![]() ![]() ![]() The draw back of pfsense is the electricity used. ![]() I tried some of the software packages but they create latency for me so I run a basic pfsense. I am using an old Xeon low voltage on an old Intel server motherboard. Pfsense runs as a router well with nothing on it. The ones which achieve GIG speeds well are more expensive than most home owners are willing to pay. And a lot of the ones which do are achieving this speed using caching with very few feature enabled. If you have a true GIG connection then you need to check the fine specs because a lot of hardware routers can not achieve this speed. Unless you have a GIG connection you are probably wasting money. Now days a true GIG connection is where you start separating devices. I have run a hardware router and there is not a lot of difference. I have a 300/20 connection speed and most new routers can achieve this speed well. If I'm going to piss away 100$ for a EdgeRouter will I miss anything/be at risk that the pfSense box would have better served?Īt some point you reach a certain level where changing stuff is just that. So since I have just rambled and not asked a real question. Stay with power hungry PC (early 2000's Dell) Right now I am really only using it for some static and not DCHP, and likely that is all I would use for the EdgeRouter. I have "used" some of the fancier functions of the pfSense box like QOS, VPN, Snort, AV ect but don't like the performance hit they were giving me. I would like the lower power draw, and maybe the most important reason is because I want a new toy. Part of my reason for considering switching to the EdgeRouter is because I already use Ubiquiti for my Wi-Fi and I am mostly use to there quirkiness. I have been Googling around and checking out the posting history to see what features or security I would be losing but I am coming up short. ![]() I've been kicking around updating my pfSense box with an EdgeRouter. ![]()
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