Hardware Corporate server as my router and firewall!

[PattyFatty]

Corporate server as my router and firewall!
Set up in the Command Center I live in.

Quick Facts:
Antivirus for the whole house
Webpages loading much faster: min 48% - max 127%
(tested using Google's Measurement Lab NDT/local DNS server + Namebench)

Less Quick Facts:
OEMR XL R620
2x Intel Xeon E5-2620
32GBs of RAM
4x600GB 10k RPM HDDs

IT Time:
Over 60x higher throughput filtration for DoS protection
Dynamic packet pattern analysis and enforcing for higher DDoS survival threshold

When in Greece, Speak Greek:
Proxy client/server compatible
VPN client/server compatible
Advanced QoS featureset (example: per device adjustable max bandwidth)
BOGON network blocking
WoL compatible
iDRAC compatible
SSH compatible

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Soooo

PfSense as the OS, ooooor?

 

[PattyFatty]

Yep yep

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[Plstic]

Been thinking about getting a poweredge. What model do you suggest that I can get for cheap in the $100-200 range.

 

[PattyFatty]

Been thinking about getting a poweredge. What model do you suggest that I can get for cheap in the $100-200 range.

Find an old R620 from ~2012

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