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Hardware and Performance / Re: New to Opnsense/Looking for Hardware suggestions

« on: January 29, 2024, 12:28:41 am »

Thanks, after doing a little bit more looking around on the forum I found the Intel i225. 2.5gb and 10gb are both overkill for the network and internet I have now but they would allow me to upgrade to whatever I want when the time comes.

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Hardware and Performance / New to Opnsense/Looking for Hardware suggestions

« on: January 28, 2024, 08:48:31 pm »

I've been using a PfSense router for a couple years and I'm looking to add some NICs to my server and switch to Opnsense. What I'd like to do is add is 2 cards, a 1gb card for the WAN port and a 10gb card for the network port/ports, and I'm looking for what cards are the best bang for the buck. From some looking around I found the MCX311A-XCAT CX311A for $25 on eBay for the 1 port version and $40-$50 for a 2 port version for the 10gb card but I'm not sure if there's a best card for a 1gb card or if anything with a supported chip set is good. My server isn't super powerful, an older 8 core i5 with 32gb or ram, but I'm only planning to run Opnsense, Home Assistant and Ubuntu Server to run Pi-Hole and Plex or Jellyfin on. Are there better cards than the Mellanox I should be looking for and what should I look for in a 1gb card?