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      Guest
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      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
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                      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
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                          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
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                            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
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                                  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
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                                    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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