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    • K
      kilthro
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      Thought I would post an updated pic of my setup.
      The hardware is still the same as stated in this post.
      https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=57028.msg304531#msg304531

      Earlier this year I transitioned it to this rack since having an 18 month old son had me rethink my setup. For some crazy reason he thought certain buttons were there for him to push. ;)  I got the rack for $180 including shipping/delivery… Couldn't pass it up. Totally worth it.

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        MontTech
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        One more in the books!  8)

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          nwebber
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          Soekris 6501-50 + 1 1841 Quad Gigabit card (so 8 ports total)

          6 out of 8 ports in use:

          • WAN

          • Primary LAN

          • DMZ

          • Guest public WiFi

          • Outbuilding separate LAN connected via roughly 1/4 mile fiber link

          • (planned/not yet connected) backup WAN connection

          Cisco SG200-50P managed switch.
          Yellow/Red "these are a different VLAN" sticker dots from OfficeMax. :)

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            FasTrak
            last edited by

            My Setup

            1U 1HE Supermicro Server
            • AMD Opteron 64 2.26 GHz
            • 2GB RAM • 1x 164GB HDD
            Purchased cheap on ebay.

            Cisco SG200-26 Switch

            Qnap 419p


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              Supermule Banned
              last edited by

              My home rig.

              2x2U IBM X3650 with Vsphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus running HA, HP Procurve 2810-24G and a Linksys WRT1900AC to handle the wireless clients.

              And a slightly modified Lack rack from IKEA :D

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Nice. How's the WRT1900AC working out for you? Too expensive for me, especially when the open source friendliness claims turns out to be a bit stretched.

                Steve

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                  MontTech
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                  Just installed the first of a handful of FW-7551's.  The performance looks great but I sure do miss the form factor of the 7541.

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                    MontTech
                    last edited by

                    My last FW-7541…Gunna miss that box.  Still trying to figure out who the heck mounted the rack 9 feet up on the wall though!  :o

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                      mikeisfly
                      last edited by

                      I hate that, it always seems like a good idea at the time, until something goes wrong.

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                        Supermule Banned
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                        Its great! Damn fast and and very long range.

                        And yes OS is a bit stretched but would be great if pfsense could run on it.

                        http://wrt1900ac.com/specs/ It seems that the long awaited wireless driver is out and people can install the WRT images on it.

                        It has 256 MB DDR3 so well specced within pfsense "range".

                        @stephenw10:

                        Nice. How's the WRT1900AC working out for you? Too expensive for me, especially when the open source friendliness claims turns out to be a bit stretched.

                        Steve

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                          Cino
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                          I keep going back and forth if i want to buy the wrt1900ac (after dd-wrt is fully supported of course) or buy the UniFi AP‑AC… But this wont happen until next year sometime or a xmas to myself...

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Personally I'd want to see OpenWRT running before anything else, assuming there's no pfSense support of course!  ;)

                            Steve

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                              Supermule Banned
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                              I dont like that the hardware specs are not listed on the site and not listed in the downloadable material on the Unifi AP.

                              @Cino:

                              I keep going back and forth if i want to buy the wrt1900ac (after dd-wrt is fully supported of course) or buy the UniFi AP‑AC… But this wont happen until next year sometime or a xmas to myself...

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                                Cino
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                                I hear ya, this may help:

                                http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32153-ubiquiti-uap-ac-access-point-reviewed
                                http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32202-ubiquiti-uap-ac-access-point-retest

                                Its not the best out there but I've hear it works pretty damn good right out of the box.

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                                  Supermule Banned
                                  last edited by

                                  Not good performance on the 5G band..

                                  2.4 GHz performance for the UAP-AC was comparable with AC1750 routers we have tested. But 5 GHz performance suffered from both lower peak throughput and shorter range as well.

                                  Compared to other access points and AC1750 routers, at $300, the UAP-AC is expensive. The runs contrary to Ubiquiti's general hardware pricing, which tends to be very competitive. But as one of the few draft 11ac APs available, perhaps Ubiquiti is just trying to get while the gettin' is good.

                                  @Cino:

                                  I hear ya, this may help:

                                  http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32153-ubiquiti-uap-ac-access-point-reviewed
                                  http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32202-ubiquiti-uap-ac-access-point-retest

                                  Its not the best out there but I've hear it works pretty damn good right out of the box.

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                                    Supermule Banned
                                    last edited by

                                    WRT1900AC

                                    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2143623/linksys-wrt1900ac-wi-fi-router-review-faster-than-anything-we-ve-tested.html

                                    This test was the reason is chose it over the ASUS…

                                    And it does a very good job here at home.

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                                      Cino
                                      last edited by

                                      Pretty much every review I've read about the WRT1900AC has been pretty good. I'm looking more towards features/reliably then WiFi performance.. When OpenWRT/DD-WRT firmware comes out, I may hit you up to see how VLANs work on the box..

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                                        Supermule Banned
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                                        It can VLAN out of the box… I just dont like the Linksys software since its pretty non informative.

                                        Reliability is excellent and with DD-WRT firmware, it will be something that will last a long time since it can push a lot of traffic...

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                                          Cino
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                                          Good to know, thanks for the info

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                                            MontTech
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                                            Came in today, going out tomorrow!  Love the new boxes  ;D

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