- Apr 28, 2016
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Hello, new guy here... Retired a couple years ago and decided I needed to learn more about computers in general, and networking in particular. Our home system consists of about 40 hosts on two VLANs managed through a Netgear M4100 Layer 2+ switch. The network houses a NAS, a couple (8) IP cams and the usual assortment of wireless devices such as phones, TVs and Ipads. The internet connection is stone-age and not likely to improve for a few years; we're on wifi way out in the country.
As I seem to have too much time on my hands, I'm looking to update my old gateway router with something that'll do tagged VLAN; to that end, I'm exploring the possibility of running pfsense on a dual-NIC equipped laptop.
I like laptops for their all-in-one configuration of monitor/keyboard/trackpad/UPS... High end used ones can be bought for under $150 with 2Gigs of ram and a 350GB hard drive, add in a $50 gigabit/VLAN capable second NIC from Startech and it looks like a real nice platform for pfsense...
Or is it...? I'd appreciate any feedback, positive or negative, before pulling the trigger on this one; although I'm used to shooting myself in the foot, it's not nearly as fun as it used to be...
Thanks, and here's the link to the Startech NIC:
https://www.startech.com/Networking...rnet-ExpressCard-Network-Adapter-Card~EC1000S
As I seem to have too much time on my hands, I'm looking to update my old gateway router with something that'll do tagged VLAN; to that end, I'm exploring the possibility of running pfsense on a dual-NIC equipped laptop.
I like laptops for their all-in-one configuration of monitor/keyboard/trackpad/UPS... High end used ones can be bought for under $150 with 2Gigs of ram and a 350GB hard drive, add in a $50 gigabit/VLAN capable second NIC from Startech and it looks like a real nice platform for pfsense...
Or is it...? I'd appreciate any feedback, positive or negative, before pulling the trigger on this one; although I'm used to shooting myself in the foot, it's not nearly as fun as it used to be...
Thanks, and here's the link to the Startech NIC:
https://www.startech.com/Networking...rnet-ExpressCard-Network-Adapter-Card~EC1000S