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I wish Pfsense hardware was more affordable so more people could afford to run it.
by godzillabrennus 10y ago
I wish Pfsense hardware was more affordable so more people could afford to run it.
- pyvpx 10y agopfSense is based on FreeBSD. there is no "pfSense hardware", just x86 machines.
- kalleboo 10y agoI wonder what's the cheapest/most low-power hardware that could do that job? A Raspberry Pi is too underpowered (putting Ethernet on USB is also a big problem), but what's the next step up from there?
- ashitlerferad 10y agoAnything that has the right ports should work.
- ddeck 10y agoNot sure about psSense, but I use this box to run VyOS [1]: https://world.taobao.com/item/520967318043.htm https://world.taobao.com/item/520967318043.htm 1.8GHz dual core celeron, 2GB RAM, 25GB SSD, wireless + gigabit LAN, fanless and in a nice box with power supply for $100 + shipping. Disclaimer: No idea how difficult it is to purchase from taobao internationally and this vendor/model may not be the exact one I'm using, but it gives you an idea of the economics that are possible. [1] http://vyos.net/wiki/Main_Page http://vyos.net/wiki/Main_Page
- utefan001 10y agoSee my ebay link above.
- gonzo 10y agoWe have a dual Ethernet ARM (looks like beaglebone black) in the works. https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/737918774582579200 https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/737918774582579200
- joshka 10y agopfSense sell "pfSense hardware" at https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/ https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/
- gonzo 10y agoAnd ARM. https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/737918774582579200 https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/737918774582579200
- utefan001 10y agoI offer them on ebay for $44 + Shipping. It is not hard to just build your own. 3ghz core 2 duo machines with 4GB and room for a 2nd NIC are the way to go to keep cost down in my opinion. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quiet-3-0GHz-core-2-duo-pfSense-Firewall-4GB-dual-gigabit-NEW-160GB-HD-/201617266714?hash=item2ef153581a:g:DV8AAOSwmtJXU0~C http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quiet-3-0GHz-core-2-duo-pfSense-Fire...
- gonzo 10y agoI don't think you're part of the solution
- forbiddenlake 10y agoSo, why isn't selling cheap pfsense devices on eBay part of the solution to avoiding vendor spying? Because you also sell pfSense hardware and it's more expensive?
- gonzo 10y agobecause that's the revenue we use to pay the developers. I'm not sure what you mean by "vendor spying". Perhaps this is a reference to the FCC-required controls for 802.11 devices.
- utefan001 10y agoI only entered the market by accident. There is not much of a barrier to entry. I bought 50 machines from a recycling company in Maryland for another project. My friend suggested putting pfsense on them and selling them on ebay to help get rid of them. Your lowest cost product is $299. I am sure you know this industry better than I do. Ping me offline if needed.
- _RPM 10y agoHave you made a significant amount of money from this? What is your profit margin? This sounds like a good business.
- seanp2k2 10y agoUbiquiti ERLite runs Vyatta on Debian on MIPS. $100 and it has TCP + VPN offload and 3 real interfaces. It might be possible to run PFSense on it; I've installed PFSense to a CF card on an IDE adapter running in a thin client (you can also find these on eBay, some with PCI-E even...check out the HP T5745 for example). You can find a lot of thin clients on eBay for under $100 if that's what you want, and most are fanless and low-power. The only issue is fitting multiple NICs, but again, PCI-E if you know where to look.
- godzillabrennus 10y agoVyatta has limited their web gui to their paying subscribers for years now. Probably negates any cost savings from using Pfsense.