Silent / Low Power hardware suggestions for new build
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SG-1000.
Avoid chain in a switch? That's a weird requirement.
You could go with an AM1 amd chip and a quad intel nic to suit your needs. I have one sitting here. Name your price. :P
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Forget about the switch comment. I will need one. Hoping to dig out the GS108Tv2 and use it.
Doubt the SG-1000 will handle the extra load for running SNORT & pfBNG
Let me look into the AM1
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Forget about the switch comment. I will need one. Hoping to dig out the GS108Tv2 and use it.
Doubt the SG-1000 will handle the extra load for running SNORT & pfBNG
Let me look into the AM1
I doubt the memory will be enough for both Snort and pfBlockerNG. I was hitting swap with my old setup running 1GB of RAM.
SG2200 with a managed switch would be good for your connection and what you want to do. The Cisco SG300 seems to be highly recommended by several on the forum but I don't have any personal experience with it. I would also consider a real AP instead of a re-purposed router but that's entirely up to you.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I think I am going to troubleshoot my old gear and try to get that going first. I have to consider cost. I'd love to go small and fanless, but my M58P was pretty quiet. I can easily buy SFF PC's refurbished and keep the cost at around $200. Doesn't make sense to go spend $500+.
I'd love to replace the Asus router with an Ubiquity with the hopes that it would resolve my choppy video streaming. Perhaps this will be my first upgrade once I get my setup up and running again.
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Bandwidth requirement that low, hard to beat APU2C4.
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APU2C4 looks promising. Thanks for the suggestion.
Will 4GB of RAM be sufficient to run IDS (Suricata/Snort)?
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APU2C4 looks promising. Thanks for the suggestion.
Will 4GB of RAM be sufficient to run IDS (Suricata/Snort)?
Plenty. You don't need a lot of RAM when bandwidth is that low.
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I ordered the APU2C4 kit. Found a seller nearby. $350 shipped w/ 32GB SSD
Thanks!
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Hmm my AM1 setup would hand that thing its ass. But at your requirements it is overkill.
Glad you found some hardware.
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How many watts does your am1 draw?
