Recent content by JJ Duru
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ESXi: one NIC or multiple NICs?
Don't go for the cheapest NUC box. In fact, don't go for NUC/Zotac machine. And no USB NICs. Get a lower power server grade mainboard with 4 Gigabit NICs + 1 IPMI and you'll more than happy with it. Supermicro has great offerings in this regard. I don't think it will break your wallet by doing...- JJ Duru
- Post #13
- Forum: Switches, NICs and cabling
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How to allow cross subnet access with daisychained routers sharing single gateway
Looks like you're in a bad need for a L3 managed switch that's able to perform routing between VLANs. -
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Linksys WRT 1900AC Slow Transfer Speeds USB HDD
You're never going to be near those figures. Stop buying all-in-ones because they're jack of all trades and masters of none. As Trip said it, you'll need a proper wired NAS in order for you have anywhere close to a decent transfer rate. I believe you'll find a wealth of reviews and information... -
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pfsense in a VM?
The virtual WAN NIC is the only one exposed to the internet. The traffic through it is obviously inspected by pfSense. The ESXi management NIC only has a private static IP and it's definitely separate from the virtual LAN NIC that serves the internal network. There's no direct link between... -
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Help with wired connection from RTN-66W to WRT54g ddwrt.
So the Asus RTN-66w is your gateway, correct? Is the WRT54G setup to run in Access Point mode? I'm assuming yes if you said that its DHCP server is disabled. If you make a wired connection to the WRT54G while it runs in AP mode, do you get your full speed for the internet access? If yes, that... -
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pfsense in a VM?
Yes, Yes, you definitely can. I am running it in an ESXi-hosted vm anyway. But with the hardware you laid out there, I have some question marks. You should use an energy efficient config, the electric bill can be big if you use a desktop class setup. I haven't heard of any 2008-era AMD cpu... -
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Confessions of a pfSense Newbie ...
This is my current setup. With 8GB ECC I have capacity left to deploy another 1-2 VMs inside ESXi: Supermicro A1SRi-2558F - $239.99 (newegg, Thanksgiving price) 8GB ECC Kingston - $57 (newegg, Thanksgiving price) M350 mini-itx + connectors - $50... -
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Confessions of a pfSense Newbie ...
I'm sorry to say, but whatever hardware pfsense.org has in store is overpriced. Get a server grade Supermicro board, some ECC ram, throw an usb and hdd in the box, you have a lean mean machine that routes packets all day long. If you feel courageous, make it ESXi virtualized, so you could use... -
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378.56_2, RT-N66U
Nothing related to RT-N66U. I forgot to mention in my original post that the gateway is a virtualized pfsense on esxi. I started from the assumption that the pfsense was running fine. After losing a whole afternoon trying to make the RT-N66U (AP mode) to communicate with the gateway, I had to...- JJ Duru
- Post #4
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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378.56_2, RT-N66U
Nvm, found the issue. Nothing wrong with the RT-N66U.- JJ Duru
- Post #2
- Forum: Asuswrt-Merlin
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Access Point / Modem-Router for high bandwidth & range WiFi coverage
1. A solid pfSense router running on an X11SBA-LN4F mainboard with 8GB RAM. Optionally you could for an old Supermicro A1SRi-2758F, with ECC memory, which will allow you to virtualize both pfsense and freenas (storage purposes) 2. A Ciso SRW2008-K9-NA L3 managed switch, that will also cover your...- JJ Duru
- Post #3
- Forum: Wi-Fi Buying Advice
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378.56_2, RT-N66U
Hi all, I am trying to convince my router to function in Access Point mode but for some reason it is not forwarding the wifi/wired DHCP requests to the main router (a pfsense router). The pfsense hosted DHCP worked and works flawlessly but when I connect my macbook pro to the asus and wait for...- JJ Duru
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