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    Old Neoware 3000 Thin CLient for Wifi Captive Portal Only

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      windswept321
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      I have an old Neoware 3000 thin client that I would like to use as an internet access captive portal only with pfsense.
      This is due to a problem I have with 3 interfaces and SIP on the main pfsense box which leads to missed calls etc. Swapping out the network card for wifi should do the trick.
      The neoware can have a maximum of 256mb and has a 300Mhz geode cpu. It can boot from compact flash and has an empty pci slot for a network card.
      Is it likely to be good enough for a maxiumum throughput of around 50 - 70mb/s in total?
      Thanks for reading.

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        DiskWizard
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        From Hardware Sizing Guidance

        10-20 Mbps
            We recommend a modern (less than 4 year old) Intel or AMD CPU clocked at at least 500MHz

        21-100 Mbps
            We recommend a modern 1.0 GHz Intel or AMD CPU

        1. GA-N3150M-D3P 8Gb RAM

        2. GA-C1037EN-EU 4GB RAM

        • 2,5 SATA III Solid State Drive SLIM S60
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          windswept321
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          Thanks for replying.
          I don't need any features other than the captive portal for wifi, for a maximum of 2 connections at any one time.
          I'm hoping that that will make a difference to the hardware requirements

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Try it and see, you already have the hardware. If you really don't need anything other than captive portal you may be able to disable a lot of things to improve performance.

            Steve

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