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    Introducing Netgate Nexus: Multi-Instance Management at Your Fingertips.

    Please consider a look at my hardware selction quest

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      decar
      last edited by

      Good evening,

      This is my first day at the pfSense forum.
      I have read quite some threads and selected some hardware for my
      very own pfSense box.

      Thing is, it is a bit daunting to check that all is compatible with pfSense software! 
      I will continue to look in the freebsd list and on forums etc.
      It just seems a good idea to check with the experienced and knowledgeable!

      I am planning to run all common, heavy memory usage, packages one time or another.
      I plan to use a VPN, possibly with encryption.
      Somewhat like 15 devices will be connected, in multiple vlans.
      2 devices should be able to communicate with the nas, preferred speed 500 Mb/s - 1 Gb/s

      Selected hardware
      Supermicro A1SAi-2550F (Retail Pack)
      € 266,50
      Fractal Design Node 304 black
      € 65,95
      Kingston ValueRAM M1G64KL110
      € 74,30
      Mini-box picoPSU 80 + 60W Adapter Power Kit
      € 45,-

      I greatly appreciate any comments, suggestions and pointers in my
      pfsense box quest!

      Happy new year
      Decar

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        Wolf666
        last edited by

        Take a look also to C2558 board.
        C2558 has Intel® QuickAssist Technology but not Intel® Turbo Boost (C2550).

        ISP FTTH PPPoE 1000/300 Mbps
        pfSense 25.11.1 CPU i5-11320H @ 3.20GHz - 16GB RAM - NVMe 256GB -
        Switch Zyxel XGS1210-12
        AP Netgear RAX200 (Stock FW)
        NAS Synology DS1621+

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