Need router and firewall but not ISP box

taz420nj · Jul 21, 2015

I use a modded Watchguard Firebox X550e with pfSense. I've installed more RAM, upgraded the processor, and installed a PicoPSU so it can run on a DC power supply with battery backup. All told it cost me about $80.

Solaris17 · Aug 15, 2015

Just wanted to update you guys on this for reasons. Went ahead and bought the following. Knowing after that realtek chips apparently arent that great at this kind of thing. /shrug.

The machine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101162

The CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116974

the ram

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1768&cm_re=gskill_1333-_-20-231-768-_-Product

SSD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211717

and opnsense 15.7

https://opnsense.org/

Currently it works great!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/4583687351.png

I totally forgot an AP though (DAMNIT) but ill get one next week or so.

I had a bit of an issue setting up. forgot to release the IP provided by my ONT which kept my router from gaining a WAN IP but I got it figured out. The thermal probs, smart data, and graphs work fine with this setup. im loving the options and granularity so far. Happy to have gotten off of consumer routers. Loving the experience so far!

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

Need router and firewall but not ISP box

taz420nj

Solaris17

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