From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 16 02:49:22 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1579760F; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:49:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from webmail.dweimer.net (24-240-198-187.static.stls.mo.charter.com [24.240.198.187]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "webmail2.dweimer.local", Issuer "webmail2.dweimer.local" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3C7A99A; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:49:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.dweimer.net (webmail [192.168.5.2]) by webmail.dweimer.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id sAG2nDT8059532 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:49:13 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:49:12 -0600 From: dweimer To: Jay West Subject: RE: Small/Low Power Server =?UTF-8?Q?Recommendation=3F?= Organization: dweimer.net Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net Mail-Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net In-Reply-To: <018501d00145$ba6de5c0$2f49b140$@ezwind.net> References: <54679447.4070004@qeng-ho.org> <018501d00145$ba6de5c0$2f49b140$@ezwind.net> Message-ID: X-Sender: dweimer@dweimer.net User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.1-beta Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:49:22 -0000 On 11/15/2014 8:33 pm, Jay West wrote: > Arthur wrote.... > I've been running an Alix 2d13 (an earlier board) with pfSense as my > router/firewall for years now. Absolutely no problems, very little > power > consumption, I only have to think about it when there's a software > upgrade. > I can recommend their kit. > ----------- > Nah, don't do it. I adore the Alix 2D13 board for lots of stuff.... but > as a > pfsense box it's days are gone. Everywhere around here... the default > residential speed is 60 to 100mbps, and the Alix 2d13 can't keep up > with > that. Your connection (if you're in those ranges) will noticeably slow > down. > Instead, get the replacement that netgate has: identical enclosure, but > based on the T40E board. That one can handle 100+mbps. > just look for their Kits that start with APU, that's the PCEngines new board that uses the T40E CPUs, 3 x 1G Ethernet Ports, there are 2G and 4G memory options available. Using either 8G SDHC or 30G mSATA for storage. The old Alix 2D13 system I ran pfSense on went the way of eBay, to be replaced with a small form factor PC prior to these being released, since it couldn't keep up with my 50/5Mbit internet connection. I do miss the quietness of the old Alix along with the lower power consumption, and will hopefully replace the current noise generator with one of the new systems before the winters out. -- Thanks, Dean E. Weimer http://www.dweimer.net/