Pfsense environment for gigabit-LAN

johnpoz

So your doing router on a stick - your traffic is all using 1 interface. So doesn't that cut your bandwidth in half right out of the gate?

Why don't you let the traffic route right on the switch? Vs going to pfsense if its intervlan traffic?

If me I would add another interface to pfsense if you want to get most bandwidth between the vlans, and use pfsense to firewall/route said traffic.

nincsneve

@johnpoz:

So your doing router on a stick - your traffic is all using 1 interface. So doesn't that cut your bandwidth in half right out of the gate?

Why don't you let the traffic route right on the switch? Vs going to pfsense if its intervlan traffic?

If me I would add another interface to pfsense if you want to get most bandwidth between the vlans, and use pfsense to firewall/route said traffic.

the problem is, that it is not possible, to add another interface. it is a micro-ATX-board. Don't you think, that the problem could be caused by the slow PCI-Bus?

johnpoz

No not really, routing on a stick is /2 for the line speed of the interface is it not? So if we say 1000mbit / 2 = 500, which realistically you never actually see that - overhead, etc. So your what like 400 tops, and your seeing 300 - I would say that pretty much in line. Lets say it was a bus limitation – your what going to get 400?

Why can you not put in a dual nic card? Or just do the intervlan on your switch?

nincsneve

@johnpoz:

Why can you not put in a dual nic card? Or just do the intervlan on your switch?

I don't know any PCI-NIC, that has 2 ports. Intervlan-Routing could be an option, that's truw. I will think about :) - I thought, the problem is caused by PCI-Bus

stephenw10

You would need a layer 3 switch to route between VLANs.
There are plenty of dual port Pci nics.
This could well be a pci bus restriction. What CPU are you using?

Steve

nincsneve

ok, the option with Layer 3 Switch is not really affordable, as my switch is L2 only

johnpoz

@nincsneve:

I don't know any PCI-NIC, that has 2 ports.

Here is one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106209

I am sure there are others out there

nincsneve

@johnpoz:

@nincsneve:

I don't know any PCI-NIC, that has 2 ports.

Here is one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106209

I am sure there are others out there

Thanks, but I only have PCI-32bit. For this price I can buy the mainboard and use the PCI-express-dual-Nic, I already have :)

joako

Assuming there's no obstruction in the motherboard it will fit and work just fine. You can find those 2nd hand for rather reasonable prices

dreamslacker

@nincsneve:

Thanks, but I only have PCI-32bit. For this price I can buy the mainboard and use the PCI-express-dual-Nic, I already have :)

You can buy that from Ebay from Hong Kong or China suppliers for USD30 or less with free international shipping. I bought 2 of those for US$27 each with free shipping couple of years back.