Hello i know it's a bit old video. But nice video :) I would like to know you created the igc0 --> WAN & igc3 --> LAN but can you set igc1-2-3 to LAN ? So it's 'do' a switch ?
You didn't mention whether on pfSense or OPNsense. Yes you can on both, create a bridge and add the interfaces OPNsense: docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/lan_bridge.html pfSense: docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/bridges/index.html Happy to cover either (or both) if needed
I got 3x N100 mini PC for Proxmox Cluster and they ticking nicely for past 2 months or so. I might do same as you did and get one of these but with N100 CPU.
I've got the topton N100 for pfsense and its been working great. 500gb Samsung 980 with Samsung 16gb of Ram. Yes I knows its over kill for pfsense but that's what I had laying around
Ive got one of these and I find its running a bit hot, a basic fan on a slow speed on the heat sink seems to hve sorted it. I will open it up at some point.
LAN is great but what about wifi? do i need in this case buy home router for hight speed wifi and connect it after mini pc ? probably its must be like : ISP => mini pc (OPNsense) => wifi router (in access point mode ?) => wifi clients. Am i right ?
You've convinced me. $173cnd is a good price. Q: Can you let me know what ram I should be looking for? I'm assuming (and based on the looks of the inside of your equipment), I should be looking for SO-DIMM (laptop ram) but what speed? DDR4 or DDR5? Thanks for the video (and help)
@@sheridans I'm replacing a Linksys WRT3200ACM with NAS and Wi-Fi. I have two of them, but some new type of traffic coming in from my gig fiber started rebooting the router every 30 minutes since last Wednesday. I've tried two different 3200s and they both reboot on the same schedule. So I think it's their firmware can't handle the packets. I need to build something open source that isn't subject to being rebooted by heavy hacker traffic. I want it to be pretty much plug and play. Must run unattended.
@@sheridans it should be blocked by the firewall, but the router can't handle it. My server's log file grew to 9GB in just a week from all this traffic. Normally 250MB in a year.
I have almost the same device with i5 cpu, do you think OPNSense temp about 50 C is fine or should I worry...is there any BIOS/OPNSense settings which I need to adjust? Also, I have same BIOS version 5.19 on my device, do I need to update, struggle to find which version is the recent one. Thanks!
Doesn't seem like the AP matters as much depending on what your use case is. They're put into bridged mode so PFsense can do the heavy lifting is how it was explained to me. I've heard of success with the cheaper TP Links in the 50-$80 range
@tw9756 You only need to use a modem in bridge mod le if pfSense doesn't have the interface for it (VDSL, etc). Wifi access point is just that, you can use whatever you're happy with
There's a proxmox install video I have done on this exact hardware a few days ago, the link to where I purchased is in the description of this video. I'm going to be covering proxmox and opnsense/pfsense on this hardware for a video series on them
Thanks for the reply, that seems to be the general sentiment. People just load their own versions on. Have you tested Wireguard performance? Trying to see if I can get close to 1GB wireguard performance out of the N100 variant. I have 1GB ISP Speeds. Greatly enjoyed your video, some extra B-roll would be appreciated while doing some of the longer talking points, just some slow zoom ins of the opened box people's brains eat up@@sheridans
Aliexpress is like amazon (wild west), you can hse aliexpress, or amazon if you prefer less hassle. Being from UK I'm not familiar with importing into US from abroad
Hello i know it's a bit old video. But nice video :) I would like to know you created the igc0 --> WAN & igc3 --> LAN but can you set igc1-2-3 to LAN ? So it's 'do' a switch ?
You didn't mention whether on pfSense or OPNsense. Yes you can on both, create a bridge and add the interfaces
OPNsense:
docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/lan_bridge.html
pfSense:
docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/bridges/index.html
Happy to cover either (or both) if needed
I got 3x N100 mini PC for Proxmox Cluster and they ticking nicely for past 2 months or so.
I might do same as you did and get one of these but with N100 CPU.
How much power does the N100 CPU pull? Can this box be kept to 15 watts or less total line power?
I've got the topton N100 for pfsense and its been working great. 500gb Samsung 980 with Samsung 16gb of Ram. Yes I knows its over kill for pfsense but that's what I had laying around
Using a similar one with proxmox for doing some opnsense and pfsense videos. Gets the job done 😀
Ive got one of these and I find its running a bit hot, a basic fan on a slow speed on the heat sink seems to hve sorted it. I will open it up at some point.
