PFSense

[Jay.Reber]

I was looking into setting up a pfsense box for my networking and firewall. What kind of hardware is needed to be needed to build and implement this in a home setup. Thanks

[tlink]

the most important thing is a good Network Interface Card for many lan ports. pfsense has a hardware requirements list on their website.

https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/

[jj9987]

For a home setup, you can get away with rather basic setup, but it mostly comes down to how many additional features/plugins you will be using, VPN for example).

[Jay.Reber]

im needing it to be a wifi and 4 ports

 

[jj9987]

1 minute ago, Jay.Reber said:

im needing it to be a wifi and 4 ports

 

pfSense does not have support for WiFi, you will need to set up an access point yourself.

Other than that, a cheap dual-core Celeron or something from AMD line-up should do the trick.

 

You will need at least 2 LAN ports (aka interfaces). Also it is highly recommended to use Intel NICs, Realtek ones have been causing issues in the past.

[Falconevo]

Dual core anything from the Core2Duo series and up, 4GB of ram and Intel network adapter(s), 1Gbit ones preferably, that will do any home connection with ease.

[Jay.Reber]

well got it up and running granted i dont have the 2nd nic card, would it be wise to get a 2 or 4 port card to take some of the load from the cpu.

 

current specs

pentium dc 2.7gh

4gb mem 

60gb hd

[leadeater]

Check out Sophos XG Home Edition before you get too far, see which one your prefer. Both are really good but you might like one more than the other.

[Eniqmatic]

On 1/8/2017 at 4:30 PM, jj9987 said:

pfSense does not have support for WiFi, you will need to set up an access point yourself.

Other than that, a cheap dual-core Celeron or something from AMD line-up should do the trick.

 

You will need at least 2 LAN ports (aka interfaces). Also it is highly recommended to use Intel NICs, Realtek ones have been causing issues in the past.

What do you mean it doesn't have support for Wifi?

[jj9987]

13 minutes ago, Eniqmatic said:

What do you mean it doesn't have support for Wifi?

I have phrased that badly. What I meant is that for Wi-Fi, you need a separate network interface card or set up an access point (additional hardware). Even the existing products on the pfSense homepage do not include WiFi, you will need to buy one for it.

[Eniqmatic]

1 minute ago, jj9987 said:

I have phrased that badly. What I meant is that for Wi-Fi, you need a separate network interface card or set up an access point (additional hardware). Even the existing products on the pfSense homepage do not include WiFi, you will need to buy one for it.

Correct, a supported Wifi card is all you need. This isn't a PfSense thing though, UNIX support for Wifi cards has always been...frustrating to say the least.

[Jay.Reber]

has anyone set up wifi with an addon card? what recomendations. i just ordered a 2 port intel nic so ill throw it in sat when it arrives. 

 

if i dont go with the wifi addon card, how should i set up my netgear with the box, and also with the dsl modem  

 

thanks guys

[Falconevo]

13 hours ago, Jay.Reber said:

has anyone set up wifi with an addon card? what recomendations. i just ordered a 2 port intel nic so ill throw it in sat when it arrives. 

 

if i dont go with the wifi addon card, how should i set up my netgear with the box, and also with the dsl modem  

 

thanks guys

Have used a TP-LINK WN881ND which worked out of the box.