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    Any MiniITX motherboard with C2718, C2518, C2508, C2358, C2308 CPU?

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      bennyc
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      rebranded (exclusive?) by Netgate, and also available in pfSense store as pfSense appliance…  ;)

      4x XG-7100 (2xHA), 1x SG-4860, 1x SG-2100
      1x PC Engines APU2C4, 1x PC Engines APU1C4

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        robi
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        Unfortunately shipping costs of Netgate to Europe makes their products way too expensive for us.

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          Wolf666
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          @robi:

          I don't see them for sale anywhere…

          The 2508 one: http://store.netgate.com/ADI/RCC-DFF-KIT.aspx ….I think you can grab the 2358 http://store.netgate.com/ADI/RCC-VE-2440.aspx

          Modem Draytek Vigor 130
          pfSense 2.4 Supermicro A1SRi-2558 - 8GB ECC RAM - Intel S3500 SSD 80GB - M350 Case
          Switch Cisco SG350-10
          AP Netgear R7000 (Stock FW)
          HTPC Intel NUC5i3RYH
          NAS Synology DS1515+
          NAS Synology DS213+

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            robi
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            As I worte earlier, that's too expensive. $349 + $64 shipping = $413. And there's customs tax to be paid about $100, and I've got no warranty (in theory there is warranty, but in practice it's not really fesible due to high shipping costs and customs taxes)

            I can get the original SuperMicro A1SRI-2558F board for about $369 here with local warranty, and I can get a quality case with gold PSU for about $45, add 4GB of ECC ram for about $50. And I can reimburse about 27% local VAT tax later out of this if I buy it as a company.

            I don't need the power of C2558, I'd be fine with C2358 or even C2308, but I'd expect to pay less for it.

            I was thinking about manufacturers like Asus, GigaByte, Asrock, MSI, Jetway - they all manufacture Mini-ITX motherboards, but I can'T seem to find any C2000 series CPU in any of their supply… not even in China.

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              messerchmidt
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              get the supermicro 2758 for pfsense if your budget allows

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                robi
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                Ok let's look at the question differently:

                Is there any less expensive motherboard with any SOC supporting QuickAssist and AES-NI? What's the less expensive model these days?

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                  A Former User
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                  Asrock has the C2750 & C2550:

                  http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2550D4I

                  http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I

                  unfortunately they don't have quickassist, only aes-ni.

                  you might want to check this link, there're a couple of supermicro mainboards with the Intel Atom C2358 & Intel Atom C2558 & Intel Atom C2758.

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                    antillie
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                    If you have the budget you absolutely cannot go wrong with the Supermicro A1SRI-2758F. Just keep in mind that it takes ECC memory.

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                      edwardwong
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                      QuickAssist is quite new, and only Rangeley CPUs are offering this, I'm not sure how many software will support this.
                      AES-NI is only helping AES encryption but frankly speaking I guess most people use AES only for OpenVPN? So there should be benefit from it.

                      Anyway, I just got my Asrock C2550D4i a week before, but planning to use it on storage (data encryption, but I can still get performance boost by 50% with AES-NI)

                      @hedsht:

                      Asrock has the C2750 & C2550:

                      http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2550D4I

                      http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I

                      unfortunately they don't have quickassist, only aes-ni.

                      you might want to check this link, there're a couple of supermicro mainboards with the Intel Atom C2358 & Intel Atom C2558 & Intel Atom C2758.

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                        antillie
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                        Given how fast AES is in pure software mode and how secure it is there is really no reason to use any other type of encryption unless you have a client device that is just terrible and doesn't support AES.

                        Most people that I work with just don't realize that AES is not only more secure than 3DES but it is also much much faster. In fact AES is generally faster than every other non terrible block cipher out there and offers either more or a reasonably equivalent level of security.

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                          foetus
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                          @robi:

                          Ok let's look at the question differently:

                          Is there any less expensive motherboard with any SOC supporting QuickAssist and AES-NI? What's the less expensive model these days?

                          If you drop the QuickAssist requirement.

                          http://www.shuttle.eu/products/slim/ds57u/specification/

                          AES-NI, low power, rated for 24/7 use, passive, dual Intel NIC's.
                          Should be slightly more powerful then a dual core Avaton/Rangeley.

                          I have 2 in use right now. Funny title things. Stable thus far (200/10 lines, 2 IPSEC tunnels).

                          You can find dual core versions on the Asian market. Just don't expect them to reach you for less then you pay for a C2558 Supermicro board in EU unless you order in bulk.

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                            kroberts
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                            @antillie:

                            ….
                            Most people that I work with just don't realize that AES is not only more secure than 3DES but it is also much much faster. In fact AES is generally faster than every other non terrible block cipher out there and offers either more or a reasonably equivalent level of security.

                            As long as you trust the NSA.

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                              antillie
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                              @kroberts:

                              As long as you trust the NSA.

                              Except that AES was not designed by the NSA and has been very thoroughly tested by independent cryptography researchers.

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                                robi
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                                @foetus:

                                If you drop the QuickAssist requirement.

