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    Please help, cheapest decent FW build for 110meg down doc 3 modem

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      WacoRCS
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      I have 110meg down line from Grande Comm in Waco ><

      I'm looking for a solid cheap build which will be impossible to slow down. Am I going intel I3 cpu or is that enough.

      I'm learning here guys please help. Remember need a build which will laugh at my connection.

      Thanks

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        wrems
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        Have you read through this:

        http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=49

        An i3 would definitely laugh at your connection.  At the same time, it's a bit overkill too.  Unless, you're running VPN and lots of other packages.  If not I'd look at the Atom CPU's.  There's a nice Intel D2500CCE mini ITX mobo with dual intel lan over at Mini-Box.com that I'm eyeing.  It seems to be about the perfect little router mobo imo.

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          WacoRCS
          last edited by

          WOW this looks tits! bro

          How would you install PF on it though?  USB ?

          I didn't think PF took SATA HD's like I said still learning, but love the mini itx idea. Price is good and small too

          Let me know

          Thanks

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            rjcrowder
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            @WacoRCS:

            WOW this looks tits! bro

            How would you install PF on it though?  USB ?

            I didn't think PF took SATA HD's like I said still learning, but love the mini itx idea. Price is good and small too

            Let me know

            Thanks

            I'm running on a mini itx atom board with a built-in Gig lan and another Gig card attached to the PCI express slot. Then added a 32Gig SSD. Nice setup and no moving parts in the box!

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              WacoRCS
              last edited by

              cool, how did you install PF ? Did you use USB or something else ?

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                wrems
                last edited by

                Either that or temporarily hook up a sata cd/dvd rom drive.  When done installing just remove it.

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                  rjcrowder
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                  @WacoRCS:

                  cool, how did you install PF ? Did you use USB or something else ?

                  I used a USB stick… Can't remember for sure, but I think I made it bootable with unetbootin.

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                    wallabybob
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                    @rjcrowder:

                    I used a USB stick… Can't remember for sure, but I think I made it bootable with unetbootin.

                    dd (or equivalent) the pfSense "memstick" image to the USB stick, the boot the target system from the USB stick.

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