• Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
Netgate Discussion Forum
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login

PfSense with Axiomtek NA341 Board

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Hardware
48 Posts 12 Posters 19.5k Views
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • D Offline
    doktornotor Banned
    last edited by Jul 22, 2013, 2:23 PM

    @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.

    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
    • S Online
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by Jul 22, 2013, 2:32 PM

      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

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • R Offline
        RAND0M1ZER
        last edited by Jul 22, 2013, 11:57 PM

        I wonder how much it will cost?

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • J Offline
          jasonlitka
          last edited by Jul 23, 2013, 1:30 AM

          @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.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • C Offline
            Clear-Pixel
            last edited by Jul 23, 2013, 4:00 AM

            @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

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • J Offline
              jasonlitka
              last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 3:08 PM

              @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.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • A Offline
                ASGH
                last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 7:48 PM

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

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • S Online
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 9:10 PM

                  Hmm, good price if it really sells for that.

                  Steve

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • K Offline
                    kejianshi
                    last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 9:13 PM

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

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • S Online
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 9:53 PM

                      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

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • K Offline
                        kejianshi
                        last edited by Jul 26, 2013, 10:06 PM Jul 26, 2013, 10:01 PM

                        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.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • V Offline
                          valnar
                          last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 2:26 AM

                          @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.

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • K Offline
                            kejianshi
                            last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 2:42 AM Jul 28, 2013, 2:37 AM

                            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.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • T Offline
                              tirsojrp
                              last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 4:43 PM

                              @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.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • K Offline
                                kejianshi
                                last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 5:05 PM Jul 28, 2013, 4:57 PM

                                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.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • D Offline
                                  doktornotor Banned
                                  last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 5:13 PM

                                  @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

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • K Offline
                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 5:15 PM

                                    Agreed.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • A Offline
                                      asterix
                                      last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 5:38 PM

                                      @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

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • T Offline
                                        tirsojrp
                                        last edited by Jul 29, 2013, 1:21 PM Jul 28, 2013, 5:52 PM

                                        I have a Jetway JBC362 with the same CPU and I am aware that the CPU is enough for some tasks.

                                        In fact I might get 5 of them (NA341) if the reviews are positive and the price is right.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • K Offline
                                          kejianshi
                                          last edited by Jul 28, 2013, 6:00 PM

                                          Yeah - Its a matter of more than spec.  One of my biggest gripes with all things Intel is they rape the public.  You could call it a function of capitalism but its still gouging.  They for sure make the best stuff, but its not sooooooooooo much better to justify their prices.  They are simply too proud of their stuff.  Price per performance definitely goes to AMD big time even with Intel's tech lead.  However, if you are made of money, Intel is the obvious choice.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          28 out of 48
                                          • First post
                                            28/48
                                            Last post
                                          Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.
                                            This community forum collects and processes your personal information.
                                            consent.not_received