Recent content by elvisimprsntr

I simply connected a Garmin receiver puck to my pfSense firewall. <5 usec offset/jitter. Good enough for a homelab https://github.com/elvisimprsntr/pfsense-ntp-gps

@CJRoss Enable WPA2/3 mixed. If upgrading to AX, some older legacy devices will not connect to AX, even with 2.4GHz band set to non-AX mode. In that case, you may need to repurpose an older AP for those devices until you can replace them. Example, I had a 15+ year old HP printer that...

I had an APC UPS continuously sounding tones. Replaced with OEM batteries. Waited for them to fully charge, but still would not silence the tones. Ordered a new unit from Amazon and took old unit to recycler. I think I got 15 years out of the old one with battery replacements every ~5...

@madowl 1. The VP6600 models look like they have two fans based on board photos. 2. Looks like it comes with a passive heat sink for a M.2 2280 SSD/NVMe 3. Protectli posts their own benchmarks, although the new VP6600 models have not been added yet...

Glad they kept the RJ45 COM port so I can connect my GPS receiver as a stratum 0 NTP source. https://github.com/elvisimprsntr/pfsense-ntp-gps I'll likely wait for the previous generation to show up on evilBay at a substantial discount.

@Sable Buy it and ship it to my house. I promise I will ship it to you. :D

I thought it has to be custom fit to your face.

Go vertical. Just make sure it is secured to the wall if you are concerned it will topple over if someone attempts to scale it while you are not looking. Personally, I use wire racks. Inexpensive Well ventilated You can pull it out easily to access/route wires if on casters You can hang...

@Octopuss Anything with Intel NICs, 8GB RAM, 32GB (min) SSD will likely run pfSense. Make sure it supports AES-NI for future proofing. Many of us in the US use the Protectli Vaults. You couldn't go wrong the Protectli Vault FW4C I keep a few used evilBay spares on hand for when friends...

If pfSense is providing DHCP, DNS, and routing, your entire network will be inaccessible when pfSense is not running, as you have already discovered. You would have to move all those services to another box, so why not just install pfSense on its own dedicated low power appliance and call it a...

@Octopuss Install pfSense on a dedicated low power Mini PC appliance. That way you won't loose internet when you take your server down. Seems to be the root of most of your frustration. https://protectli.com/ https://www.netgate.com/ Or if you like to gamble...

@Octopuss What is the price of your sanity? Run pfSense on a bare metal appliance. You can pick up a used Protectli Vault off evilBay for $200 I like to keep my life less complicated by putting everything on the same sub-net and VLAN, but then I'm not running an enterprise network..

What exactly is UGOS Pro operating system? Proprietary closed source *nix? Makes no mention of virtualization/containerization or plug-ins.

That's why it's called a firewall. It gets hot! :D I use mine as a coffee warmer. 50C core temps is nothing to be concerned about. Just make sure there is adequate ventilation around your appliance, i.e. don't put it in a cabinet or stack on top of something else radiating heat.

1. Kickstarter funded vaporware. Strike 1. 2. Can't tell if it is HW or SW RAID, but at those price points it's likely not HW RAID. in either case it means it's not using ZFS. Strike 2. 3. Remote access. Strike 3.