I found a ebay 1u server would this work with pfsense?
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I have a 42u server rack and 2 dell r710 and a 42 port switch. I want it to be rackable ;D
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I have a 42u server rack and 2 dell r710 and a 42 port switch. I want it to be rackable ;D
Ah ok, I spent many a hour working in racks with those in, they are quite loud and have rotating rust drives :)
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so if not that server. which one would you recommend? I am on a budget. :'(
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I'd check it meets the requirements :-
https://www.pfsense.org/products/#requirements
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/hardware.html
I didn't say not that server :)
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For $35 plus s&h I'd say why not?
It is loud, it consumes quite a lot of energy, but it's cheap. -
For $35 plus s&h I'd say why not?
It is loud, it consumes quite a lot of energy, but it's cheap.???Now when you say it LOUD how LOUD is it?
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If you have 2 x Dell R710 in the same rack I'd say its not an issue.
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I'm sure that will run fine. It will just be loud and hungry like others have said.
What bandwidth do you need? What packages are wanting to run? VPNs?
Steve
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I have a 42u server rack and 2 dell r710 and a 42 port switch. I want it to be rackable ;D
If you want to get another Dell, I'd suggest an R210II. You should be able to find one within your budget.
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I have 1GB down and 100mb upload. I am going to be using nordvpn since, I already paid for 2 years worth.
Also if I got another dell r710 2.5 could that work?
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If you want fast VPN you need a better single thread performance and AES-NI. Any recent CPU can do a better job while being whisper silent.
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If i got this one. What else would I need? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-R210-II-Server-Xeon-E3-1220-3-1ghz-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-500-GB-HDD/323114533145?hash=item4b3b208119:g:cPEAAOSw~fJamwbo
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Doesn't say how many NICs it has. I presume at least two broadcoms.
So you would need nothing else to run pfSense.
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Not a fan of HP boxes… they always have some kind of unnecessary, time-wasting proprietary add-ons. But if u got the time, hey.
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Doesn't say how many NICs it has. I presume at least two broadcoms.
So you would need nothing else to run pfSense.
Alright well in the pictures, I posted that my ISP uses a two connections to make one DSL connection. What kind of NIC will I need to use for this? Also does PFSense even support this?
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You will need an ISP device to terminate both ADSL lines and hand off a bridged ethernet connection. Any pfSense WAN will do that.
If the ISP does Multi-Link PPP you might be able to get that working with two pfSense WAN ethernets.
You'll have to be more specific as to exactly what your ISP is doing.
As I said, that link does not indicate how many ethernet interfaces those units have.
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I will call them and ask some questions to figure it out. Do you have pacific questions you'd like me to ask? I don't know a lot about networking but want to learn more. That's one of the reason, I want to build this machine.
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Jeeze dude. How many NICs? What is the technology they use to "bond" ADSL lines? Can their modem be bridged to another router interface?
