Mini ITX ?
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Hi i just wonder how a mini itx system would work on pfsense ?? My mind was to try it with a prebuild cpu like the Intel D945GCLF Mini-ITX But i want to hear what you guys think about it ?
My Network speed at this moment is 24/3 Mbit and i will upgrade about a year to this 100/100 and i will use it to serve as my home router and i will be using VPN.
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I'm using the same Intel board with my home installation and it's working great. I haven't run any bandwidth tests, but I wouldn't expect any issues at ~25mbit, the load is essentially nil on my 5/1mbit line with lots of states (torrent traffic). I'm running 5 VLANs off the onboard NIC right now (though I have an Intel low-profile NIC coming to replace it) for my WAN and some internal networks. I think you'll need 1.2.3-PRERELEASE if you want to use the internal NIC, but I didn't test 1.2.2 to make sure.
Really the only thing to consider is that the board only has one onboard NIC (and it's a crappy Realtek) and one PCI slot which might not be easily accessible depending on the case you choose. You may need to get a low-profile PCI NIC or a riser card if you want a second NIC, or use a VLAN switch with the Realtek.
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ok that dosent sounds too bad. my second thought was to use the VIA EPIA-M700-10E, C7 / 1GHz but I dont now if it is better or worse. but the thing that is good with it is that it has 2 gigabit lan. what do guys think ? then I can use a pci card. I have also seen card card riser with two pci slots on it. How does these work with pfsense ?
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I've got this running monowall, it should not have any problems with pfsense
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4237493&CatId=2309
together with this case :
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154091board has a CF slot on its back, two NIC plus full height PCI slot, nice and very quiet too
All together, it was cheaper then alix
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Ok intel is really good to. but i think i found my set up now that is pretty good. i will use jetway NC92-230-LF ATOM 1.6GHz and a Jetway Triple GIGA LAN Add-on. i now its a littel bit crazy going on with gigabit. but i want to be sure it going to work with my new internet speed next year. or do you guys have any other motherboard froam jetway that is a low watt ?
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My vote - http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,13098.15.html
Regards
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ok I will check on Intel nic. but have you had Realtek RTL8111C to work? would be good to know when I will order my things as quickly as possible. and Realtek RTL8111C not working, then I choose Intel or via if anyone has succeeded with this card? or what is the best choice?
I bought me exactly one IM-945GSE-A and I hope that this will work well. I have to agree with you that this is probably the best motherboard for pfsense today.
Thank you very much cheesyboofs
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My vote - http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,13098.15.html
Regards
This is definitely a nice option, it's too bad the availability seems to be really poor. The price is a bit high too, but if I could've got this instead of the Intel I would've. Very nice board, and seems to be relatively unique with good NICs (and more than one).
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My vote - http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,13098.15.html
Regards
This is definitely a nice option, it's too bad the availability seems to be really poor. The price is a bit high too, but if I could've got this instead of the Intel I would've. Very nice board, and seems to be relatively unique with good NICs (and more than one).
I'm also enjoying this board, a LOT. if you are in the US Logic Supply has it, in stock. it's a bit more change but you know the intel nic's are good stuff!
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did you use 1.2.2 verison or the 1.2.3 verison with your Msi IM-945GSE-A ??
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that boards nic drivers require 1.2.3. for freebsd 7.1 intel driver
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I've got this running monowall, it should not have any problems with pfsense
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4237493&CatId=2309
together with this case :
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154091board has a CF slot on its back, two NIC plus full height PCI slot, nice and very quiet too
All together, it was cheaper then alix
It's too bad they stopped making that board. For the price, it couldn't be beat.
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@ forum,
Did you get pfSense running (well) on the Realtek 8111C NICs? I've been looking at that exact same setup, it's pretty nice. However, I'm not into buying a dedicated machine that won't work for the intended purpose … if you know what I mean ... ;)
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I am running on a Via VB8001 with their new Nano processor. It draws the same as an atom under idle, and has built in encryption acceleration for VPN. It supports PCE-E so I have a dual port Intel card in there. Runs really smooth, and draws less than 40 watts under 'standard' usage.