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    • Cry HavokC
      Cry Havok
      last edited by

      If you're planning on installing torrent clients on pfSense you will want to read the forums.  You're on your own if you're adding unsupported packages.

      It should run fine - I'd suggest you read the threads on sizing as there is no one size fits all.  What you need will depend on what you're doing.

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        shaf
        last edited by

        I'll be using it as a router initially and then add packages once I get comfortable with it.

        Are there any recommended NIC cards that I can purchase? Only need 2 ports unless more is recommended.

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        • Cry HavokC
          Cry Havok
          last edited by

          The search function is a wonderful thing ;)

          Generally Intel server grade cards are about the best.

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            nippertje
            last edited by

            I have had massive problems with the FX5621. I have spent the past 5 hours trying to install pfsense on this patform with no luck. Whatever I do it will not boot and crashes with Fatal Trap Error 9: General PRotection Error.

            I have tried:

            1.2.1 Live
            1.2.1 Embedded
            1.2.2
            2.0A
            disabled Gb nics
            disabled all NICs
            disabled APM/ACPI
            new RAM

            Can anybody help? I would be happy to use this without Gb nics as its only for a simle vpn gateway for us monitor a remote network

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              nippertje
              last edited by

              Hi - did you try the FX5621???
              I have had massive problems with the FX5621. I have spent the past 5 hours trying to install pfsense on this patform with no luck. Whatever I do it will not boot and crashes with Fatal Trap Error 9: General PRotection Error.

              I have tried:

              1.2.1 Live
              1.2.1 Embedded
              1.2.2
              2.0A
              disabled Gb nics
              disabled all NICs
              disabled APM/ACPI
              new RAM

              Can anybody help? I would be happy to use this without Gb nics as its only for a simle vpn gateway for us monitor a remote network

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              • belleraB
                bellera
                last edited by

                Hello!

                FX5621 works with latest snapshots of pfSense 1.2.3 Embedded if first 1 Gbit/s interface is disabled.

                You have to go to the BIOS and disable NIC #5 (first 1 Gbit/s port).

                The driver for this Agere dual NIC card doesn't work correctly for BSD systems. Some people say there is the same problem with Linux.

                After disabling NIC #5 your system should work. If it doesn't work, the box has another problem …

                **With FX5621 you will lose the first 1 Gbit/s card. Don't buy this model of Fabiatech!

                FX5620 is better and less expensive.**

                More topics about FX5621:

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,16096.0.html

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,16898.0.html

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,13389.0.html

                http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,6064.0.html

                The affected driver:

                http://sourceforge.net/projects/et131x/

                Regards,

                Josep Pujadas

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                • belleraB
                  bellera
                  last edited by

                  Hi!

                  I found the download page of FabiaTech:

                  http://download.fabiatech.com.tw/

                  It can help to see the wich network cards use each FabiaTech's model.

                  The ET1310I driver is only available at FabiaTech for Windows and Linux systems. README.doc for Linux says:

                  This driver has been tested on 32-bit and 64-bit builds of the following distributions and corresponding linux kernel versions:

                  · Red Hat 9.0 (kernel version 2.4.20)
                  · Suse 9.0 (kernel version 2.4.21-99)
                  · Suse 9.0 (with a kernel upgrade to version 2.4.29 for native PCI-Express support)
                  · Suse 9.0 (with a kernel upgrade to version 2.4.30 for native PCI-Express support)
                  · Suse 9.1 (kernel version 2.6.4-52)
                  · Suse 9.2 (kernel version 2.6.8)
                  · Suse 9.3 (kernel version 2.6.11.4)
                  · Red Hat Fedora Core 3
                  · Red Hat Fedora Core 4

                  Other distributions of Linux using the aforementioned linux kernels may work, but were not evaluated. In addition, this driver may work with other versions of the Linux kernel, but were not evaluated.

                  Supposing that ET1310I driver for Linux works correctly it should be ported to FreeBSD and recompile the kernel. Aditionally, pfSense has a FreeBSD modified kernel.

                  Not an easy work …

                  Regards,

                  Josep Pujadas

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                  • Cry HavokC
                    Cry Havok
                    last edited by

                    A driver to support that chipset will appear in FreeBSD 8.0.  This means that, at the earliest, support will be available in pfSense 2.0 - assuming pfSense 2.0 uses FreeBSD 8.

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                    • belleraB
                      bellera
                      last edited by

                      Ok, thanks!

                      August 2009 ?

                      http://www.freebsd.org/releng/index.html

                      Regards,

                      Josep Pujadas

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                      • Cry HavokC
                        Cry Havok
                        last edited by

                        That's when they hope to get 8.0 out - it may be later.  After that it's still a matter of whether or not pfSense 2.0 uses 8.0 as the base.  This seems likely, but not certain, and even if it does I don't believe that 2.0 will be released in the very near future (though I could be wrong).

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