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      ssar
      last edited by

      Thank you in advance.

      I have been wanting to put together a pfSense box for some time. Now I have some extra cash and some spare parts.

      I have a AMD 940 BE with 4 Gigs of DDR2 800 that need a new home.

      I was thinking the rest of this for the set up.

      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157274
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106121 x 2
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167143
      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154087

      I guess what I should ask is if there are any hardware issues.
      I plan on loading Snort at least, but will most likely load whatever I can reasonably run that seems interesting.
      My wan connection is only 25/5 and I don't think I've ever come close to maxing it out.

      Thanks again!

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        tirsojrp
        last edited by

        You can get a dual port pcie nic for less than $30 at eBay.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          You may need to 2.1 to get drivers for that on-board RTL8111 NIC.
          I can't see anywhere if it says those Intel NICs come with a half height back plate. You will need that to fit in that slim case.

          Steve

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            ssar
            last edited by

            I hadn't thought of that. Thank you Stephenw10.
            I don't intend to use the onboard chip for anything. Will that be a problem?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              No. You can leave it unassigned or just ignore it if the drivers don't recognise it. You can probably disable it in the bios anyway.

              Steve

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