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    I want to assemble a pfSense server and am seeking recommendations from expert friends.

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      SteveITS Rebel Alliance @mettoal
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      @mettoal ok well 25 Gbps is the complete other end of the scale. :) Perhaps Steve can comment on the upper limits of pfSense related to that CPU but it’s why Netgate developed TNSR.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        @mettoal said in I want to assemble a pfSense server and am seeking recommendations from expert friends.:

        E5-2697A V4

        Yeah you need something like that to pass 10G if that's what you need to do. 25G is really beyond pfSense for the most part.

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          pwood999
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          What's the existing load on the 1Gig connection at peak times ? If it's below 100%, then there's your required bandwidth. If it's often maxed out, then you need the 10G link before confirming PfSense hardware.

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