From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 16 02:26:07 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58C8BFC1 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:26:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ezwind.net (bobby.ezwind.net [199.188.211.146]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CFB67D2 for ; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:26:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jayPC by ezwind.net (MDaemon PRO v9.6.5) with ESMTP id 64-md50000167527.msg for ; Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:25:58 -0600 X-Spam-Processed: ezwind.net, Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:25:58 -0600 (not processed: spam filter heuristic analysis disabled) X-Authenticated-Sender: jwest@ezwind.net X-MDRemoteIP: 24.107.6.110 X-Return-Path: prvs=139709fe24=jwest@ezwind.net X-Envelope-From: jwest@ezwind.net X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Jay West" To: References: <54679447.4070004@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:33:37 -0600 Message-ID: <018501d00145$ba6de5c0$2f49b140$@ezwind.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Content-Language: en-us Thread-Index: AQFmljkhJZ4nz/3OaEvk7zG6oCN6HgKrZR59AYw+K3SdE6B/0IAAAUhw 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 02:26:07 -0000 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. J