6 NIC Router platform

nickshore

Hi All,

Hopefully I'm ok to post this link here, we've just started selling a new router platform
on our website, and I'm pleased to tell you it makes a great pfSense box.

I've tested it with the pfSense embedded image, and as a longtime m0n0wall user I am sooo impressed. All those
extra features - you guys have worked hard !

Here's the product:
http://linitx.com/product_info.php?products_id=909

We also sell mini-ITX and wrap systems, and as a gesture of support we've added a discount voucher for you all.
Just enter 'pfSense' at the checkout to get a £20 discount on spends over £200.

Nick.

sullrich

Thats quite a neat box you have there. Any chance of donating one to the devs? :)

hoba

Very nice hardware. You should add some "ears" to make it rackmountable ;D

nickshore

@sullrich:

Thats quite a neat box you have there. Any chance of donating one to the devs? :)

hmmm maybe we could come to some arrangement

Numbski

I'm with hoba. This thing needs ears for rack mounting! :)

That's an awesome solution. I'm almost certainly picking one of them up for our data center. Very nice indeed.

sullrich

@nickshore:

hmmm maybe we could come to some arrangement

Just get in contact with us: coreteam@pfsense.com

We'll get pfSense installed, certify it then list it on our site as a supported platform.

Numbski

I suddenly have a question….

What are the dimensions of this thing? Could you fit two of them side-by-side in a 1u space? I'm just thinking failover scenario. ;)

I might just have to do some case modding....

nickshore

@Numbski:

I suddenly have a question….

What are the dimensions of this thing? Could you fit two of them side-by-side in a 1u space? I'm just thinking failover scenario. ;)

I might just have to do some case modding....

Dimensions are as on the website ;-) 161mm x 240mm x 44mm

I can't fit 2 side by side in our standard 19" rack :-(

Numbski

Hmmm…something doesn't add up ???

240 millimeters = 9.4488189 inches

9.4488189 x 2 = 18.8976378

18.8976378 < 19

I know I suck at math, but how exactly does it not fit in your standard 19" rack? :P

Unless your 19" rack isn't 19". What does that make it then? :D

trendchiller

any chance to plug in a normal PCI card ?
or some solution with this specs where I can ?

ZGamer

@Numbski:

Hmmm…something doesn't add up ???

240 millimeters = 9.4488189 inches

9.4488189 x 2 = 18.8976378

18.8976378 < 19

I know I suck at math, but how exactly does it not fit in your standard 19" rack? :P

Unless your 19" rack isn't 19". What does that make it then? :D

I've seen a lot of devices which arn't exactly 19" on the head. The only thing required are the mounting arms, heck I've seen 12" wide devices mount in a 1U setup with some long arms….this is typically found smaller server rooms(less than 100 servers).

BTW, the device looks good. Request for on your site have the USD prices also:)

Numbski

I was of the impression that he means the box is too big, not too small. That's what ears are for, to bridge the width gap. If alll I have to do is bend and drill some ears, this will work. If they're too wide, it's a no-go.

nickshore

@Numbski:

Hmmm…something doesn't add up ???

Unless your 19" rack isn't 19". What does that make it then? :D

19" refers to the overall width including the vertical rack strip with the square holes in it.

Unfortunately 2 of these boxes will not fit between the vertical rack strips in our rack.

Nick.

Numbski

You're right, I measured. 17 1/4 is realy what is available, not 19".

Thanks. Any chance of ears anyway? ;D

nickshore

@ZGamer:

BTW, the device looks good. Request for on your site have the USD prices also:)

There is a currency selection box, at the bottom left of the page.

We now have new stock of this FX5620 unit, and we have contributed one to the project, which has been sent to sullrich.

Nick.

nima.m

Hello

A few question about this product.

1. I currently live in Sweden, Can I still order it ?
2. Witch NIC cards are you using in this product ?
3. I notice that you use the case as a heastsink, how hot get the top of the case ?
4. Are you able to bundle this product with a Wireless mini pci card and pfSense before shipping,
Having a "out of the box" router with wireless and pfsense would ease the installation of many user.
5. In Sweden, We use European adapter, will the power adapter that came with this product work in Sewden ? ,I noticed that you also sell European C5 Power Lead, will that cable work with the power adapter ?

/Thanks

hoba

Some of the info you ask is at their page (nic types):

6 RJ45 LAN Ports

* 5 x 10/100 Realtek 8139
* 1 x 10/100/1000 Realtek 8169

For the rest I think you get the fastes reply by mailing LinITX directly.

nima.m

I just put this order at lintex :

–-----
1. 1 x FX5620 6 NIC Firewall/Router Platform [FX5620]
2. 1 x Wistron CM9 miniPCI 802.11a/b/g adapter [W-CM9]
3. 1 x Fujitsu 20GB 4200 rpm 2.5" drive - MHT2020AT [MHT2020AT]
4. 1 x 2.5" Hard Drive IDE adapter [PA-HD25]
5. 1 x One Wirless External antenna that work with above miniPCI card and can be installed ooutside of the case for FX5620
7. 1 x European Power cable for FX5620
–-----

It wasn't cheap, 814 US$ :-)

Wish me good luck, I am going to write a review of this product when I get it.

eskild

Does the Realtek 8139 and Realtek 8169 support VLAN?

Cheers,
Eskild

nima.m

Good question.

Sullrich, you get one of these boxes, Dose NICS in this box support VLAN ?