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    patricia2626
    last edited by May 1, 2019, 3:08 AM

    i found this video he was saying allot cheap used computer no one want to buy can be use at least to push one full gig speed for a very low price.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ledv33t6SNE&t=911s

    not sure are pawnshops desktop good enough for gig speed or do I buy them online and are amazon or ebay prebuild office pc good enough?

    Can I get full gig speed with new intel gen 8 or 9 cpu i3 or i5 and is there differences using normal ssd vs a m.2 drive?

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      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by May 1, 2019, 10:47 AM

      Already answered in your other thread.

      Yes, any Gen 8 i3 will push 1Gbps through firewall/NAT. No, there is no significant difference for pfSense between SATA SSD and m.2. It doesn't support NVMe though.

      Steve

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        patricia2626
        last edited by May 1, 2019, 4:03 PM

        which pcie card do i use to connect my router to the computer i cant find them can you link some?

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by May 1, 2019, 4:22 PM

          You can probably use this one: https://store.netgate.com/AOC-SGP-I4.aspx 😉

          How many ports do you need? What is your budget?

          Steve

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            patricia2626
            last edited by patricia2626 May 1, 2019, 8:10 PM May 1, 2019, 8:09 PM

            i just need 3 or 4 and how do i collect my modem in that do i only use the internet ports on pc to give it signal

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by May 1, 2019, 9:00 PM

              Ideally you set your modem/router to modem or bridge mode and that passes the public to the pfSense WAN port.
              Everything else is connected to the pfSense interface or to switches on those.

              Steve

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                patricia2626 @stephenw10
                last edited by patricia2626 May 1, 2019, 9:10 PM May 1, 2019, 9:10 PM

                @stephenw10 are this good enough hardware to run gig speeds https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8WV50N4050&ignorebbr=1

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                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by May 1, 2019, 9:15 PM

                  I don't know because I've never tested that but I would expect it to pass 1Gbps quite easily with firewall and NAT. If you start adding other packages or VPNs it's harder to say.

                  Steve

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