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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware: i5-4570

« on: May 02, 2024, 08:34:39 pm »

Hi Greg_E,

Thks for the reference!

If I have to buy "new" hardware, I would like something that can fit in my rack to keep my set-up clean
I have seen some used 1U Dell servers equiped with SFP+ cards that could be an option as well..

For now I am just staring to look into Opnsense. The GIU is ok I have a Mikrotik swith with Router OS and the GUI is comparable..
I need to read plenty of documentation to familiarize myself with the functionalities and see how to achieve the current set-up I have with my Asus-Merlin router and the ISP modem...

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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware: i5-4570

« on: May 02, 2024, 03:49:30 pm »

hi Meyergru,
It is impressive on how the N100 offers the same CPU power than the i5-4570 for a fraction of the electric power consumption...

I will probably try opnsense on the i5-4570 for testing and if it works smoothly then I will migrate to a machine much more power efficient for long term usage...

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Hardware and Performance / Re: Hardware: i5-4570

« on: May 02, 2024, 10:05:53 am »

@Meyergru Hi and thank you for your answer!

I agree,  my current PC iq quite power hungry compared to the current machines...
The Minisforum seems to be a really great machine!!
Thank you very much for the link!

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Hardware and Performance / Hardware: i5-4570

« on: May 02, 2024, 09:20:33 am »

Hello Guys,
I am new to opnsense and I would like to test it to replace an Asus router.
I can mobilize a PC for long term use. But before making the jump with this machine (currently a home PC for the family), I would ike to know if it can be any good to run my network.

The PC:
- Mobo Gigabyte UDH Z87-HD3

 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
 (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
 * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with all PCI Express x1 slots. All PCI Express x1 slots will become unavailable when a PCIe x4 expansion card is installed.
* When installing a x8 or above card in the PCIEX4 slot, make sure to set PCIE Slot Configuration in BIOS Setup to x4.

2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

2 x PCI slots

- Intel i5-4570 (4 x 3,2 GHz, turbo to 3,6 GHz)
- 16 Gb DDR 3 1600 MHz
- SSD 1 To SATA

The network:
ISP fiber 5GB up/down
Switch Mikrotik CRS 326 RM with 2 SFP+ ports and 24 GB ports
2 PC to be upgraded to 10GB network
Switch Mikrotik CRS 305 with 4 SFP+ ports
55 devices connected to the netork (iOT, 1 NAS, webcams...).

I would like to to get the 3 PCs to be able to benefit from the 5GB fiber connection, as well as connecting to the NAS with a 10GB  speed.

Do you think that the i5-4570 will be able to handle the routing traffic especially with the 3 PCs at 10GB?
I have a few port forwarding rules for a domotic box, 1 VLAN for ISP IPTV (and planning maybe to use one or two more VLANS for iOT) and run a VPN client on the router for connecting a PC or an Apple TV to exit in a given country. VPN client being with NordVPN (protocole IKEv2/IPsec or WireGuard).
I would also like to run a VPN server to access to my network remotely as well from the phone of from my laptop.

I thank you in advance for your comments on my project!
Valyno