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    Will this Mini-ITX box cut it?

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      cpcnw
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      Hardware list
      Intel® Desktop Board D510MO [https://goo.gl/AyujPA]
      Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
      4GB RAM

      Scenario
      Network with 35 clients
      Want to add some UTM functions of pfsense to network

      Any advice appreciated [especially on UTM setups]

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        DeLorean
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        This is a budget friendly motherboard and is a good choice for a small network,
        without all the whistles and bells.
        But in my opinion, the Intel Atom D510 is not very suitable for UTM purposes.
        For UTM purposes i recommend a Quad Core cpu like the Intel Celeron J1900 at least.
        But keep in mind, in the near future pfSense (2.5) will only run on a cpu which support AES-NI.
        So if you want a firewall for many years, its recommended to choose now for a setup that supports AES-NI.
        The Intel Celeron J1900 doesn't support also AES-NI, so your setup will now have a higher pricelabel if you want
        to be prepared for the future.

        Grtz
        DeLorean

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          cpcnw
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          DL - I am really glad you brought that up as I knew nothing about this;

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ELmTb3wzg

          what is a good economy board / cpu combo to look out for?

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            DeLorean
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            @cpcnw:

            DL - I am really glad you brought that up as I knew nothing about this;

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5ELmTb3wzg

            what is a good economy board / cpu combo to look out for?

            Asrock QC5000M motherboard.
            This motherboard has a embedded A4-5000 Quad-Core Cpu @ 1.55Ghz and supports AES-NI,
            and this motherboard is also fanless, and has multiple PCI-E slots so that the throughput is higher
            then a Intel D510MO which has only a PCI slot.

            With the Intel D510MO measured between the onboard NIC and 1 of the 2 Gigabit Ports of the Intel NIC, you will reach a maximum
            throughput arround 500a550Mbps, and arround 200a220Mbps between the 2Gigabit Ports of the Intel NIC.

            While with a PCI-E Intel Dual or Quad Gigabit card, you will reach between the onboard and 1 of the Gigabit Ports of the Intel NIC a speed of 800a1000Mbps,
            and between the Gigabit ports of the Dual or Quad a speed arround 500a600Mbps.

            I have build a few firewalls with the Asrock QC5000M and i'm very satisfied about the performance of this board.

            Grtz
            DeLorean

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              cpcnw
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              Tnx DL - any recommends for Gb Nic's ?

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                DeLorean
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                @cpcnw:

                Tnx DL - any recommends for Gb Nic's ?

                I always use the Dual or Quad from Intel.
                If search at Ebay for a Quad Gigabit card, look for the cards with the big blank aluminium heatsink.
                This type works great with pfSense.
                The Quad Gigabit cards with the black heatsink, are sometimes knockoff's from te real, and can cause problems
                with recognizing in pfSense.

                Grtz
                DeLorean

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