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ASRock NUC BOX-1115G4 Good choice for home FW ?

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    orconomix
    last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 7:10 PM

    Hello.

    I have been looking around for a cheap and small mini PC i can use to make a pfsense fw.
    I would prefer a PC from a reputable brand.
    I would like the pfsense box to have at least one 2.5GBE port.
    There seems to be a variety of mini PCs from some chinese brands like hunsn that have 4 x 2.5GBE ports.
    I also ran into a mini PC by asrock...

    https://www.newegg.com/asrock-nuc-box-1115g4/p/N82E16856158075

    I was wondering if the 2.5GBE NIC would work with pfsense.

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      bingo600 @orconomix
      last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 7:23 PM

      @orconomix

      IMHO two interfaces is to few for a firewall

      /Bingo

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      pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

      QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
      CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
      LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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        orconomix
        last edited by Mar 28, 2022, 9:18 AM

        The amount of interfaces is enough for me.
        What i am concerned about is the 2.5GBE interface.
        Not sure if and how well it is supported by pfsense at the moment.

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by Mar 28, 2022, 11:50 AM

          Looks like it's an i225-LM so it should be supported:
          https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/RELENG_2_6_0/sys/dev/igc/if_igc.c#L54

          Steve

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