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So im using an old Watchguard X700 upgraded to a Pentium 3 and 1GB of RAM. It is a little slower than I would like and the NanoBSD on it gets pretty annoying sometimes. Anyone have any recommendations of hardware I could buy (used) as a replacement? I would prefer something in a rack and to have SATA just so it is much more modern. The cheaper the better obviously. Thanks

 

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Just browse eBay and craigslist and grab what seems good to you

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Just now, LtStaffel said:

Just browse eBay and craigslist and grab what seems good to you

Im just trying to see if anyone here has any recommendations but otherwise thats what im doing

 

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It's large for the purpose. But I've got a 2U case with a 'old' FM2+ motherboard and processor, couple GB of RAM. The CPU has the AES set so that the new pfSense coming out will be supported. Threw in a few more PCIe Ethernet ports, and boom.

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C3750 based systems are quite nice, pack some power, support AES-NI and are low-power devices. 

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8 hours ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Im just trying to see if anyone here has any recommendations but otherwise thats what im doing

For pfSense you don't need much power really, so it's just a matter of getting a good deal. I can't think of anything that wouldn't work

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