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Hi--pretty new to the system so apologies if this is obvious, but I had everything set up and running just fine; I went to start configuring my first LAN and noticed that the WAN default setting did not have the "Prevent Interface Removal" option clicked, so I clicked it. That is the only change I made. I saved and applied changes and immediately lost connection with the firewall. I tried rebooting it and nothing. Pings fail, though it does show up on a LAN scan (may just be a ghost image, LANScan takes a while to "forget" things). I tried connecting to another LAN and same thing--showed up on network, identified by name, no ping and no response to ssh or the panel.

Is there a reason this happened? How can I fix it? I have the install on a headless 1U rig, so I would have to disassemble it and another box to get a gpu connected and connect directly, so thought I'd check here first to see if there's any kind of quicker fix before tearing apart my builds

I don't really need the cpu power, either mobo will work just fine as a test bench...

I think from your summary I am going to just keep the 2600 running as is. It'll waste more energy (I have solar so waste is a loose term here, but still) but it will definitely be more future proof as well as capable for experimenting with features. Thank you!

I am currently running OPN on a ryzen 2600 build and it runs great, but the power draw could be better (the build was leftover from a server upgrade, and I figured it would be pretty darn future proof). However, my test bench board died and I was able to get a J3445M on the cheap. I know the power draw will be significantly lower, but what kind of limitations am I looking at if I swap them? I am new(ish) to OPNsense and I've been mostly testing it out currently to eventually replace my ISP provided fiber router, so while I've spent some time reading up I'm not entirely sure what I need overall...

Current needs are firewall, able to run at least 1gb fiber internet (but it'd be good to be prepared for future upgrades to anywhere from 2-10gb), routing split to at least three lans or more (I have expansion cards already), replace my pihole docker on my server, and some light to medium security once my feet are more wet. I've mostly just been learning the configs so far, using it behind the ISP router.

Any arguments for one or the other? Experience with similar "down"grading? General thoughts?