Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:36:31 +0200 From: Asen Varsanov <allmymaillists@gmail.com> To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Buying recommendation for silent router/fileserver Message-ID: <5078713F.7090908@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net> References: <20121011145453.GU69724@acme.spoerlein.net>
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On 10/11/2012 04:54 PM, Ulrich Spörlein wrote: > Hey guys, > > I need to replace an aging Pentium IV system that has been serving as my > router, access point, file- and mediaserver for quite some time now. The > replacement should have: > > - amd64 CPU (for ZFS, obviously) > - 2x GigE (igress, egress interfaces) > - some form of wlan interface (I currently use an Atheros based PCI card) > - eSATA for attaching a backup disk where I stream ZFS snapshots to > - serial port is always nice, for when I mess up an upgrade > - fan-less if possible > > So far, this here seems to fit the bill perfectly > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/intensepc/ > but pricing seems to defy any reality. > > It does not state directly which chipsets are used for Wifi and > Ethernet, the block diagram claims Ethernet chips to be Intel 82579 and > RTL8111D, but I don't trust that fully. > > For Wifi I can always fall back to sticking in a supported USB stick, > although that's kinda hacky. > > So how well is networking going to be supported by FreeBSD? Should I > just bite the bullet and find out? > > Cheers, > Uli > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hi Uli, I have bought this one: http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/info/775548 with 4GB RAM DDR3 on 1066Mhz, with additional 1Gb/s PCI Ethernetcard and using old but silent power supply. Pfsense is not yet running, because I am still testing, but I can tell so far that it has enough power to run the 3 ethX interfaces full speed (about 100MB/s each for like 2 days testing) with live debian USB. I am planning to run pfsense on it soon. I also tested how fast the cpu is and I must say that is not blazing fast, it is about 3 times slower than my laptop with 2x2,4 Ghz intell T8300, but it is low power ... Cheers, Asen
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