Posted this on Networking, but now thinking it better fits here. @mods please redirect, merge, or delete one of the threads as you see fit. Sorry!
I need some advice on which hardware to buy for an OPNsense firewall, upstream of a Brocade ICX6610 - so 10G or 40G backbone available. Current WAN is 1Gbps, but that may well go up in future
Its for domestic use, four people, Wireguard in/out to VPS, running OPNsense, Crowdsec, and probably ZenArmor too. Options are below, RAM and SSD all near-enough the same that they're not parameters in this decision. Bang-for-buck and power efficiency are, though.
I need some advice on which hardware to buy for an OPNsense firewall, upstream of a Brocade ICX6610 - so 10G or 40G backbone available. Current WAN is 1Gbps, but that may well go up in future
Its for domestic use, four people, Wireguard in/out to VPS, running OPNsense, Crowdsec, and probably ZenArmor too. Options are below, RAM and SSD all near-enough the same that they're not parameters in this decision. Bang-for-buck and power efficiency are, though.
- m720q with 8100T - £170
- m70q with 10300T - £200ish
- Acer Aspire XC-1660 with 11400 - £300ish
- m70qG2 with 11400T- £300ish
- P350 with 11500 - £475
- m70qG3 with 12100T -£530
- neo50s with 12400 - £590