PF pf Hardware

[smdb01us]

I hope this is the right forum for this...

Just wondering if anyone is running a Raspberry Pi 5 with dual gigabit ports and pf. Been thinking about minimizing/updating my current almost 15yo Mac Mini running pf and RP5's form factor is appealing. I am NATting and have relatively simple pf rules. Throughput that I am looking for is a bit more than 1GB but less than 2GB, not sustained but burstable.

If you there is a similar mini-PC form factor that you are using, I would also like to hear about it and the performance you are getting from it.

Thank y'all!

 

[NapoleonWils0n]

hi mate

like you i used a mac mini as a router with pf for a while

i got this little box about 5 years ago and installed pfsense
and its been running without any issues at all

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[VladiBG]

You will need to use x2 USB3 ethernet adapters 2.5GBps. I wouldn't recommend you to use any USB for networking.

 

[smdb01us]

You will need to use x2 USB3 ethernet adapters 2.5GBps. I wouldn't recommend you to use any USB for networking.

That's what I assumed I would need to use. Thank you for chiming in.

 

[smdb01us]

hi mate

like you i used a mac mini as a router with pf for a while

i got this little box about 5 years ago and installed pfsense
and its been running without any issues at all

Qotom Mini Pc Core I5 I3 Celeron Processor Onboard Aes-ni 4x Gigabit Nics Rs232 Fanless Mini Pc Pfsense Firewall Router - Buy Core I5 Mini Pc Firewall,Mini Pc 4 Lan Ports,Firewall Router Applicance Product on Alibaba.com

Qotom Mini Pc Core I5 I3 Celeron Processor Onboard Aes-ni 4x Gigabit Nics Rs232 Fanless Mini Pc Pfsense Firewall Router - Buy Core I5 Mini Pc Firewall,Mini Pc 4 Lan Ports,Firewall Router Applicance Product on Alibaba.com

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Thank you! I am leaning towards a box just like that.