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      Thisisvv
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      For one Acess point with 5 wireless devices.  hard wired desktop . Voip phone and 1 amazon Fire tv for VPN.

      AMD Athlon 5150 & MSI AM1I ITX Motherboard

      http://www.frys.com/product/8337457?

      NIC

      Intel Pro 1000MT Quad Port Server Nic Card C32199

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/261868324875?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

      a 300 W PSU and 8 GB (4X 2 DDR3 1300) ram…120GB SSD drive lying around. All 3 are lying around.

      should this be ok?

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        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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        Running what throughput?  Looks like total overkill to me.

        If you're getting the quad NIC so you have ports to plug everything in, get a switch instead.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          Thisisvv
          last edited by

          @Derelict:

          Running what throughput?  Looks like total overkill to me.

          If you're getting the quad NIC so you have ports to plug everything in, get a switch instead.

          Yes I have everything . Throughput of my wan is only 50mbits

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