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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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          @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
              last edited by

              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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                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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                    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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                          @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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