Jefkim666 6 Posted ... As said in title. Currently I'm using an Asus RT-AC66U (CPU: Broadcom BCM4706KPBG MIPS74K, @600MHz; Flash: Samsung K9F1G08U0D-SCB0 128MB, SLC; RAM: 2x Samsung K4T1G164QF-BCF7 256MB, DDR2 @800MHz) I have no problem at all while using separate clients, but I want to setup a VPN-client on (in?) the router so the whole household is 'protected' This router is not able to handle a 200Mb/20Mb (possible 300/30 in the nearby feature) line and I'm trying to figure out what my options are. Searching the forum does not help much, I'm not tech-shavy enough to build a pfsense machine (apart from my wife who won't allow an extra PC running 24/7) and Linux is something I've only heard of. I did narrow my search to 2 possibility's: The illustrious RT-AC5300 or his counterpart the Nighthawk X8 AC5300. Both are in the same price-range so it really comes down to the specs. And that is where I need advice from you all. Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
go558a83nk 362 Posted ... you won't be happy with what those routers can do for you. build a low power pfsense box with a CPU/APU that has AES-NI. I wonder if the power usage would really be more than an AC5300 router considering all the radios that are powered in that router in addition to CPU?? I set my pfsense box to throttle the CPU to minimal power mode, only 1400mhz, and it can still do at least 120mbit/s openvpn. that's just my line max. I'd never built a PC before but it was actually very easy. and it was easy to install pfsense. 2 Wolf666 and cm0s reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... @cm0s and @go558a83nk: Thanks for the advice, I definitely start looking in to this, any sources recommendend beside 'Linux for Dummies'? Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
cm0s 118 Posted ... like my ddwrt router but yeah itz not a full config like a pfsense box 1 Jefkim666 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
go558a83nk 362 Posted ... don't confuse things here. installing linux on a PC is another task down the road I think. for now a router gateway firewall with pfsense is the need. pfsense has web pages that should be enough to show you how to install pfsense. after that the interface is a web page GUI. there's no need to learn linux. 1 Jefkim666 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... .....there's no need to learn linux. That's one thing to write of my to-do list for now EDIT: Getting ready to work this out. I'll keep the treath open, just in case Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... @cm0s: No offence taken. You're absolutely right, I'm not as nooby as I may have sounded. But the experiments I have done with Linux (puppy; mint) haven't really been a success, so if I can avoid to heap things up....And, as in most households probably, trying to get my wife and daughter to switch to Linux instead of the 'convenient' MS-stuff I've found an old motherboard, looking for a second NIC in the dumpster called my attic and off I'll go. Without any studying so far: can I run pfsence from a thumbstick? If not I have to dig deeper in aforementioned dumpster. Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
Wolf666 17 Posted ... Go straight to pfSense. On pfSense forums, in Hardware section, you will find easy solutions. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Jefkim666 and OmniNegro reacted to this Quote Hide Wolf666's signature Hide all signatures - Router/Firewall pfSense 23.01 (11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ 3.20GHz) - Switch Cisco SG350-10 - AP Netgear RAX200 (Stock FW) - NAS Synology DS1621+ (5 x 5TB WD Red) - ISP: Fiber 1000/300 (PPPoE) Share this post Link to post
OmniNegro 155 Posted ... Someone here has the signature "Friends don't let friends use consumer networking equipment." That quote sums up this entire ideal. pfSense is a game changer for you once you get it setup. You can do basically anything with it. And that cannot be said for the best consumer routers. 2 Wolf666 and LZ1 reacted to this Quote Hide OmniNegro's signature Hide all signatures Debugging is at least twice as hard as writing the program in the first place.So if you write your code as clever as you can possibly make it, then by definition you are not smart enough to debug it. Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... Go straight to pfSense. On pfSense forums, in Hardware section, you will find easy solutions. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk This. Found the SG-2220, and I think this is what I'm looking for. Just plug and pray, Home-made might be more appreciated here, but I like straight from the shelf better. Thanks everybody for replying. Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
