Switching from IPFire to pfSense..............
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Since Linux is not FreeBSD, you cannot just make that assumption. Check the FreeBSD hardware compatibility guide. If those NICs work for you then great, but the users here don't have a lot of nice things to say about USB NICs under FreeBSD.
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@dtruesdale said in Switching from IPFire to pfSense..............:
@Grimson I understand that, I was just pointing out they are in Linux so more than likely in FreeBSD.
You do need to understand that FreeBSD and Linux have as much in common as Windows and MacOS. Just because there are Linux drivers doesn't mean there are FreeBSD drivers, and even if there are the quality of them can be a lot different.
But feel free to make your own experiences, just don't come here crying later on.
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I appreciate the positive trolling here. Thanks maybe I need to find another replacement. Here 30 secs and already get the Arch vibe.......
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Do whatever you think you need to do. We're just warning you about USB NICs under FreeBSD.
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Running any Firewall with USB NICs is worst practice. ;-)
-Rico
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@KOM thank you for the information and I just made one change and it made a huge difference. this unit has 1 on board nic that is gigabit.
This is the unit https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076H4F2NK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That is why usb nics on the usb 3.0 ports. By moving WAN to the onboard performance for wan has become stable and consistent.If this solves my gateway issue I will be fine.
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@Rico none of these units are in a corp environment. Nothing wrong with USB nics other than learning experience. Also would never use anything less than USB 3.0 on USB3.0 ports. Just another path.
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Some USB NICs perform.. satisfactorily. You will find people who have been using USB NICs with no problems but they are, unfortunately, outweighed massively by people reporting bad experiences. It's just not worth it for most people.
Some USB NICs are truly awful and it can be hard to know what you're getting when you buy.Suffice to say they have a justifiably bad rep in FreeBSD/pfSense and you will not regret using the on-board NIC instead.
Steve
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@stephenw10 So far the on board has performed without issue. The usb nics on the internal are performing without issue. With that issue resolved I can now move on to the other things at hand. Setup certs for everything and setup site to site vpn. Will be having IPFire boxes connecting back to the pfSense box. Just have to work out my differences in how to do it since I know IPFire backwards and forwards. Now to learn pfSense.
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Check out the Netgate Youtube channel. Tons of how-to videos on every major topic.
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...and https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/book/index.html
-Rico
