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      doktornotor Banned
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      @ASGH:

      I had got confirmation from the provider that they tested FreeBSD9.1 in this board.

      Well yes; sadly 2.1RC is using 8.3 (the stable version is using 8.1).

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Whilst 8.3 release does not have i210 drivers 2.1RC has patches from 8-stable that are far more recent and reference the i210 chip.

        https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense-tools/tree/master/patches/RELENG_8_3/from-8-STABLE/e1000

        Steve

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          doktornotor Banned
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          @stephenw10:

          Whilst 8.3 release does not have i210 drivers 2.1RC has patches from 8-stable that are far more recent and reference the i210 chip.

          These e1000 patches have been pulled.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Ah yes, I did read JimP's post on that. I'd be surprised if they didn't make it in sooner or later though. The i210 is going to be very common (already is?) support for it is going to be required at some point.

            Steve

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              RAND0M1ZER
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              I wonder how much it will cost?

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                jasonlitka
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                @RAND0M1ZER:

                I wonder how much it will cost?

                If I had to guess, somewhere around $650, not including wireless, WWAN, the bypass option, RAM, or a boot disk.

                I can break anything.

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                  Clear-Pixel
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                  @Jason:

                  @RAND0M1ZER:

                  I wonder how much it will cost?

                  If I had to guess, somewhere around $650, not including wireless, WWAN, the bypass option, RAM, or a boot disk.

                  Guess there not planning on selling any …... LMAO

                  HP EliteBook 2530p Laptop - Core2 Duo SL9600 @ 2.13Ghz - 4 GB Ram -128GB SSD
                  Atheros Mini PCI-E as Access Point (AR5BXB63H/AR5007EG/AR2425)
                  Single Ethernet Port - VLAN
                  Cisco SG300 10-port Gigabit Managed Switch
                  Cisco DPC3008 Cable Modem  30/4 Mbps
                  Pfsense 2.1-RELEASE (amd64)
                  –------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total Network Power Consumption - 29 Watts

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                    jasonlitka
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                    @Clear-Pixel:

                    @Jason:

                    @RAND0M1ZER:

                    I wonder how much it will cost?

                    If I had to guess, somewhere around $650, not including wireless, WWAN, the bypass option, RAM, or a boot disk.

                    Guess there not planning on selling any …... LMAO

                    Soekris sells of ton of the net6501 systems.  The 1.6GHz single core + case is almost $500 and this is considerably more powerful.

                    I can break anything.

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                      ASGH
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                      This board is cheaper than Soekris, it is around 270 USD.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Hmm, good price if it really sells for that.

                        Steve

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                          kejianshi
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                          How well with that thing perform with a full install and packages?  You know…  VPN, SNORT, bunch of rules.  GB network etc?

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            Same as any Atom powered board. Not good compared to a quad core i5 but much better than the current Alix. There are plenty of people who don't need loads of packages or 1Gbps throughput. Anyone with a 100-150Mbps WAN would do well with this I would think.

                            Steve

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                              kejianshi
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                              If it gets down to $150 I might call it a good deal.  Thats a pretty old CPU for me to be throwing big dollars at it.  Its basically the same thing thats in my acer aspire that I bought for $100 a year ago for my wife to travel with (vs an IPAD).  It was considered dated tech at that time.

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                                valnar
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                                @kejianshi:

                                If it gets down to $150 I might call it a good deal.  Thats a pretty old CPU for me to be throwing big dollars at it.  Its basically the same thing thats in my acer aspire that I bought for $100 a year ago for my wife to travel with (vs an IPAD).  It was considered dated tech at that time.

                                Actually, that Atom is pretty much perfect.  It's one of the best Atom chips Intel ever released.  Very good power-to-speed ratio since it's TDP is only 3.5W.  Look at all the other CPU's it beats.
                                http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+N2600+%40+1.60GHz

                                And this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_N2600#.22Cedarview.22_.2832_nm.29_2

                                I hope pfSense (FreeBSD) supports it.  Looks like a great choice for a firewall.

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                                  kejianshi
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                                  I've got a couple of Cedarview atom based boxes here and there that I like.  They make for solid boxes that you can abandon and ignore but those are not for personal use.  I'm here at home enough that having a fan in the box isn't the end of the world for me.  Those boxes also don't run any packages at all other than a base install and VPNs.  Not necessarily because they couldn't but because they have to work, so less is more.

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                                    tirsojrp
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                                    @valnar:

                                    Actually, that Atom is pretty much perfect.  It's one of the best Atom chips Intel ever released.  Very good power-to-speed ratio since it's TDP is only 3.5W.  Look at all the other CPU's it beats.

                                    Check this list
                                    http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
                                    Don't even use Search, just check the bottom of the list.

                                    I like it, but if they want to sell it the price must be reasonable for such slow CPU.

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                                      kejianshi
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                                      I have weird opinions about what I use for myself.  Here at home I chose the AMD 4800+ box to be my router not because of specs necessarily, although it does run circles around the best/newest atom boards I've worked with.  I used my AMD because that board and PSU have been in use here for many many years and time has proven this particular box to be reliable.  I trust old hardware that I've been using for ages more than a new build that I've not tested with time and use, regardless of spec.  I do think this board would probably be good for people who needed reliability more than absolute throughput, but it is about $20 worth of silicon and plastic.  Hopefully they won't get pricey with it.

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                                        doktornotor Banned
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                                        @tirsojrp:

                                        such slow CPU.

                                        The CPU is more than sufficient for loads of people. Except those who just cannot resist to make their boxes crawl by implementing things such as snort.  :P

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                                          kejianshi
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                                          Agreed.

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                                            asterix
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                                            @doktornotor:

                                            @tirsojrp:

                                            such slow CPU.

                                            The CPU is more than sufficient for loads of people. Except those who just cannot resist to make their boxes crawl by implementing things such as snort.  :P

                                            Just some basics on IDS/IPS

                                            Firewalls aren't enough to keep some networks safe. Intrusion detection adds another layer of security.

                                            http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/security/security-features/32141-intrusion-detection-basics

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