pfSense on the iKOOLCORE R1! - The Tiniest 2.5Gbit Firewall Yet!

This is the second video we've made about the iKOOLCORE R1 miniature PC, this time, we're all about #pfsense and all about the performance! In this video, we install pfSense on the #iKOOLCORE R1 PC and test its network performance using iperf3. Along the way, we learn a few things and discover a few surprises that you're not gonna wanna miss, especially if you're in the market to miniaturize your home firewall! *PRODUCT LINKS* iKOOLCORE: https://www.ikoolcore.com/products/ikoolcore?variant=44220125806879 512GB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/43n5ERF **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT on our website! 🌍 https://2gusytek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 Support us through the YouTube Membership program! Becoming a member gets you priority comments, special emojis, and helps us make videos! 😁 https://www.youtube.com/@2GuysTek/membership **TIMESTAMPS!** 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Hardware overview of the iKOOLCORE R1 1:20 What we're testing in this video 1:41 Installing pfSense on the iKOOLCORE R1 1:51 Drivers, drivers, WHERE ARE THE DRIVERS!? 2:55 Trying again with pfSense Community Edition 2.7 (development release) 3:16 pfSense versions, drivers, base OSes, and the misinformation. 4:15 Testing pfSense on the iKOOLCORE R1 with iperf3 and the results 6:46 Testing pfSense running as a virtual machine on the iKOOLCORE R1 with iperf3 and the results 8:12 The good, the bad, and the realities of pfSense on the iKOOLCORE R1 8:58 Closing! Shout out to our YouTube members, and thank you for watching! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.