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[[File:SG-1100 networks.png|left|thumb|SG-1100 network interfaces dashboard]]
* [[Main Network]]
* [[Guest LAN]]
* [[AirVPN LAN]]
* [[Swiss LAN]]
== Old Netgate SG-1100 ==
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{{PhysicalMachine
  | cpu = ARM Cortex-A53 (2 cores)
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  | nics = Marvell 88E6141 networking switch, 3 gigabit ports
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[[File:SG-1100 networks.png|left|thumb|SG-1100 network interfaces dashboard]]
I recently replaced my router with this Netgear SG-1100, the primary reason to save power. It is a lot less powerful than my old router however, and can only route at ~350Mbps or so. However it doesn't randomly shut down which is pretty nice. It is powered off my [[Switches#TL-RP108GE|TL-RP108GE]], which itself is powered off POE from my [[Switches#Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN|Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN]]. Since it's official Netgear hardware, I can run pfsense plus which has some interesting advantages. For more information, look at the pages for my networks:


* [[Main Network]]
I replaced my old router with this Netgear SG-1100, the primary reason to save power. It is a lot less powerful than my old router however, and can only route at ~350Mbps or so. However it doesn't randomly shut down which is pretty nice. It was powered off my [[Switches#TL-RP108GE|TL-RP108GE]], which itself was powered off POE from my [[Switches#Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN|Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN]]. Since it's official Netgear hardware, I can run pfsense plus which has some interesting advantages.
* [[Guest LAN]]
* [[AirVPN LAN]]
* [[Swiss LAN]]


== Old router ==
== Old Old router ==
{{PhysicalMachine
{{PhysicalMachine
  | cpu = AMD A4-5000 (4 cores)
  | cpu = AMD A4-5000 (4 cores)

Revision as of 22:23, 18 November 2023

SG-1100 network interfaces dashboard

Old Netgate SG-1100

I replaced my old router with this Netgear SG-1100, the primary reason to save power. It is a lot less powerful than my old router however, and can only route at ~350Mbps or so. However it doesn't randomly shut down which is pretty nice. It was powered off my TL-RP108GE, which itself was powered off POE from my Mikrotik CRS112-8P-4S-IN. Since it's official Netgear hardware, I can run pfsense plus which has some interesting advantages.

Old Old router

The rear of the pfsense router. The hard drive in the picture on the right was replaced with an SSD. Note how the PSU isn't plugged in, since it's powered off a PicoPSU instead.

In this old supermicro 1u case I kept my pfsense router, the main router used in my house. It hosts a wireguard server, amongst other things. It is powered with an AMD A4-5000, a nice low powered CPU with AES hardware acceleration (unlike intel processors of the same era). It is powered off a PicoPSU, which saves ~5w. It uses a dedicated intel i350 NIC, which is very nice.

The system information of my pfSense box. As you can see, the CPU and Memory usage are perhaps overkill... Currently the DNS is set to google's DNS since apparently my roomies don't enjoy having an adblock. I used to use Pi-Hole on a Raspberry Pi.