Considering a OPNsense setup

[JoK]

Well I guess it’s hard to know what’s what in the whole chain of ISP, router and network including WiFi.. so maybe I’m reading too much into it. But with the combination of an ISP well-known for reliability and speed, gigabit fiber, opnsense on i5 and then WiFi on Ubiquiti access points it’s more the *absense* of any sort of discernible lag or uneven performance, ever, unless it is evidently at the other end (e.g. Apple iCloud...). And that includes most of the family computers that accesses the web through Squid on opnsense so that I can filter content (using one of those public lists) to block some of the really bad stuff. Opnsense also running its own caching nameserver, dhcp and ntp.

I frequently find on other networks that performance is much more uneven or even categorically slower even if on paper it should be the same of faster.

But as mentioned, never easy to know what is what... but I like headroom. ;-)

Thanks, I don't know if its my Cisco RV340 thats weird but sometimes it "hangs" and feel sluggish, a reboot use to help

[mr.sarge]

Hello JoK,

did you already bought/tried the unit "LES compact 4L" ?

best regards,

sarge

[JoK]

No, they are currently out of stock :-(

[FingerlessGloves]

Thanks guys, so I will benefit in full from my gigabit line without IPS but with IDS?

Its not an option to get a Qotom, I cant buy them here in Denmark, I guess AliExpres og similar sites is the only way, and that makes them expensive with fees, customs and sh't

I really like this one, looks like its good quality

I've just ordered the Q535G6 (200 Euro including shipping), from AliExpress with EMS shipping. I've been told by a friend who's ordered using EMS shipping many times before they've not been stopped by customs at least in the UK anyway.

I'll post back on here if I get it Customs Tax free.

[JoK]

Sound nice, but I don't think you can compare UK and DK, the customs in DK are thorough, they sweep anything in, specially from china. So the 200 euro, can become a lot more, really fast

[FingerlessGloves]

Sound nice, but I don't think you can compare UK and DK, the customs in DK are thorough, they sweep anything in, specially from china. So the 200 euro, can become a lot more, really fast

How much is your import tax?
I have to pay VAT basically which adds on 20% of the cost of the item.

Your import tax must be pretty high, for buying it off Ali express not to be viable.

[JoK]

Dont know exactly, but there is customfee, tax and import fee

[JoK]

I got my little box and have installed OPNsense on it, its REALLY snappy and fast compared to my old Cisco router.

I have a 750/750 mbit fiber and the setup eats that up with no problems, I get the same throughput as before, but when i measure the line speed, speedtest APP for Mac, the gauge slams up there really fast, where my Cisco more "crawled" up the scale :-)

I got the impression before I bought it, that OPENsens could use one of the four RJ45 ports for WAN, and the 3 remaining for LAN, like my old Cisco, but that is apperently not so, only one for LAN.....but I'm REALLY happy with my setup and I would definitely not go back 

[mr.sarge]

Hello JoK,

thanks for your feedback! I also ordered a LES 4L and it is on the way :-) I really look forward to this appliance

best regards,

Sarge

[JoK]

You will not be disappointed, its a really nice and fast box