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    • awebsterA
      awebster
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      I stand corrected, the server in question is the RS140 which has strange power connectors & brackets.

      –A.

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        nikkon
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        need advice:
        Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1

        or

        Intel® Gigabit CT 82574L

        which one is more reliable and fast

        pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

        Happy PfSense user :)

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          Guest
          last edited by

          The i210-T1 is a Server grade NIC and could be a really cool LAN Port to speed up things there. ~45 € here
          And the Intel Gigabit CT adapter will be a really cool WAN port as I see it right. ~25 € here

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            Harvy66
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            @BlueKobold:

            The i210-T1 is a Server grade NIC and could be a really cool LAN Port to speed up things there. ~45 € here
            And the Intel Gigabit CT adapter will be a really cool WAN port as I see it right. ~25 € here

            The i210-T1 also makes for a nice desktop NIC  8)  Integrated Realtek… Not in my home. Disabled in bios, discrete NIC.

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              nikkon
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              i210-T1 ordered :)

              pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

              Happy PfSense user :)

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                zax123
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                Hi guys,

                Would this server:

                http://slickdeals.net/f/8205601-dell-poweredge-t110-ii-core-i3-2120-tower-server-w-1yr-prosupport-229-free-shipping?src=rcm_category

                Be powerful enough to do 1gigabit WAN reliably with a few VPNs, etc?

                Please let me know, it's really not expensive.

                Thanks!

                Robert

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                  zax123
                  last edited by

                  Actually, this looks like a good deal, especially with 10% off first order:

                  https://www.blinq.com/detail/electronics/printers-networking-office/networking-routers/lenovo-thinkserver-ts140-5u-tower-server-xeon-3-2ghz-4gb-ram-70a4001lux/156830?condition=brand-new

                  Should I go for it?

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                    Guest
                    last edited by

                    @zax123

                    pfSense box 1
                    pfSense box 2

                    Both will do what you want and need, for ~$299 or ~$310 it will be perhaps in the same price range
                    as you search but much better then the bigger once compared to the power consumption!

                    • 8 GB RAM
                    • mSATA

                    Will be rocking for a long time together with pfSense for sure.

                    • Snort
                    • SARG
                    • ClamAV
                    • pfBlocker-ng
                    • Squid & SquidGuard

                    You will be able to built a real UTM device with this.

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                      zax123
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                      @BlueKobold,

                      Thank you for this recommendation.  You mention + 8GB of memory, so pfSense would need 8GB of memory on these Celeron boxes, and I will get an mSATA or SATA SSD.  I assume 128GB is big enough.

                      I am going to wait till Black Friday to see if either of these go on special and grab one the cheapest possible.

                      Thanks again for the info!

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                        zax123
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                        Oh by the way, my 1gigabit WAN comes in via PPPoE.  Are both of these Jetway boxes capable of handling that along with everything else?

                        Thanks!

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                          Guest
                          last edited by

                          You mention + 8GB of memory, so pfSense would need 8GB of memory on these Celeron boxes

                          You might be also lucky with 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM, pending on the installed packets and running services.

                          and I will get an mSATA or SATA SSD.  I assume 128GB is big enough.

                          For sure it will be really a big one for that.

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                            nikkon
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                            Not sure you can process 1gb via PPPoE because issue #4821 is still not solved.

                            pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                            Happy PfSense user :)

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                              Guest
                              last edited by

                              Not sure you can process 1gb via PPPoE because issue #4821 is still not solved.

                              This is quite right, but on the other side you don´t be able to compare each CPU against another
                              CPU core because this CPUs are not identically for sure.

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                                nikkon
                                last edited by

                                True!

                                pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                Happy PfSense user :)

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                                  nikkon
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                                  Hi all,

                                  Mobo in the house!!! finally.
                                  Still need to wait for the ECC ram (just seen that non-ecc is no longer supported on C2758)
                                  will be back with performance review and maybe new unexpected issues  :P

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                                  pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                  Happy PfSense user :)

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                                    Guest
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                                    @nikkon
                                    What is the vendor and name of the mini ITX-case?

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                                      nikkon
                                      last edited by

                                      supermicro
                                      http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SRi-2758F.cfm

                                      pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                      Happy PfSense user :)

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                                        nikkon
                                        last edited by

                                        the board is superb…works and feels damn powerful :)
                                        Tons of CPU settings that i never thought they exist  :P

                                        pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                                        Happy PfSense user :)

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