What is optimal configuration for me?
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You have 100mbit connection to your ISP but you're only using 512MB of memory and an onboard NIC?
I like your router's name BTW. -
Perhaps the onboard NIC is the issue but there are several tests on the forum here showing that an ALIX NetGate box with a 500GHz processor and 512MB (or is it 256MB?) of RAM can push 80 to 100 Mbps. pfSense isn't too terribly demanding.
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I've upgraded my router with some old parts ^_^
Now it has Pentium4 CPU & 1GB RAM (motherboard changed to P4P800SE, integrated gigabit used for LAN).
Good thing is that router now works faster.
Bad thing - it can't boot pfSense anymore….
Is there any way to make pfSense boot on this new configuration? -
What's the error you get from pfsense?
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No visible error message.
Just hangs before kernel(after showing something about F1(no difference wait or press))….
"" appears and nothing happens.... -
Did you install the nano or embedded version?
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Usual version(SMP).
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What he is getting at is that the embedded version stops display output right there and switches to serial.
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You say that SMP version is embedded anyway?
And keyboard is disabled(no reaction to numlock)? -
Perhaps the onboard NIC is the issue but there are several tests on the forum here showing that an ALIX NetGate box with a 500GHz processor and 512MB (or is it 256MB?) of RAM can push 80 to 100 Mbps. pfSense isn't too terribly demanding.
500 ghz processors are RAD
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haha, my bad, but yes they would be RAD :-)
