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      alecw
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      Hello,

      I was getting your opinion for this to run a 150/35 wan with all intensive services on. (VPN Server, firewall, virus checker, ect). With 5 media center extenders, 1 server with 2 virtual machines on it, and 4 other computers, and some phones, tablets. Also 2 nats running 1 with all the stuff listed and another with a phone and laptop.
      Pc: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thinkcentre-M81-Desktop-PC-Intel-Core-i3-3-1GHz-250GB-4GB-DVDRW-7HOME-64-/391034972338?nma=true&si=TDFW4Uo5oXd9xudcYRTiJNvbiAU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

      Also these were the nics I was going to buy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-AOC-SG-I2-Dual-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-PCI-e-Network-Adapter-Card-/311273219185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4879546471 I think there the ones on the pfsense website i looked up the model name however they say they have a different Intel chipset not the Intel i350 gbe. Did i find the right card or not?

      Thanks
      alec

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        kejianshi
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        Bidding has ended on this item.

        Is Ebay all out of Intel Pro 1000 NICs?

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          alecw
          last edited by

          Yes, I know bidding has ended. However is it a good box. I found another one around same price.

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            alecw
            last edited by

            Would you recommend the intel pro 1000 nic over the intel i350 gbe chipset?

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              kejianshi
              last edited by

              Nope.

              I like this one and I'm pretty sure it will work.

              http://store.pfsense.org/4PortGigEAdapter/

              http://store.pfsense.org/2PortGigEAdapter/

              I like the ones that have "Intel" on the box.

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                alecw
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                If you look up the two port one it is not the i350 chipset.

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                  kejianshi
                  last edited by

                  Yep - Intel NICs abound.  Just Google to see who is using which Intel NIC without issues and grab one.
                  There are many that will work great and a very few to avoid.  Ones with issues will be apparent instantly soon as you google them.

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                    alecw
                    last edited by

                    I mean it should work because its the model they have listed on there website.

                    Also is that pc good for my requirements.

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                      kejianshi
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                      PC will be fine I would think.  Its at least as good as my personal rig.

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                        alecw
                        last edited by

                        Thanks,

                        Ya i saw someone with similar setup is running at 20 percent. With only one model newer cpu. So I doubt that will make any difference.

                        May I ask what specif Network card you use. Saw a post from a while ago that said AOC-SG-I2 had some problems. Also it having a different chipset then what is online is worrying me.

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                          kejianshi
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                          I use Pro 1000 Nics.  I have 5 ports on the one at home.

                          WAN is a broadcom.  I would have pulled it but its always worked so freakin well so I left it.

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                            alecw
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                            Thanks for all your help,

                            Is this what you mean? Would it be better if I just bought any card with the i350.
                            Thanks for your help, new to pfsense.

                            http://www.ebay.com/itm/39Y6138-IBM-INTEL-PRO-1000-PT-QUAD-PORT-PCIe-GIGABIT-ETHERNET-NIC-SERVER-ADAPTER-/131233334080?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e8e1dc340

                            Thanks Alec.

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