Threat prevention and high speed Broadband
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@stephenw10
I can use my PC and change my current network card Ethernet to 1.25G Network card T-4 or 2 RJ45 and setup VM .. or I can use smaller hardware .. idk -
Since its going to sorting and filtering and AD blocking it need a 2ghz and 8gb memory to perform small home networking bandwidth
I guess I prefer to build or buy such machine rather using my pc for 24/7 pfsense tasks ..
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What CPU is in that?
Running that as a test to get some idea of the loading with your intended setup is not a bad idea. That will allow you to buy something appropriately sized later.
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i5 3ghz 64gb ram
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Ok, well that would definitely be overkill, especially if it's a recent i5.
But if you have that available to test with I would do so to get an idea of what you might need there.
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So I have to change the network card!
Which network are being more reliable? -
Use an Intel based NIC if at all possible.
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What kind I know that there are many different model!
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Something i350 based for a multiport NIC or i210/i211 will work well.
You might also check this list of OEM equivalent NICs:
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/list-of-nics-and-their-equivalent-oem-parts.20974/ -
Thank a lot I just bought a used from eBay Dell Intel Dual Port Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 JM42W Full Height hope that it works functional ..
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That should work fine.
