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      mark99
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      @mir:
      if I have this right the hardware ships from the US.
      I will have to pay customs and tax on it here in Germany.
      If I have a problem it will take too lonh to replace the unit.ä

      @Steve:
      I need two systems.

      One needs to manage gigabit routing between the LANs.
      Also it has to do some logging and URL filtering for 40 clients.

      The other one needs to manage vpn connection with 12 Mbits/s upload and 100 Mbit/s download for about 15 clients.

      Markus

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        mir
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        I see. You can get exactly the same hardware in Germany here: http://www.axiomtek.de/products/ViewProduct.asp?view=1118
        Axiomtek Deutschland GmbH, Hans-Böckler-Str 10. 40764 Langenfeld

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          Mr. Jingles
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          @mark99:

          Hello,
          I did now a lot of research and found those two vendors:

          https://www.applianceshop.eu/security-appliances/19-rack-appliances/pfsense-based-5.html

          Does somebody have any experience with them?

          Markus

          I had. In presales when I started my journey in pfSense. Expect to be bullied and be told to f* off when you want to bring their extremely meager warranty on the table (conflicting with EU laws when it comes to consumers - which I am. They copy cat 'apple', it seems: ignore the mandatory law, 'so sue me').

          'Nother member in this fine forum posted that a battery in his hardware had gone, he applied for warranty, but they never responded after multiple reminders so he bought a battery himself and fixed that in his machine.

          The shop also runs a spin off of pfSense, called opnsense. There's a thread about it.

          Personally I would not, for the life of it, come near them. But that's me  ;D

          6 and a half billion people know that they are stupid, agressive, lower life forms.

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            mark99
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            @mir:
            Thank you. Do you know them?

            @Mr. Jingles
            Thank you for sharing your experiences

            Markus

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              @mark99:

              I need two systems.

              One needs to manage gigabit routing between the LANs.
              Also it has to do some logging and URL filtering for 40 clients.

              The other one needs to manage vpn connection with 12 Mbits/s upload and 100 Mbit/s download for about 15 clients.

              Right, but is there some reason that both those services can't be on the same pfSense box? They are in different physical locations perhaps?

              Steve

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                mir
                last edited by

                I have no experience with Axiomtek. It was also just an example. Try google and see if there is not a reseller near you.

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                  messerchmidt
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                  buy a premade unit or build one

                  i suggest

                  8 core atom supermicro board with quad lan: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SAM-2750F.cfm

                  16gb corsair ecc ra (8gbx2)

                  pick a ssd, sata-dom, or small hd

                  300w seasonic psu

                  pick a case a case

                  overkill, but futureproof. you can run some vms on same for the future if you choose.

                  4x onboard gigbit nic via intel 3540 t4

                  extra pcie slots for future use

                  can be remotely managed with ipmi, which is a nice feature.

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                    Guest
                    last edited by

                    Hello,

                    if not realized until now there where other options for you!
                    At Q4-2015 Soekris brings out the net6801 and there fore a 19"
                    rack case will be available and also soekris LAN1841 Quad GB LAN Port cards
                    so you are able to have an appliance with 12 GB LAN Ports in total, if needed.

                    If it is urgent for you I would be looking for the following,

                    • SG2440
                    • RCC-VE-4860
                    • Cisco SG300-52

                    So you are able to set up VLANs for all companies.

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                      antillie
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                      I built a router from parts I listed here that would also do all of what you are wanting in one box. I suppose you could build two of them if you really need two physical boxes. Although the VPN box could probably use the C2558 version of the board to save some money.

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                        messerchmidt
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                        for the price difference, I would go for the 8 core vs 4 core atom. better to have too much than not enough.

                        the new xeon d is a monster that should be out soon if you need more power. a couple hundred dollars more. not much for a business.

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