Spaceboy 2493 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Yeah I just went with one of these. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073F9P46H/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item The recommendations I got suggested low power, older cpu fine and 4-6gb ram. Also bought a v cheap 4 Port nic which I may use in an existing unused pc for the interim while that box ships 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I have a spare motherboard and CPU. I also have some 10G dual port Intel NICs, so I'll be using one of those in it, too. The 2U box will fit perfectly in my rack, and I can hook this to my KVM console. The i5 will allow me to let pfsense do some heavy lifting, and I'll use my USG for less rigorous tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBers 6771 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 @ I think that's a bit over-specced for just a pfSense box, unless you're planning on running other services on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I'll be running the VPN service on it, too. So it needs to be able to handle the encryption. The USG doesn't have enough juice, for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Assembled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3745 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 here is my updated networking wall guys!! I have to work on cable management inside the box a bit.... I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Can I just say, even though I've only just got it up and running, how much I love pfsense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 OK, so here's how it looks, now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyVarrick 277 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Yes, I'm sure it packs a good punch, yet its easy on the eye too; often hard to reconcile those 2. The one from iamspartacus gets my vote as well (post #121) Post #122 not so much (sorry...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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