![]() Amazon also appears to have plans to sell switches with AWS support. If not the big corps, perhaps smaller ones. For example, this can happen if an older disk was left in place after adding a new disk of a different type and reinstalling to the new disk. I'm positive we'll have loads of fun with RISV-V routers in the near future. If a system has multiple disks and pfSense software has been installed on both, it is possible they may conflict in one or more ways. But I don't want to put a lot of effort/time in maintaining my home router. For reference, the minimum pfSense hardware requirements are: 600 MHz CPU 512MB of RAM 4GB hard drive A compatible network card A bootable USB drive or CD/DVD-ROM for installation Let’s look at some appropriate hardware choices. If I'd want the highest performance + bang of buck + got the time to maintain (including the hardware) I'd go for PC Engines plus OPNsense or Router-7. > you'll quickly see where the extra money would've been nice. The argument is that its "ancient" hardware yet here we are discussing single-threaded PPPoE.ĮdgeRouter X is a bit weak, sure (though it also does not use a lot of power), EdgeRouter Lite (which I got) is already much better performance, sports a MIPS64 and more RAM. pfSense doesn't run on x86-32 anymore (even though x86-32 works perfectly fine as router). These are x86-64 (AMD64) machines, running a 64-bit fork of FreeBSD. If any of the commands generate an error, boot pfSense software installation media and perform the commands from a shell launched through the installer menu. > These are full x86 machines that can handle a much different workload than an EdgeRouter X. But if you're going the DIY route anyway, PC Engines gives the best bang for the buck unless you need 4G modem support. Although it isn't DIY like the other solutions, that could be an advantage. The entry level products are cheap (ER-L, for example, has 3 ports and costs ~100 EUR), and the Unifi products are user-friendly, while the EdgeMAX allow more freedom/control at the price of user-friendliness. If you want a cheap PC Engines alternative running Linux I can recommend Ubiquiti gear instead. Their official hardware is also expensive though, just like Netgate. If we're casually mentioning alternatives to PC Engines (who provide, AFAIK, the cheapest solution and are using Coreboot): You're better off using a switch plus an appliance. An 8 port model at home is overkill, and expensive. ![]() It isn't even remotely in the same league. Netgate is far, far more expensive than PC Engines (do you see anything near $100 or 100 EUR here? No, you don't).
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