to one link?
  • Anyone using a Firebox X550e/X750e/X1250e for pfsense…

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    What size CF card is it? What are you planning to use it for? All of those boxes are now so old that I would not consider them reliable at this point. I went through 3 at home that all started misbehaving eventually. Steve
  • Why do I get AES-NI CPU Crypto: Yes (inactive)?

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    @Rico said in Why do I get AES-NI CPU Crypto: Yes (inactive)?: System > Advanced > Miscellaneous > Cryptographic Hardware > AES-NI CPU-based Acceleration Hit SAVE and reboot pfSense. -Rico Thank you!
  • fortigate 600c pfsense nasıl yüklenir

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    @sayin1974 said in fortigate 600c pfsense nasıl yüklenir: fortigate wants to charge a lot for the license. can i install pfsense on this device? Probably not. Or not in any useful way. You will not be able to use any of the ASIC connected ports as they use proprietary code. That is most of them. Steve
  • Intel i340-t4 nic not recognised - help?

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    Yeah, interesting. 0x1509 - Quad port EEPROM-less Device ID (Default) 1 0x150E - Quad port 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet controller, x4 PCIe, copper. So no EEPROM, or not readable, on the OPs card. Maybe it's damaged or missing. Or a jumper got moved etc. Steve
  • Install pfsense on out-of-license Kerio Control box

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    @haywooj thanks, will give it a try
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