I haven't had to fit fans to any as yet, certainly can't hurt on a passively cooled device 👍
A great guide - I am more into using the Raspberry Pi but these Mini-PCs are very nice. Thank you!
All for the Raspberry Pi! These things have 4 2.5gb nics built-in which is great for routers.
Love your Pi videos, that's why I got mine
LAN is great but what about wifi? do i need in this case buy home router for hight speed wifi and connect it after mini pc ?
probably its must be like :
ISP => mini pc (OPNsense) => wifi router (in access point mode ?) => wifi clients. Am i right ?
Yes, dedicated access point (unifi for example) plugs into your lan switch
You've convinced me. $173cnd is a good price. Q: Can you let me know what ram I should be looking for? I'm assuming (and based on the looks of the inside of your equipment), I should be looking for SO-DIMM (laptop ram) but what speed? DDR4 or DDR5? Thanks for the video (and help)
8GB DDR4 PC4-21300 2666MHz 260-pin SODIMM, I went with Crucial
Can this "router" be run in headless mode like a dedicated router (ie,. power it on, it starts working as programmed in a minute or two?)
If you run on proxmox, have SSDs, and the VM is set to auto power up, yeah.
@@sheridans I'm replacing a Linksys WRT3200ACM with NAS and Wi-Fi. I have two of them, but some new type of traffic coming in from my gig fiber started rebooting the router every 30 minutes since last Wednesday. I've tried two different 3200s and they both reboot on the same schedule. So I think it's their firmware can't handle the packets. I need to build something open source that isn't subject to being rebooted by heavy hacker traffic. I want it to be pretty much plug and play. Must run unattended.
I run my production VMs on bear metal FreeBSzd and nfs.
All inbound traffic you should have blocked
@@sheridans it should be blocked by the firewall, but the router can't handle it. My server's log file grew to 9GB in just a week from all this traffic. Normally 250MB in a year.
which router would you recommend for home use? What is a good authorized seller in the USA? My ER-X stopped working
being US based you have the ability to buy direct, I'm not familiar with US distributors.
I have almost the same device with i5 cpu, do you think OPNSense temp about 50 C is fine or should I worry...is there any BIOS/OPNSense settings which I need to adjust? Also, I have same BIOS version 5.19 on my device, do I need to update, struggle to find which version is the recent one. Thanks!
Anything under 70 should be fine, I'be zero luck trying to obtain bios updates for these things
What wifi access points are you using?
I'm using UniFi access points myself
Doesn't seem like the AP matters as much depending on what your use case is. They're put into bridged mode so PFsense can do the heavy lifting is how it was explained to me. I've heard of success with the cheaper TP Links in the 50-$80 range
@tw9756 You only need to use a modem in bridge mod le if pfSense doesn't have the interface for it (VDSL, etc). Wifi access point is just that, you can use whatever you're happy with
Proxmox if you please on this device and Nvme setup ?
There's a proxmox install video I have done on this exact hardware a few days ago, the link to where I purchased is in the description of this video.
I'm going to be covering proxmox and opnsense/pfsense on this hardware for a video series on them
any worries that the chineese BIOS is possibly sideloading or sniffing traffic?
I've checked for odd traffic behavior, haven't had any issues
Thanks for the reply, that seems to be the general sentiment. People just load their own versions on. Have you tested Wireguard performance? Trying to see if I can get close to 1GB wireguard performance out of the N100 variant. I have 1GB ISP Speeds. Greatly enjoyed your video, some extra B-roll would be appreciated while doing some of the longer talking points, just some slow zoom ins of the opened box people's brains eat up@@sheridans
@@sheridans can you briefly describe how to check these? I'm looking for exact same device, thank you!!
The simplest check would be to hook wireshark up to it and see what comes out of it
thanks for quick reply!@@sheridans
do you have a link?
Aliexpress is like amazon (wild west), you can hse aliexpress, or amazon if you prefer less hassle. Being from UK I'm not familiar with importing into US from abroad
@@sheridans Thank you, which seller did you buy from on Aliexpress?
I've used both WooYi and Topton many times without any issues.