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I hear these are great little boxes for running PFSence and OPNSense https://protectli.com/ https://protectli.com/

by Khaine 6y ago

bonestamp2 6y ago
I've never used those ones but I can recommend these ones (originally from the US, moved to Switzerland): https://pcengines.ch https://pcengines.ch
- ywei3410 6y ago
  Second these guys; really easy to set up (though I did have a nightmare getting a reliable USB-R232 converter for the initial bootstrap).
  - bonestamp2 6y ago
    Not sure if you found a good one, this one has never failed me: http://amzn.com/B00425S1H8 http://amzn.com/B00425S1H8 With a male/male extension: http://amzn.com/B00QM8ZP5E http://amzn.com/B00QM8ZP5E
    - ywei3410 6y ago
      Will take a look at it! My current one I've nicknamed a "Pirate" R232 adapter because it has an unfortunate and hilarious effect of duplicate the lowercase 'r' character for some reason (so I see Arrrrrrrrchlinux). I mostly administer via SSH so it's all good at the moment.
      - bonestamp2 6y ago
        That's hilarious.
freedomben 6y ago
I have two, and yes, they are freaking amazing. I run CentOS on mine. I don't usually run any services since I prefer to dedicate boxes to things, but I have in the past run a number of services, including minecraft and minetest on it and it flies. Really pleased with it.
- Hnrobert42 6y ago
  What will you do now that CentOS support is going away?
tomnipotent 6y ago
There's also Netgate hardware, which has the added benefit of supporting development of pfSense. I have the SG-3100 and have been very happy with it. https://www.netgate.com/ https://www.netgate.com/
- gonzo 6y ago
  we're happy you're happy!
- fiddlerwoaroof 6y ago
  Do any of these pfsense setups allow an Orbi-style network? I’ve been really unhappy with my last several router purchases.
  - tomnipotent 6y ago
    No, you'd still need a 3rd party like Orbi or Ubiquiti. I'm running a few Ubiquiti FlexHD's in mesh and have yet to have any issues.
- judge2020 6y ago
  Takes a bit of searching to find the hardware section (it's under products->appliances) https://www.netgate.com/products/appliances/ https://www.netgate.com/products/appliances/
linsomniac 6y ago
Thanks for the pointer. I was planning on running under a VM. A dedicated box would be nice from just a reboot standpoint. I was looking at getting one or two of those HP COMPAQ ELITE 8300 boxes off ebay for $200, but they probably only have one Network interface, so I might want to add another.
gcblkjaidfj 6y ago
white label brand. You can get those boxes from alibaba for <$100. There are intel/amd/arm versions.

I hear these are great little boxes for running PFSence and OPNSense https://protectli.com/ https://protectli.com/

by Khaine 6y ago

I hear these are great little boxes for running PFSence and OPNSense https://protectli.com/ https://protectli.com/

I've never used those ones but I can recommend these ones (originally from the US, moved to Switzerland): https://pcengines.ch https://pcengines.ch

ywei3410 6y ago
Second these guys; really easy to set up (though I did have a nightmare getting a reliable USB-R232 converter for the initial bootstrap).
- bonestamp2 6y ago
  Not sure if you found a good one, this one has never failed me: http://amzn.com/B00425S1H8 http://amzn.com/B00425S1H8 With a male/male extension: http://amzn.com/B00QM8ZP5E http://amzn.com/B00QM8ZP5E
  - ywei3410 6y ago
    Will take a look at it! My current one I've nicknamed a "Pirate" R232 adapter because it has an unfortunate and hilarious effect of duplicate the lowercase 'r' character for some reason (so I see Arrrrrrrrchlinux). I mostly administer via SSH so it's all good at the moment.
    - bonestamp2 6y ago
      That's hilarious.

freedomben 6y ago

I have two, and yes, they are freaking amazing. I run CentOS on mine. I don't usually run any services since I prefer to dedicate boxes to things, but I have in the past run a number of services, including minecraft and minetest on it and it flies. Really pleased with it.

Hnrobert42 6y ago
What will you do now that CentOS support is going away?

tomnipotent 6y ago

There's also Netgate hardware, which has the added benefit of supporting development of pfSense. I have the SG-3100 and have been very happy with it. https://www.netgate.com/ https://www.netgate.com/

gonzo 6y ago
we're happy you're happy!
fiddlerwoaroof 6y ago
Do any of these pfsense setups allow an Orbi-style network? I’ve been really unhappy with my last several router purchases.
- tomnipotent 6y ago
  No, you'd still need a 3rd party like Orbi or Ubiquiti. I'm running a few Ubiquiti FlexHD's in mesh and have yet to have any issues.
judge2020 6y ago
Takes a bit of searching to find the hardware section (it's under products->appliances) https://www.netgate.com/products/appliances/ https://www.netgate.com/products/appliances/

linsomniac 6y ago

Thanks for the pointer. I was planning on running under a VM. A dedicated box would be nice from just a reboot standpoint. I was looking at getting one or two of those HP COMPAQ ELITE 8300 boxes off ebay for $200, but they probably only have one Network interface, so I might want to add another.

gcblkjaidfj 6y ago

white label brand. You can get those boxes from alibaba for <$100. There are intel/amd/arm versions.