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    Proof of concept on pfsense

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • Cry HavokC Offline
      Cry Havok
      last edited by

      Do you have any PCI or PCIe slots or a VLAN capable NIC and switch?

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      • M Offline
        mghong
        last edited by

        @Cry:

        Do you have any PCI or PCIe slots or a VLAN capable NIC and switch?

        My atom dont have any PCI slot , only a lower profile slot but malaysia dont really have this kind of low profile card available  :o

        Currently gadget i have is
        1 ATOM box , 1 USB WIFI doogle , 1 Wifi router (DLink -615) , 1 Aztech DSL modem.

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        • Cry HavokC Offline
          Cry Havok
          last edited by

          And is the NIC VLAN capable? If so you can make 2.0 work with that (and a VLAN capable switch). If you don't know please provide details of the motherboard.

          If not then it doesn't make an appropriate firewall.

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            Nachtfalke
            last edited by

            Hi,

            if you have enough USB ports, you could try this adapter:
            http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=133

            I tried one with 2.0beta5 and it worked. For a home solution it should be enough.

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            • Cry HavokC Offline
              Cry Havok
              last edited by

              Just be aware that there have been many reports that USB network interfaces are unstable and unreliable.

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              • M Offline
                mghong
                last edited by

                hi guy

                here are my atom machinese spec , kindly advice is it possible .

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                • stephenw10S Offline
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Is it this motherboard?
                  In which case you have a pci-e x1 slot. There are many cards that would fit.

                  Steve

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                  • M Offline
                    mghong
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10:

                    Is it this motherboard?
                    In which case you have a pci-e x1 slot. There are many cards that would fit.

                    Steve

                    Yes, this is the motherboard and there is 1 slot only available , a low profile smaller PCI-E  i can't find it at malaysia IT market wonder anyplace can get a small low profile ?

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                      dreamslacker
                      last edited by

                      Try Ebay.  You are probably stuck on getting a Single GBe NIC and having to use VLANs with an appropriate switch.
                      The RB250GS is a good choice for the switch.  Check in on Lowyat forums to find out more details on the configuration since a lot of TM UniFi users use it for connecting their own routers along with the IPTV STB.

                      For the NIC, I'd recommend getting the Intel PT Gigabit adapter.

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                        JaY_III
                        last edited by

                        most of the intel NIC's have a low profile option
                        look for this :
                        Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter Low Profile

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                          mghong
                          last edited by

                          @dreamslacker:

                          Try Ebay.  You are probably stuck on getting a Single GBe NIC and having to use VLANs with an appropriate switch.
                          The RB250GS is a good choice for the switch.  Check in on Lowyat forums to find out more details on the configuration since a lot of TM UniFi users use it for connecting their own routers along with the IPTV STB.

                          For the NIC, I'd recommend getting the Intel PT Gigabit adapter.

                          True indeed, maybe i rather get this RB250GS switch and run it

                          ADSL-> Pfsense -> RB250GS ->  Workstations/ laptop  , but how about connecting through wifi such as iphone /Acryan ?

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