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OpenMind
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Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 11, 2024, 04:15:37 pm »
Hi,
I'm new to OPNsense and in the process of setting up my server with OPNsense, my WAN port broke, and I guess it's simply time to upgrade the hardware.
My use case is a few devices (2 or max 3) behind the OPNsense and a OpenVPN/WireGuard VPN Client running on it. It would be nice if the hardware could handle gigabit speeds on the VPN client <=> WAN.
As it's one of my test networks (playground) I was looking for a cheap solution, so I went to AliExpress and found the following:
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003378019857.html
I would go for the J4125 CPU with 8 GB Ram and 64 GB SDD. They state that it got 4 network cards: Intel i225v 2,5g Net
I wonder if this box would handle the gigabit speed and if there is any know compatibility issues with the network cards ?
Any advice ? Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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meyergru
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 11, 2024, 05:55:36 pm »
For 20 bucks more, you can get an
N5105
, for 40 bucks more an N100, which is nearly twice as fast as the J4125. Those models also employ the I226V, which has a few bugfixes.
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Intel N100, 4 x I226-V, 16 GByte, 256 GByte NVME, ZTE F6005
1100 down / 440 up
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Bufferbloat A+
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 11, 2024, 06:04:22 pm »
Thanks meyergru,
is it worth the 20 bucks extra ? I mean, I just need a decent hardware which can handle the speed at a small price. It's just a test net.
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meyergru
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 11, 2024, 07:38:33 pm »
40 bucks... I would guess that the J4125 is too slow for 1 Gbit/s VPN speed, at least with Wireguard. No guesses for OpenVPN. Considering the known problems with I225 and the rest of the components (RAM and NVME), I would take the N100 as a no-brainer. The N5105 has more power draw, which in the long run could outweigh the price premium on the N100.
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Intel N100, 4 x I226-V, 16 GByte, 256 GByte NVME, ZTE F6005
1100 down / 440 up
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Bufferbloat A+
OpenMind
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 12, 2024, 03:25:14 pm »
Thanks, will check and also if there are other solutions too.
Thanks.
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cookiemonster
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 12, 2024, 03:37:33 pm »
You have two extreme requirements. 2-3 devices to route, you can do it with just about anything.
Then 1 Gb VPN, that is what requires some modern cpu that is not rock-bottom price.
Just look on the maker's hardware specs
https://shop.opnsense.com/
for the hardware used to attain IPSec VPN throughput for an idea.
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OpenMind
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Re: Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125
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January 18, 2024, 12:22:27 pm »
I ran some tests with my older Hardware uning WireGuard.
On 500 MBit I get around 80-90% CPU usage (see screenshot).
I compared the CPU with the N100 and was surprised to see that it's not that much faster.
Thanks for your input, I will see what I do now.
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