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    • CNLiberal
      CNLiberal last edited by

      Would this crypto card be a good purchase for my Atom 330 pfSense box?  I've got a 50/10 connection and would like to have OpenVPN connections between me and several other locations.  Also, an IPSec connection to my office.  I wasn't able to find much information, besides pfSense supporting AES128 using another Hifn card from Netgate.  I will be popping it in the box I have in my signature.  I'll have to figure out some kind of PCIe extension cable.  Thanks!

      pfSense 2.4.5_p1

      Dell R210 II
      Intel E3-1340 v2
      8GB RAM
      2 x 256GB SSD in ZFS Mirror
      2 x Cisco 3750X PoE Gig Switch
      3 x Cisco 2802i APs (Mobility Express)

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        jasonlitka last edited by

        Based on a search of the part number that seems to be a card for compression, not crypto.  It won't do anything at all.

        I can break anything.

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        • CNLiberal
          CNLiberal last edited by

          @Jason:

          Based on a search of the part number that seems to be a card for compression, not crypto.  It won't do anything at all.

          Boy, am I glad I asked before buying!  So the question becomes, what would be a good card to add for crypto to my pfSense box?  It's an Atom with a free PCIe 8x slot (4x electrical).  Thanks!

          pfSense 2.4.5_p1

          Dell R210 II
          Intel E3-1340 v2
          8GB RAM
          2 x 256GB SSD in ZFS Mirror
          2 x Cisco 3750X PoE Gig Switch
          3 x Cisco 2802i APs (Mobility Express)

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            jasonlitka last edited by

            @joltman:

            @Jason:

            Based on a search of the part number that seems to be a card for compression, not crypto.  It won't do anything at all.

            Boy, am I glad I asked before buying!  So the question becomes, what would be a good card to add for crypto to my pfSense box?  It's an Atom with a free PCIe 8x slot (4x electrical).  Thanks!

            None, I'm not aware of any PCI-e cards that work with pfSense.  The older PCI cards will likely be slower than none at all.

            If you need more than throughput over a VPN tunnel then you'll need a faster machine.

            I can break anything.

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