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      Gabri.91
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      pfSense on Watchguard x750e modded with Pentium-M 1,7Ghz SpeedStep, 2GB RAM, PicoPSU

      Server made by Supermicro X9SCL with Intel Xeon E3-1230v2 and 16GB RAM DDR3 ECC plus 4x2TB and 256GB SSD for VM

      Switch HP 1800-24G with some VLANs, UPS APC Smart 1500VA

      In other places over the home I have a WRT610N (used as access-point and switch managed), Netgear GS108Tv2 and ReadyNas Duo v2 with 2x2TB for backup

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        IKEA rack?

        Steve

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          Gabri.91
          last edited by

          Yes! ;)

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            cmb
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            One that @tommics posted on Twitter.

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              Charlie
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              This is a custom skeleton build running pfsense 2.1 RC1 (amd 64). This re-purposed computer started its life as an e-machine. The frame has been cut down significantly and re-riveted (was a micro atx case) to exact fit a mini itx motherboard. The case is now the width of the WRT54G router perched on top. Frame was smoothed and painted rattle can red. Build uses a standard ATX power supply from a dell dimension series taken apart and sprayed with flat black paint for contrast. I didnt want the pfsense 16g flash drive hanging out the back near my network cables so i made a custom mount inside the case partly salvaged from a hp pavillion. The power switch is also located on top of this mount taken from another dell. The meat and potatoes of this build is a brand new dual core intel celeron processor @ 1.1 ghz and 2 gb of G.Skill DDR3 1333 ram. The motherboard (gigabyte GA-C847N-D) has dual RJ-45's and I also installed a pci gigabit NIC for my optional interface running on a different subnet. Not doing anything real heavy duty with it yet, mainly pfblocker, VPN and bandwidth throttling my freeloading neighbors :)

              ![IMG_20130820_145944_444 redo.jpg](/public/imported_attachments/1/IMG_20130820_145944_444 redo.jpg)
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                maverick_slo
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                OK, I`ll share mine :)

                pfSense box:

                Mini rack:


                Whole system, switches, server (5 HDD`s!!) and pfsense box uses around 110W, great what they did with power management :)

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  That needed a bigger bandwidth warning.  ;)
                  I haven't been able to open the thread for the last three days via a 3G connection.

                  Steve

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Here's mine:

                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                    • _Adrian__
                      _Adrian_
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                      Here's mine…

                      Rack arrived today, so it's a work in progress…
                      Still need to finish up the wiring, and mounting the PDU's
                      Short a few rails and some of the stuff that's in there now will be removed and replaced before spring.

                      2x HP R5500XR UPS
                      2x HP Proliant DL580 G4 - Quad Intel 7140M ( 3.40GHz Xenon Duo Core ), 64GB DDR2 2x 72.6GB 10K SAS ( RAID 0 )
                      1x HP Proliant ML370 G5 - Dual Intel X5450 ( 3.00GHz Quad Core Xenon ), 32 GB DDR2 ECC, 4x 36.6GB 15K SAS for OS + External Storage ( See MSA20 )
                      1x HP Proliant DL360 G4 - Dual 3.6GHz Intel Xenon's, 8GB DDR, 2x 72.6 GB 10K SCSI ( Soon to be replaced for DL380 G5 )
                      2X HP MSA20 - 5x 2TB + 4x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 Drives ( Soon the be replaced by HP MDS600 )

                      Other equipment:
                      HP AF600A KVM
                      Woven LB4 ( AKA TRX100 )
                      IBM Top Spin 120 ( AKA Cisco SFS7000 )
                      Older DLink Switch ( some older switch for the ILO and Management Network )

                      PS:
                      DL380 G5 will be the new firewall...
                      Single 2.2GHz xenon, 8Gb DDR2, 2x 36GB 10K SAS + Mellanox card + Myricom 10GBE

                      In the end there will be lots of CX4 cabling in the rack as there will be the Dual Link Infiniband net and the 10 GBE loop between the Firewall - LB4 - NAS

                      If it ain't broken, fix it till it is :P

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                      • _Adrian__
                        _Adrian_
                        last edited by

                        As of today I have bought some more hardware that's inbound…
                        3 UPS's and a new drive array ( HP MDS600 )

                        If it ain't broken, fix it till it is :P

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                          Sifter
                          last edited by

                          Ok Ill bite.  Still a work in progress.  Supermicro X7SPA-H with 4gig of memory.

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                            mikeisfly
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                            Nice! Very Clean!

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                              Sifter
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                              @stephenw10:

                              Yes, I have a problem. I'm trying to cut down.  ;)

                              Steve

                              Wanna offload one to me?

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Are you in the UK?

                                Steve

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                                  Sifter
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10:

                                  Are you in the UK?

                                  Steve

                                  Oops, just saw you were in London.  USA here.

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                                    jcer93705
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                                    Here is mine. The rack I got it for 200 bucks. But guy selling for 100. I told him i'll give him 100 bucks more and yup he brought it. I love it I just need to get another shelf for back post to hold up my rack servers. Anyway's there more detail in this video. And here are pictures. Oh by the way the last bottom server is my firewall. Old p3 server working as a champ. :D

                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcbFl6y5cc

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                                      phil.davis
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                                      Let's go from big to small. This stuff is direct-wired to 12V DC from 150AH tubular batteries, which are charged exclusively by solar:
                                      Alix 2D13 pfSense (12V)
                                      Cisco SF100D-05 100Mbps switch (12V)
                                      Fit-PC3 running Windows Server 2008R2 (12V)
                                      ISP wireless device (not shown) (24V DC POE feed from across 2 batteries)
                                      QNAS (in another room) (12V DC)
                                      and we plan to put a TP-Link TL-MR-3420 (also 12V) in place of the Cisco switch so we get GB from Fit-PC3 to QNAS, and get WiFi, all on 24/7 solar powered 12/24V DC.

                                      pfSense-Fit-PC3-SF100D-05.jpg
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                                      As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                                      If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Good stuff Phil.  :)
                                        I think I may have asked you this before and then forgotten, I can't remember! Are these powered directly from the batteries (~11-14V) or some regulated 12V source? Also do you have have some fancy charging/conditioning device between the panels and the batteries? I'm always interested in peoples solar power experiences.

                                        Steve

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                                          phil.davis
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                                          Panels, batteries and DC out are all connected to a charge controller. But the DC out is not particularly regulated, so the devices have to copy with 11-14V (at the most 10-15V), which they do. I will take some charge controller pics on Monday and also see if I can get some actual running DC power consumption numbers (watts) for each device. (The engineering guy putting together our "standard" office solar installation package has the necessary measurement gear)

                                          Edit, added:
                                          DC power consumption @ 13.8V from solar/battery system:
                                          Fit-PC3 roughly idling - 0.9A = 12.4W, running hard - 1.5A = 20.7W
                                          Alix 2D13 - 0.3A = 4.1W (hmmm, a little low to believe?)
                                          Cisco SF100D-05 5-port 100Mbps switch - 0.15A = 2W
                                          QNAS TS-212 - idling 0.7A = 9.7W - disks working 1.0A = 13.8W - in standby waiting for scheduled wake <0.1A = <1W

                                          As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
                                          If I helped you, then help someone else - buy someone a gift from the INF catalog http://secure.inf.org/gifts/usd/

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                                            nexusN
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