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    New build - MSI Z97I AC - HP NC364T

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    • R
      Red Boll
      last edited by

      Hi!

      I want to build my first pfSense box.

      Main/first use wil be:

      • VPN (IPsec/openVPN)
      • Whitelist users to e.g. FTPS server
      • Monitor network traffic
      • Create a DMZ for a webserver

      Internet access is provided by a 400mbit (up&down) FTTH connection

      Will this hardware work?
      Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC ( www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97I-AC.html )
      NIC: HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
      CPU: Intel Pentium G3460
      Memory: tbd
      Case: tbd
      Storage: tbd
      PSU: tbd

      I allready stumbled upon some posts that the Wifi is not (yet) supported.
      Is there anyone with experience with this hardware?

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      • R
        Red Boll
        last edited by

        @Red:

        Will this hardware work?
        Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC ( www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97I-AC.html )
        NIC: HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
        CPU: Intel Pentium G3460
        Memory: tbd
        Case: tbd
        Storage: tbd
        PSU: tbd

        Well, it works fine untill now. ;)

        Uptime is almost 10 days now (637.27 GB in, 637.27 GB out on the WAN port) without any issues.

        The complete hardware list is:
        Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC ( www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97I-AC.html )
        NIC: HP NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
        CPU: Intel Pentium G3460
        Memory: 2 x Corsair 4 GB DDR3-1600 (CMV4GX3M1A1600C11)
        Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D
        Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A/120G
        PSU: be quiet! System Power 7 300W

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        • K
          Keljian
          last edited by

          What packages are you running?

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          • R
            Red Boll
            last edited by

            @Keljian:

            What packages are you running?

            Installed packages:

            bandwidthd
            darkstat
            mailreport
            nmap
            nut
            OpenVPN Client Export Utility
            pfBlockerNG

            Remark: internet connection is now 500mbit (up&down) FTTH

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