Under $125 USD build recommendation for 600Mbps WAN
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@johnpoz said in Under $125 USD build recommendation for 600Mbps WAN:
Well the sg1100 can do 800 IMIX from reported benchmarks..
That is only a hair over the 125 budget.. I would suggest you go that route.. If money is that big of an issue..
Really depends on what sort of traffic he will be doing to be honest..
Keep in mind that the money you save on just getting some old desktop, prob going to each up your upfront savings in elec cost over life of the unit.. 50+ watts idle vs say 10-20w..Well he wants to be able to use VPN client & server --- which might be a problem for the SG1100 because as per Netgate, the IPSEC VPN traffic drops to 46Mbps under IMIX. Also SG-1100 mentions an IMIX of 480Mbps not 800. iPerf is 880Mbps yes.
He might have 2 or 3 connections to his VPN server -- so not too many connections but I really don't want his network to slow down compared to what he has now which is 300Mbps WAN -but no VPN.
I have already explained to him that he is never going to get the full WAN speed when using VPN -- but dropping to 46Mbps might be too noticeable.
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Sounds like its family connecting to his device for vpn..
What is his upload? 300 or 600, with only 10 up, means his vpn clients only ever going to see 10max pulling anything from his network.. Doesn't really matter what his download speed is.. And that would be spread across how many users he has at any given time..
His current connection is 300/300?
What are their speeds? Not sure why you would be worried too much if upload of client and server are in the 10/20 range ;)
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The HPT730 thin client is frequently on ebay, and right now there's one for $94 USD. So, if you can find one of these, with enough RAM, you might have to add a hard drive and a network card. It should be really close to your $125 budget box price.
Another good option is the HP T620 PLUS. Be careful with this one, because I think there's a really small one, but you've got to look for the one you can add an expansion card to - the ethernet network card.
Hope that helps.
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@johnpoz said in Under $125 USD build recommendation for 600Mbps WAN:
His current connection is 300/300?
Really difficult to find the upload speed listed on Comcast. I searched for his address and didn't find any reference to upload speed for any of the plans in the details.
But I found this https://www.xfinity.com/networkmanagement which indicates 35Mbps upload for the 300Mbps download tier.Considering that the information is a bit over a year old, and hoping that Comcast made some improvements, I would think it wouldn't be better than 50Mbps upload. But I can ask him tonight if he knows what his upload speed is.
@akuma1x Thanks, I will look at those and see if those fit better to his use case.
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Well have him do a simple speedtest, what does it show for upload?
I was on comcast for years, I doubt its 50 ;)
And I think you were reading the gig teir for 35.
https://www.xfinity.com/networkmanagement
300 Mbps 318.2 Mbps(1) 25 Mbps 29.7 Mbps(1)Lets say he can do 50.. I would be flabbergasted if does on comcast. Then something that can handle 45, seems ok to me..
Part of the reason I moved away from comcast was the horrible upload in their packages.. I moved from a 75/10 plan to a 500/50 plan with different isp for less money..
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@johnpoz said in Under $125 USD build recommendation for 600Mbps WAN:
Well have him do a simple speedtest, what does it show for upload?
I was on comcast for years, I doubt its 50 ;)
And I think you were reading the gig teir for 35.
https://www.xfinity.com/networkmanagement
300 Mbps 318.2 Mbps(1) 25 Mbps 29.7 Mbps(1)
Lets say he can do 50.. I would be flabbergasted if does on comcast. Then something that can handle 45, seems ok to me..
Part of the reason I moved away from comcast was the horrible upload in their packages.. I moved from a 75/10 plan to a 500/50 plan with different isp for less money..Yes, you are right. It is pegged at 25Mbps not 35. I read that incorrectly.
I will have him do a speed test today and explain to him the various scenarios. Maybe the SG-1100 could possibly come back into the fore especially if he can up the budget from 125 to 200.
Thanks.
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@Inxsible said in Under $125 USD build recommendation for 600Mbps WAN:
I will have him do a speed test today and explain to him the various scenarios. Maybe the SG-1100 could possibly come back into the fore especially if he can up the budget from 125 to 200.
Thanks.
Though if he's also thinking about using a VPN service (you mentioned ExpressVPN on your OP) he needs a VPN throughput closer to his download speed.
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@Inxsible I have Comcast 300 Mbps download service. The uploads are capped at 10 Mbps.
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I had a chat with my friend and he is fine with the desktop size box as it will sit in his basement closet. I guess I just have to find a old i5 based desktop and a Intel 340-T2 or T4 card for him. He doesn't want to go up too much in the budget however.
