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  1. Maverick009

    Quad i225 2.5G NIC

    I have been looking at a quad 2.5G NIC, using the i225 chip. Anyone try this card? For about $76 I am tempted to grab it.
  2. Maverick009

    Looking at purchasing a new WiFi7 AP. Deciding on brand to go with.

    I am beginning to look at expanding my Home Network with WiFi7 APs being added. I am trying to decide between TP-Link's Omada WiFi7 APs, which look decent and offer 10G POE++ ports for bandwith connectivity or the Unifi WiFi7 AP Pro/Max devices with a 2.5G POE+ port. It seems like both hit...
  3. Maverick009

    Ienron switches any good for managed switch?

    So I saw this in a thread at another site that lead me to the Amazon page for it. I have an Ienron 4 port 2.5G + 10G SFP+ 2 Port Switch with a VLAN on/off toggle. It seems to work well and I have 1 10G port on my Intel X540-T2 card going to the switches 1 10G SFP+ port with the other 10G SFP+...
  4. Maverick009

    Upgraded Opnsense Firewall Router hardware

    So I have been talking about it for a while now and finally did a fully upgrade revamp of my Opnsense Firewall. Major upgrade to the firewall that will last for a very long time. I have the Intel NICs also setup in Bridge mode as it made complete sense with my home network and the CPU is more...
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    Custom Router Box hardware freeze issue

    I was not sure what name to give the headline. I am currently running into an issue with my network. I built and upgraded my hardware (from one consumer platform to another) to an Asus B550M Tuf WiFi Plus motherboard, Ryzen 1700 8C/16T CPU, and 16GB DDR4-3200Mhz memory downclocked currently to...
  6. Maverick009

    Alternative to pfsense/Opnsense

    Was not sure where to exactly post this but lately I have been thinking of an alternative firewall router like OS alternative to pfsense and Opnsense. Now, I am not looking for the OMG comments of why I would be looking to do that, as there are some reasons, which I will explain in a moment. I...
  7. Maverick009

    Finally made a major upgrade to my firewall router

    I have been talking about an upgrade I have been wanting to do to my firewall router and due to a recent issues with the hardware including internet connectivity issues today while working, I decided the time was now to upgrade instead of by next weekend (I bought the board open box and it was...
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  8. Maverick009

    ASUS announces the new Quad-Band ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 ushering in 10GbE

    Looks like Asus has their new king of wireless routers coming out with the announcement of the ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Quad-Band Router that not only adds an extra wireless band, but also adds 2 10GbE ports to boot along with the Quad 1GbE and WAN 2.5GbE ports. This is quite an upgrade and IMO...
  9. Maverick009

    Pfsense for the foreseeable future. The move away from Opnsense after nearly 2yrs of using.

    It has been awhile since I have discussed my network or tribulations with using Opnsense over Pfsense. Fast forward almost 2yrs since I switched to Opnsense, and I am now back on Pfsense for the first time since using Opnsense as my main backbone to my network. I want to start by saying this...
  10. Maverick009

    AMD 5000 APU launching and could make a good case for a NAS plex server or Pfsense or Opnsense custom router

    So AMD has finally revealed the Ryzen APU 5000 series processors, and the 5600G at 259.99 already looks very attractive. This would be decent for a NAS or Plex Server for multimedia content due to the Radeon Graphics on board and 6 Core/12 Thread CPU. It also makes a strong case for the DIY...
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    Broadband Routers to be the next piece of hardware to feel the chip shortage

    Was browsing the Internet and just saw this article. Crazy times we are in.....Oh great, now broadband routers are at risk of being in short supply too. Was posted by Paul Lily of PC Gamer. The chip shortage is unfortunately real and not going away anytime soon.
  12. Maverick009

    The move back to OpnSense, 5 Pillars to build network on.

    I have previously discussed, my many network changes and test, including a most recent discussion of moving from Opnsense back to Pfsense and my reasoning why. Now fast forward to 2021 and further testing, including with the latest major release of Opnsense 21.1. Initially my logic for going...
  13. Maverick009

    Switch back to Pfsense from Opnsense and why.

    I wanted to post this in case anyone else has questions about Pfsense vs. Opnsense, or why to use one over the other, as I have personally used both, and recently made the decision to switch back to Pfsense where I started in the first place. The main reason I switched from Pfsense to Opnsense...
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