Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
Went with the Netgate 1U Alix box - it was a breeze to set up, simple solid. If the folks who make this product are on this list, nice job! Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.org On Apr 1, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Chris Buechler wrote: On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Luke Jaeger ad...@pvpa.org wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Netgate and Hacom are your best options in the US. Which depends on what kind of hardware is a good fit for your specific scenario (users doesn't matter, throughput, features used, etc. does). ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Luke Jaeger ad...@pvpa.org wrote: the WAN is only 7 Mbps down so throughput won't be high no matter what! But we'll probably want to set it up to serve DHCP and run squid/squidguard on it. Then anything with a hard drive should suffice (ALIX would otherwise be fine without squid/squidguard). ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
I use an ALIX board and i have only had to work on it once and that was when i upgraded to 2.0. On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Luke Jaeger ad...@pvpa.org wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.org ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
On 4/1/12 4:06 PM, Luke Jaeger wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.org ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list I can share some experiences - a) If you go with an embedded solution(Alix or others), select a very good CF card. Had one which lasted for years, SanDisk I think and the last few have been junk, b) if you are looking at a more traditional machine, go with a 3.5, single platter spinning drive - no SSDs, and finally c) configure a system, turn logging off and burn an image - if something happens to your setup, a restore is just a cd boot away until you get a more permanent solution in place. -- Yudhvir ਯੁਧਵੀਰ ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
If you want a rack server they can be gotten refurbished for really cheap at geeks.com or ebay On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Mehma Sarja mehmasa...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/1/12 4:06 PM, Luke Jaeger wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.org __**_ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/**mailman/listinfo/listhttp://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list I can share some experiences - a) If you go with an embedded solution(Alix or others), select a very good CF card. Had one which lasted for years, SanDisk I think and the last few have been junk, b) if you are looking at a more traditional machine, go with a 3.5, single platter spinning drive - no SSDs, and finally c) configure a system, turn logging off and burn an image - if something happens to your setup, a restore is just a cd boot away until you get a more permanent solution in place. -- Yudhvir ਯੁਧਵੀਰ __**_ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/**mailman/listinfo/listhttp://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Luke Jaeger ad...@pvpa.org wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Netgate and Hacom are your best options in the US. Which depends on what kind of hardware is a good fit for your specific scenario (users doesn't matter, throughput, features used, etc. does). ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
Re: [pfSense] pfSense appliance recommendation?
the WAN is only 7 Mbps down so throughput won't be high no matter what! But we'll probably want to set it up to serve DHCP and run squid/squidguard on it. Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.org On Apr 1, 2012, at 7:26 PM, Chris Buechler wrote: On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Luke Jaeger ad...@pvpa.org wrote: helping someone spec a new router for a small business network, currently 10 users (more in future, hopefully) - it needs to be a 'set it and forget it' solution so I thought about a pfSense appliance. Anyone have an opinion about a particular make/model? Netgate and Hacom are your best options in the US. Which depends on what kind of hardware is a good fit for your specific scenario (users doesn't matter, throughput, features used, etc. does). ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list ___ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
