Old pfSense 2.0-RC1 box
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And not even updated... Only excuse I could see for being on 2.0RC1 was they dropped you for support before 2.0 even dropped which was Sept 2011..
Yeah used IPcop back in the day - never a fan of untangle ever.. Its a bloated POS if you ask me.. And that they support arp poisoning as a mode of operation is just utter nonsense.. You can put all the lipstick you want on a pig, fancy dress even and wig if you want - in the end its still a pig... ;)
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I too came from IPCop. That was a while back though.
What hardware are they running that on?
Whatever it is they will be able to update to a far newer version for nothing. Unless maybe it's something with 128MB RAM!
Steve
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@stephenw10 Core2Duo something. That's all I remember at the moment. It's got a few grey hairs!
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Should run 2.4.4 then assuming sufficient RAM. It would probably run OK in 512MB but I'd want to see 1GB really.
If it's Nano and running from some tiny flash you might need a different boot medium.
Might only cost your time.
Steve
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@stephenw10 I know it has at least 1GB of RAM but a platter drive at over 7 years old spinning 24x7? I can only imagine it breaks 3 months down the line and they expect us to cover it. No, I've got to say all or nothing on that box. Besides, a small PC is cheap enough to throw in there. If I'm replacing the drive might as well replace the whole thing.
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No arguments from me.
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Why not throw in an actual appliance from netgate.. 3100 say?
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@johnpoz I've been iffy on using ARM devices over x86. We use the APU2C4 with 4x the storage and x86 feels like it's a lot more powerful than an ARM for running the extra services, all at ~$150 less. While the 3100 does have a switch built in, we just wouldn't utilize it. I really like the 4220 and think it would be perfect with 1 more port. Grrr... We utilize the third port for their dual-wan or creating a CDE for PCI Compliance. And $200 for the whole kit would be perfect. I would just need a third port. If there were a version of it for $249 with 3 ports or $299 with 4 ports it would probably be our go-to product.
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From my understanding there is a new box suppose to hit pretty soon.. Not sure of the details but suppose to be a great price point, etc.
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@johnpoz I'll cross my fingers!
