Gbit connection between OPT1 and Lan
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I am trying to get a Gbit connection between all the devices connected to OPT1 and devices connected to Lan. Both OPT1 and Lan nics used in pfsense are Gbit nics. I was planning to buy DIR-655 in order to use it as an access point and use also its Gbit ethernet ports. However my pfsense is only a Pentium 3 and according to pfsense hardware requirments I wouldn't get more than 50mbs of througput.
So, do these hardware requirements apply also to traffic between Lan and OPT1 or just for the traffic leaving wan?
Thanks
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It applies to all routed traffic, so you're out of luck. Get a faster CPU or a L3 switch to handle local routing.
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The stated numbers are very conservative, depending on what NICs you have and which CPU, you may be able to get a lot more than 50 Mbps. But if you expect to get much over 100 Mb, you're going to need something faster.