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    • Kiko Machine
      Kiko Machine last edited by

      Good day!

      I need a bit of advice, I have an SG-2440 which act as my firewall and DHCP, I also applied a VLAN, also using OpenDNS for my web-filtering. My question is, am I overloading the device? If not can I add more function? What do you recommend? Can I add more like pfblocker and VPN functions? Or what is the best practice/function an SG-2440 can perform? I have around 70 to 80 users by the way.

      Thanks!

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      • Derelict
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate last edited by

        You will probably be fine.

        I have around 70 to 80 users by the way.

        Doesn't tell us anything. It depends on what those users are doing, how much traffic they are generating, what kind of traffic, etc.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        The pfSense Book is free of charge!
        DO NOT set a source port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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        • Kiko Machine
          Kiko Machine @Derelict last edited by

          @Derelict said in Need recommendation for SG-2440:

          Doesn't tell us anything. It depends on what those users are doing, how much traffic they are generating, what kind of traffic, etc.

          My apologies, mainly they are just using emails and some personal stuff like social media and listening to music.

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          • Derelict
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate last edited by

            I would expect it would be fine. Do you have a typical peak aggregate bandwidth usage figure?

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            The pfSense Book is free of charge!
            DO NOT set a source port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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            • Kiko Machine
              Kiko Machine @Derelict last edited by

              @Derelict said in Need recommendation for SG-2440:

              I would expect it would be fine. Do you have a typical peak aggregate bandwidth usage figure?

              I think I don't have. Our usage is not that intense. I would just like to set up all the necessary and applicable functions for the device that I have for learning/experience purposes and maybe in the future it'll be put in good use.

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                akuma1x last edited by

                If I were you, I would not setup a pfsense box to learn and experiment on a live network with 70 or 80 users. Do it on something else - real hardware or virtualized. Learn the ropes (and pitfalls) there, then apply to the “real” network pfsense box.

                Jeff

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                • stephenw10
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                  What is your available WAN bandwidth? Do you have a lot of traffic between internal interfaces?

                  Steve

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