We take a look at two new Intel Core i5 and Core i7 based firewall and virtualization hosts with either 2x 10GbE and 4x 2.5GbE or 8x 2.5GbE network connections. This is a crazy little system that came pre-installed with pfSense Plus and we also put OPNsense and Proxmox VE on. We also discuss why VMware ESXi 8 will be a challenge. It makes a really interesting #homelab node that has a lot of onboard networking.
STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/new-4x-2-5gbe-and-2x-10gbe-intel-core-firewall-and-virtualization-appliance/
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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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AliExpress under Topton Core i5: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkaf5hd
AliExpress under Topton Core i7: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDNvTIr
Amazon under Moginsok Core i5: https://amzn.to/3OLfztV
Amazon under Moginsok Core i7: https://amzn.to/47BVUVU
Note Ali usually has big discounts.
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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- Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: https://youtu.be/bM6Ivy_KLR4
- Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: https://youtu.be/58nVTNYrJ3E
- Intel Alder Lake Fanless: https://youtu.be/6rtRwKlJTgU
- Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: https://youtu.be/69ZsA_QToBE
- Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-intel-j4125-4x-i225-fanless-virtualized-firewall-appliance-review-pfsense-opnsense-proxmox-ve/3/
- iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: https://youtu.be/evbuR8WvA6s
- R86S Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM
- ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: https://youtu.be/oqwnD5zKXqQ
- Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://youtu.be/tZK1l9bXDgs
- Two Fanless N5105 Systems: https://youtu.be/xExmvIHEQao
- VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x 2.5GbE Core i7 Fanless System: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-fanless-intel-core-i7-1165g7-box-running-vmware-esxi-veeam-and-pfsense/
- 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Topton): https://youtu.be/IJhlqb4iGn4
- 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Hnsun): https://youtu.be/wUcDg_ms0is
- 4x 2.5GbE N5105 Unit: https://youtu.be/rUuaAPG0PxU
- 4x 2.5GbE N6005 Unit: https://youtu.be/Q4_SyLV7s60
- Netgate 4100 pfSense Plus Review: https://youtu.be/8-qT2D5wDD0
- TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: https://youtu.be/l7i-hm_E2ls
- Lenovo M80q Tiny Gen 3 review: https://youtu.be/kbMnivjy-E0
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:28 External Hardware Overview
04:04 Internal Hardware Overview
10:00 Performance
11:49 Power Consumption and Noise
14:28 Key Lessons Learned
18:00 Final Words