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    Has anyone build a gigabit router using a motherboard???

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      papo109
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      Hi guys I am New to both the Pfsense OS and this forum.

      I am in the market for purchasing a gigabit router, but it seems they are too expensive. So I am wondering if anyone have built their own gigabit router.If so is there a way I can learn how to build one for my home network. I am focus on hard wired devices and I have an additional router that can be for wifi devices.

      I have a amd mother board with 8 gig of ram with 250 hard drive space but I don't know where to go from there.

      Thanks in advance

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Sure. You just need a bunch of compatible Gigabit NICs and a sufficiently powerful processor.

        Steve

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          lindib330
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          @papo109:

          Hi guys I am New to both the Pfsense OS and this forum.

          I am in the market for purchasing a gigabit router, but it seems they are too expensive. So I am wondering if anyone have built their own gigabit router.If so is there a way I can learn how to build one for my home network. I am focus on hard wired devices and I have an additional router that can be for wifi devices.

          I have a amd mother board with 8 gig of ram with 250 hard drive space but I don't know where to go from there.

          Thanks in advance

          I'm planning on doing the same.  Can you update this thread so we can compare and help each other on making it work?

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            Frankenberry
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            I have quad core 2.2GHz phenom processor in an old Tyan K7X motherboard with 4 GB of memory.  It is more than sufficient.  I use these Syba NICs for additional connections.
            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833328028&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel--Content--text-_-
            Right now I have 2 - 100 meg internet connections and I've never even hit 10% CPU utilization.

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              kejianshi
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              I'm definitely planning to use a motherboard when I build my next pfsense.

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                geudrik
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                @kejianshi:

                I'm definitely planning to use a motherboard when I build my next pfsense.

                +1 <3

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                  simply seth
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                  http://www.logicsupply.com/components/expansion-cards/ade4rtlang/
                  http://www.logicsupply.com/components/expansion-cards/ade4inlang/

                  If you can find the motherboards that the above two devices fit, that might be an option.
                  I have one of the motherboards and I have a total of 6 1Gb NICs (2 onboard, 4 daughterboard)

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