Hardware List

[kklouzal]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182243 $209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320136 $93.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226353 $114.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139220X2 $48
http://compare.ebay.com/like/271147230901?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar $36.19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152131 $69.99
$573.13 before shipping

Would this hardware work with pfsense? Maybe someone has a clue?

[tirsojrp]

pfSense does not support N or AC, save yourself all the problems and use a dedicated Access Point.

[kklouzal]

I went ahead and got these products. The box runs at 68C with no fans or much air circulation since it's up in the top shelf of my closet (probably going to install an exhaust vent that connects to the HVAC air intake lines).

Steady 12% CPU usage with Squid + CalmAV, Avahi, LightSquid.

Sadly to say even to this day the system will not even see the wireless card. So I'm going to remove it. With that free PCI-E slot I'm thinking about doing the following:

Get a Gigabit SPF card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A927700 combine it with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007UR0CZE so we can completely go overkill and use it as our WAN port to the cable modem. Even 1ms latency removed from the link with this setup would be worth it's weight in gold.

If my motherboard had more than 1 PCI-E slot I'd go ahead and throw this in there too: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A which seems to be supported by FreeBSD (please correct me if I'm wrong).

[Guest]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182243 $209.99

Jetway NF9HG-2930 Thin mini-ITX Network Motherboard ~$204
Jetway NF9HG-2930

• Quad core CPU 1,8GHz -2.16 GHz
• max. 8 GB non-ECC RAM
• 2 x miniPCIe slot (mSATA & WiFI card)
• 4 x Intel based LAN Ports

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320136 $93.99

WLN200NX or UBNT SR71-E if internal is really needed for $25 - $50.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226353 $114.99

mSATA 60GB or 64 GB for something around ~$60

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139220X2 $48

Dead link what is this?

http://compare.ebay.com/like/271147230901?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar $36.19

Dead link, what is this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152131 $69.99

M350 for ~$40
PSU ~$15
RAM ~$45

Would this hardware work with pfsense? Maybe someone has a clue?

• APU4D or APU4C as a bundle for something around 250 €
• Jetway NF9HG-2930 for something around 400 €
• Supermicro E200-9B (SYS-E200-9B) ~450 € - 500 €
  (New revision 1.02B is needed to run pfSense on it smooth and liquid)
• The Intel Xeon E3-12xxv3 would be the best option for as I see it right.