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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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