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      venno
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      I have a G8 microserver that has just been retired from ESXi duties (replaced by ML310e) and I was wondering if it would be suitable as a pfsense box to run:

      Routing
      Firewall
      Blocker
      Suricata/snort
      OpenVPN
      Possibly squid/squid guard

      My internet connection currently is adsl but I am due to get a 100/40 connection in a few months.

      The G8 has the following mods:

      E3-1260L-V2 cpu
      2 x 4 GB ECC ram
      240GB SSD
      Intel dual nic PCIE card

      Would this be a suitable device for my use case?

      I know that previously there were issues with the inbuilt broadcom nics, has this been resolved?

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        whosmatt
        last edited by

        @venno:

        I have a G8 microserver that has just been retired from ESXi duties (replaced by ML310e) and I was wondering if it would be suitable as a pfsense box to run:

        Routing
        Firewall
        Blocker
        Suricata/snort
        OpenVPN
        Possibly squid/squid guard

        My internet connection currently is adsl but I am due to get a 100/40 connection in a few months.

        The G8 has the following mods:

        E3-1260L-V2 cpu
        2 x 4 GB ECC ram
        240GB SSD
        Intel dual nic PCIE card

        Would this be a suitable device for my use case?

        I know that previously there were issues with the inbuilt broadcom nics, has this been resolved?

        I think it will be more than suitable.  I'm not sure what you're referring to about the Broadcom NICs but I haven't had any trouble with them, albeit on older HP hardware using the bce driver.  If you want specific support info, google "FreeBSD bce" and "FreeBSD bge."  The Intel NIC will suit you fine and if the Broadcoms give you any issues you can just ignore them.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          I would expect it to be fine. More than capable for 100/40Mbps.

          Seems like you could use that chassis for something else. If that's what you have though….

          Steve

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