Wolf666 17 Posted ... @Jefkim666 That box is excellent, I build mine because I love to do it.....my box is based on Supermicro A1SRi-2558. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Littlemexican reacted to this Quote Hide Wolf666's signature Hide all signatures - Router/Firewall pfSense 23.01 (11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11320H @ 3.20GHz) - Switch Cisco SG350-10 - AP Netgear RAX200 (Stock FW) - NAS Synology DS1621+ (5 x 5TB WD Red) - ISP: Fiber 1000/300 (PPPoE) Share this post Link to post
Littlemexican 18 Posted ... What kind of speed do u get with: SG-2220? Quote Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... What kind of speed do u get with: SG-2220?Beats me, I haven't got it yet... The local partners don't have them (any more) so I have to find a way to get one from France or Germany. Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
LZ1 672 Posted ... Hello ! OP did you ever complete your mission? I think it would be interesting to get an update and perhaps see how you experienced things :].Maybe you'll have some tips for others to share as well. 1 Wolf666 reacted to this Quote Hide LZ1's signature Hide all signatures Hi there, are you new to AirVPN? Many of your questions are already answered in this guide. You may also read the Eddie Android FAQ. Moderators do not speak on behalf of AirVPN. Only the Official Staff account does. Please also do not run Tor Exit Servers behind AirVPN, thank you. Did you make a guide or how-to for something? Then contact me to get it listed in my new user guide's Guides Section, so that the community can find it more easily. Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... Hello ! OP did you ever complete your mission? I think it would be interesting to get an update and perhaps see how you experienced things :].Maybe you'll have some tips for others to share as well.Hi, Like I said in my post, it took a while to have one shipped to the Netherlands (mostly due to a lack of credit-card) But I got one from Germany for a €275,00 ($300,00; £230). Setting up is straight forward, IMHO you can't get it more Noob-friendly. I had it running in less than half an hour. Mind you, the one I got is pre-installed and 'optimized' with a web-based UI. I guess a simpler system where you only have command line would give more trouble. I'm getting full speed or more at every speedtest site (200Mb/s line) and +/- 136 Mb/s on usenet. Torrenting seems to be a status aparte, because it never reaches anything near possible speeds. So, if anyone is looking for a out of the box solution, I would definitely recommand this one despite the price. 1 Wolf666 reacted to this Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
Guest Posted ... Hello ! OP did you ever complete your mission? I think it would be interesting to get an update and perhaps see how you experienced things :].Maybe you'll have some tips for others to share as well.Hi, Like I said in my post, it took a while to have one shipped to the Netherlands (mostly due to a lack of credit-card) But I got one from Germany for a €275,00 ($300,00; £230). Setting up is straight forward, IMHO you can't get it more Noob-friendly. I had it running in less than half an hour. Mind you, the one I got is pre-installed and 'optimized' with a web-based UI. I guess a simpler system where you only have command line would give more trouble. I'm getting full speed or more at every speedtest site (200Mb/s line) and +/- 136 Mb/s on usenet. Torrenting seems to be a status aparte, because it never reaches anything near possible speeds. So, if anyone is looking for a out of the box solution, I would definitely recommand this one despite the price. That is rather decent speed, to clarify you went with https://store.pfsense.org/SG-2220/ ? Quote Share this post Link to post
Jefkim666 6 Posted ... That is rather decent speed, to clarify you went with https://store.pfsense.org/SG-2220/ ?Hi, It is the box, but like I said: I had to order it from Germany. (https://shop.voleatech.de/produkt/sg-2220/) Quote Hide Jefkim666's signature Hide all signatures Just here for the party Share this post Link to post
LZ1 672 Posted ... Cool, thanks for updating us OP. It's good to hear you had great success with it ! Quote Hide LZ1's signature Hide all signatures Hi there, are you new to AirVPN? Many of your questions are already answered in this guide. You may also read the Eddie Android FAQ. Moderators do not speak on behalf of AirVPN. Only the Official Staff account does. Please also do not run Tor Exit Servers behind AirVPN, thank you. Did you make a guide or how-to for something? Then contact me to get it listed in my new user guide's Guides Section, so that the community can find it more easily. Share this post Link to post
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