                                http://www.shuttle.eu/products/slim/ds57u/specification/

                                AES-NI, low power, rated for 24/7 use, passive, dual Intel NIC's.
                                Should be slightly more powerful then a dual core Avaton/Rangeley.

                                I have 2 in use right now. Funny title things. Stable thus far (200/10 lines, 2 IPSEC tunnels).

                                Wow. The Shuttle DS57U seems interesting. Can you please post some bandwidth tests?
                                What's the max speed you can achieve NATting between the two interfaces? I'd also be interested in OpenVPN bandwidth using AES-NI.

                                Edit: seems that AES-NI is not working in this Shuttle box, see: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=89148.msg497960#msg497960

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                                  Guest
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                                  Hi folks,

                                  at the Q4/2015 Soekris is bringing out the new net6801 with the C2758 - 8 Core - 8 GB
                                  if you could whait until it would be a great success, because for this box also a 19" case
                                  will be their but simple a desktop case also and on top you are able to use the soekris
                                  lan1841 quad port Intel based NIC to gain a higher port density.

                                  Supermicro was also showing up two new boards at the CeBit that will be launched in the
                                  next two month as I am  right informed, the Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F and X10SDV-F.
                                  Based on the Intel Xeon D-1500 CPU!

                                  Likes ASRock also was showing up a new board based on the same Intel Xeon D-1500
                                  called ASRock Rack D1540D4X.

                                  Lanner is offering the FW-7525 with Intel QuickAssist and based on an Intel C2358.

                                  What ever you wish, is not in the Alix APU class as I see it right!
                                  So save your money and then buy a real good appliance that will fit
                                  your needs and is serving what you expect from!

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                                    edwardwong
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                                    @BlueKobold:

                                    Hi folks,

                                    at the Q4/2015 Soekris is bringing out the new net6801 with the C2758 - 8 Core - 8 GB
                                    if you could whait until it would be a great success, because for this box also a 19" case
                                    will be their but simple a desktop case also and on top you are able to use the soekris
                                    lan1841 quad port Intel based NIC to gain a higher port density.

                                    Supermicro was also showing up two new boards at the CeBit that will be launched in the
                                    next two month as I am  right informed, the Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F and X10SDV-F.
                                    Based on the Intel Xeon D-1500 CPU!

                                    Likes ASRock also was showing up a new board based on the same Intel Xeon D-1500
                                    called ASRock Rack D1540D4X.

                                    Lanner is offering the FW-7525 with Intel QuickAssist and based on an Intel C2358.

                                    What ever you wish, is not in the Alix APU class as I see it right!
                                    So save your money and then buy a real good appliance that will fit
                                    your needs and is serving what you expect from!

                                    Besides the D-1500 (Some review sites saying it could be selling at around US$900-1000), Supermicro already produced embedded i5/i7 mainboard, in terms of network appliance I believe they are more than enough.

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                                      Guest
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                                      @edwardwong

                                      Besides the D-1500 (Some review sites saying it could be selling at around US$900-1000),
                                      Supermicro already produced embedded i5/i7 mainboard, in terms of network appliance I believe
                                      they are more than enough.

                                      For sure this boards are not cheap, but there fore I was suggesting three different platforms
                                      so that he is able to take a look by his own over the hardware! Three groups where there as I
                                      see it right, but they where told by their availability!
                                      far away - Soekris Q4/2015
                                      next two month - D-1500
                                      now available - FW-7525

                                      And what he is able or willing to pay for he should better decide him selfs.

                                      in terms of network appliance I believe they are more than enough.

                                      What is enough and for how long this will be to hold? I am not the one that is provide
                                      for others what is enough I suggest only more than one thing and the thread opener
                                      should better decide this by his own mind, I prefer this way more.

                                      I don´t really love the Intel Core i3 or i5 CPUs, I love more the Intel Xeon E3 Series together
                                      with ECC RAM for a stable workflow.

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                                        bhawk6901
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                                        @BlueKobold:

                                        @edwardwong

                                        Besides the D-1500 (Some review sites saying it could be selling at around US$900-1000),
                                        Supermicro already produced embedded i5/i7 mainboard, in terms of network appliance I believe
                                        they are more than enough.

                                        For sure this boards are not cheap, but there fore I was suggesting three different platforms
                                        so that he is able to take a look by his own over the hardware! Three groups where there as I
                                        see it right, but they where told by their availability!
                                        far away - Soekris Q4/2015
                                        next two month - D-1500
                                        now available - FW-7525

                                        And what he is able or willing to pay for he should better decide him selfs.

                                        in terms of network appliance I believe they are more than enough.

                                        What is enough and for how long this will be to hold? I am not the one that is provide
                                        for others what is enough I suggest only more than one thing and the thread opener
                                        should better decide this by his own mind, I prefer this way more.

                                        I don´t really love the Intel Core i3 or i5 CPUs, I love more the Intel Xeon E3 Series together
                                        with ECC RAM for a stable workflow.

                                        how much does the 7525 costs?

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                                          Guest
                                          last edited by

                                          how much does the 7525 costs?

                                          I really don´t know this, because Lanner and also their distributors are
                                          not placing prices at there stores.

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                                            robi
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                                            Very strange selling strategies  ???

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