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    Is this setup good enough for Gigabit?

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      damir
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      Good evening,

      I have pfSense (latest stable version) running on:

      Installed packages:

      Recently, ISP i am on started offering Gigabit (down) 50mbit (up), and i am planing to upgrade from 320/25.

      Is this setup going to be enough or i should consider building stronger pFsense box?

      Thanks!

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        damir
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        Looks like my setup is not worth any comment, probably its time to upgrade  :o

        :) Thanks all anyway, appreciate the help.

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          Guest
          last edited by

          Looks like my setup is not worth any comment, probably its time to upgrade

          For 320/25 it would be enough power.

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            damir
            last edited by

            Thanks for responding :)

            Yep, works fine for 320/25, but, i am actually asking about Gigabit, as i am thinking to upgrade soon.

            Is it time to upgrade? - If so, what would be recommended? ( It doesn't have to be anything tiny + i don't care how much power it consumes)

            Thanks

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              whosmatt
              last edited by

              What are your network cards?

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                damir
                last edited by

                Intel Gigabit.

                Thanks

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                  Guest
                  last edited by

                  Is it time to upgrade? - If so, what would be recommended?

                  In real I would assume that you should at first get your 1 GBit/s WAN link from the ISP
                  and then you will have a quite look what your actual pfSense boy is able to do for you!

                  And then you can start with a number of what your actual appliance is able to realize!
                  All other things are guesswork.

                  (It doesn't have to be anything tiny + i don't care how much power it consumes)

                  • Intel Celeron G3260T @3,2GHz on a mini ITX board with 8 GB RAM and a Intel Dual or Quad Port NIC
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                    whosmatt
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                    What kind of CPU usage do you see during a sustained transfer with your current connection?

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                      damir
                      last edited by

                      Around 30-32%

                      Thats what i was thinking … that i could be fine for a Gigabit, but, then if its maxed out (Cpu) i don't like that.

                      Should be at least some room :P

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