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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware Recommendations for 1Gbps

« on: July 02, 2021, 12:21:13 am »

I have mine mounted behind the wire panel in my house.  I’ve mounted a pair of 120mm fans at the top and bottom of the panel (one blowing and one blowing out) to keep the equipment cool.  I also adjusted the bios settings to automatically start when power is restored.


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware Recommendations for 1Gbps

« on: June 11, 2021, 06:36:55 am »

Thanks for all the input.  I ended up going with i5 7200u qotom with 16GB and 120gb msata.  It’s pretty much a beast and rarely breaks a sweat.


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware Recommendations for 1Gbps

« on: May 26, 2021, 09:19:06 pm »

I run Qotom i7 / 16gb memory / 12gb SSD / run IDS/IPS / Sensei / Geo Block/ VLAN / -- been running this now for about 2 years with any hiccups...Constantly get anywhere between 800-900 speeds on 1g line.

Run business out of my house with 4 employees and we stream everything.

Thanks for the reply.  I have a few questions for you-
What generation i7 are you running? 
What does the processor utilization look like?
Did you end up needed the 16GB ram or would 8gb suffice?


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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware Recommendations for 1Gbps

« on: May 25, 2021, 04:26:10 am »

Thanks for the response.  I really wish that was an option for me, but I just don’t have the space for a bigger form factor.


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Hardware and Performance / Hardware Recommendations for 1Gbps

« on: May 24, 2021, 07:17:47 pm »

Hi all,

I'm currently running a Unifi USG, and I'm looking to switch over to OPNsense.  There are many reasons, but I definitely would like to be able to run NGFW services like IDS/IPS.  I'd ideally like to have something with a small form factor that can fit in my wiring cabinet, and be under the $500 price range.  I have a gigabit cable modem connection, so I know I'll need some power to keep up with that.  I've looked at Protectli, Qotom, fitlet2 and there seem to be lots of options.  I suppose one of the big questions is will one of these types of boxes with a celeron or atom processor handle that, or do I need something with an i3, or i5 in it.  So many options out there I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction.

Thanks!