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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
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                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
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                  @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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