An 11W pfSense Plus 1/2.5GbE Router, Firewall, and VPN Appliance

In our Netgate 4100 review, we see what this pfSense Plus-based router, firewall, VPN box, and more offers. We discuss OpenVPN performance, IPsec performance (using Intel QuickAssist), and do basic iperf3 testing across the 1GbE and 2.5GbE ports. Let us see what this Intel Atom C3338R processor-based system can handle. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/netgate-4100-pfsense-plus-router-firewall-vpn-appliance-review-intel-qat/ STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Netgate 4100 Hardware Overview 10:51 pfSense Plus Software Overview 13:10 1GbE, 2.5GbE, and VPN Performance 18:05 Power Consumption and Noise 20:09 Key Lessons Learned 24:27 Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Intel QuickAssist Adapter Guide by Generation: https://www.servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-parts-and-cards-by-qat-generation/ - Intel QAT 2016 - https://www.servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-technology-and-openssl-setup-insights-and-initial-benchmarks/ - Intel QAT 2017 - https://www.servethehome.com/intel-quickassist-at-40gbe-speeds-ipsec-vpn-testing/ - Intel QuickAssist comes to FreeBSD in 2017 - https://www.servethehome.com/quickassist-driver-freebsd-pfsupport-coming/ - Topton and Kingnovy N5105 4x i225 Units: https://youtu.be/rUuaAPG0PxU - Topton J4125 4x i225 Unit: https://youtu.be/IJhlqb4iGn4 - Hunsn J4125 and i225 Unit: https://youtu.be/wUcDg_ms0is