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    Please move if this is wrong section - testing hardware compatibility

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    • W
      Waqar.UK
      last edited by

      I have seen a

      Core i5, 3.30ghz Processor (Note: Quad Core i5) Sandybridge
      8 gb Ram
      1TB Harddrive
      DVD, HDMI OUT
      2 x USB3, 4 x USB2
      Ethernet, DVI
      Separate Network Card
      Comes with Keyboard and Mouse
      Windows 7  - I will erase the hard drive as I do not need this.

      according to the seller, motherboard Ethernet & separate network card are from Intel (good sign). I want to buy this for myself, as I cannot afford a entire new build. If I burn onto a cd-rw pfsense 2.3 then boot from this, can I see if both Ethernet cards are recognised?  how do I test this? So then if they are recognised, how do I know pfsense will work from them? Both according to seller are gigabit.

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      • JailerJ
        Jailer
        last edited by

        With Intel NIC's the likelihood is high that they will be compatible but unless you can find out exactly what specific model the NIC's are no one can give you a definite answer.

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        • W
          Waqar.UK
          last edited by

          :)

          Thanks a lot. As far as I know, pfsense can be run from a CD, so from a running CD , can I determine the compatibility?

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          • JailerJ
            Jailer
            last edited by

            Older versions yes. The live CD feature was removed in the current 2.3 version.

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            • W
              Waqar.UK
              last edited by

              Does that include Intel® 82579LM? (pfsense 2.30)

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              • E
                edwardwong
                last edited by

                The igb driver will work for this chip, actually this chip is supported by FreeBSD for long, I saw people using it with FreeBSD 8 and no issue, so I don't really see any problem on 10.x

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                • W
                  Waqar.UK
                  last edited by

                  Brilliant - thanks a lot  ;D

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