The Spyder
2[H]4U
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- Jun 18, 2002
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After a year of using a rather solid Cisco 881w, I finally decided it was time to build a new pfSense router. I looked at ALIX boards, custom ITX solutions, and ended up choosing a fan-less Intel DC2500CCE dual-core Atom with dual Intel 1GB Nic's. I bought a small case and used a Pico powersupply/4GB DDR3/SSD left over from another project, so the total was under $200- closer to $139. My favorite bit is: no moving parts! I plan on doing some thermal testing/power usage, but for now it's just burning in. The complete build took less then an hour from start to finish.
The only bit bugging me right now is I missed out on the Ubiquiti edge router lite- if I had seen it was available- I would have bought it due to the low cost. The hardware I ended up with is overkill for my home setup, but what can I say, I love hardware
The only bit bugging me right now is I missed out on the Ubiquiti edge router lite- if I had seen it was available- I would have bought it due to the low cost. The hardware I ended up with is overkill for my home setup, but what can I say, I love hardware