Hardware recommendations

DaddyGo

Fact...
have a nice weekend

+++edit:
Correctly, Realtek PHY, because the acronym "LAN" can be misleading, as it provides poor performance on any interface

f.e.: WAN, LAN, OPT1, OPT2, etc. - or whatever you want WLAN, DMZ, IoT..........

And it's not just in FreeBSD, pls. avoid Realtek chip-based NICs everywhere

tman222

I've got one of these sitting in a spare parts bin somewhere - was a great little box (until its purpose was replaced by a VM), but the Realtek NIC was a bit of a sore spot (look under I/O Specifications):

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc7pjyh.html

DaddyGo

@tman222 said in Hardware recommendations:

was a great little box

Yes I like NUCs, but we're talking about Intel Core i .... platform (10Gen)

Not about the cheap version, which is Intel Pentium Silver Processor Series and moreover Q4'17

but I think the our opinion about Realtek - doesn't change from that yet

BTW:
the OP clearly described what kind of NUC it had - - Realtek PHY is definitely not there

pmadem

@akuma1x Yes , I only have one LAN port on the NUC

pmadem

Here's a link to check the specifications for the NUC that I have :

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/188811/intel-nuc-10-performance-kit-nuc10i7fnh.html

Integrated LAN Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V

akuma1x

@pmadem The Intel i219-V is reported to work just fine with pfsense, and I'm assuming FreeBSD. But, since it's got only 1 single network port, you're still going to need a smart/managed switch to make this project work.

Jeff

pmadem

@akuma1x Thanks Jeff ! I m trying to find a good managed switch . Do you have any recommendations ?

akuma1x

@pmadem What's the size of your network, how many WIRED devices?

pmadem

@akuma1x I have around 10 wired devices currently but also would like to have some extra room for some wired devices

Thanks !

akuma1x

@pmadem Ok, here's some quick recommendations:

D-Link Ethernet Switch, 24 Port Gigabit Easy Smart Managed Switch ($128 USD)
https://www.amazon.com/D-Link-24-Port-EasySmart-Ethernet-DGS-1100-24/dp/B004SUO1S0

NETGEAR 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Switch ($177 USD)
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GS724T-400NAS-Lifetime-Protection-GS724Tv4/dp/B00I5W5EGA

There's also some 16-port managed switches, but they are very close in price to the 24-port models. Hope that helps!

Jeff

pmadem

@akuma1x Thanks !

DaddyGo

@pmadem said in Hardware recommendations:

Do you have any recommendations ?

I'm correcting myself now and exist an Intel NUC with dual NICs, but it’s just yet to come:

https://liliputing.com/2020/09/intel-tiger-canyon-details-leaked-intel-nuc-with-tiger-lake-chips.html

Plus, with the new Intel PHY (2,5 GbE), we’re looking forward to it...
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/184676/intel-ethernet-controller-i225-v.html

nooryali

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