Hi folks, in the next days the ISP will upgrade my 1G symmetric fiber to 10G (for free, the ISP CEO it’s a friend!) here in Italy.

The fiber is AON, no XGS-PON, is delivred by an SFP+ BiDi single fiber.

I know 10G is actually “overkill” at home and I agree with “1G is more then enogh”, but for free upgrade I can’t reject it :)

Anyway, I want to build a low consumption router, maybe an x86 with at least 1x10G SFP+ port to direct connect the provider SFP+ and another 10G SFP+ or baseT to go to LAN.

I’ve see this interesting video regarding Fujitsu S920 ( Cheap & Capable pfSense/OpenWRT Machine! Fujitsu S920 Router Review - YouTube ), but I’m not sure the rea limit with NAT/routing, etc on a singli PCIeX1 lane.

Any advice are welcome!!

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  • chubbysumo@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Don’t know how expensive power or used servers are in Italy, but I personally run a Dell R210ii server that I bought used with a dual port 10gb NIC. In testing, I was able to get around 8gbps with no tuning on PFsense. There are no consumer or prosumer routers that can actually hand 10gb NAT/firewall without stepping into really expensive commercial stuff that just isn’t worth it for the home.

    • Cipo80@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Are you on XGS-PON 10G? 8G will be the maximum that you can get with the PON tree free, it’s a great result! Just check on eBay, 87€ shipped with Xeon-E3 1230 or 1270 same price, it’s outstanding cheap! The cons is the space that required but I can move it on the garage/basement. Do you know the power consumption? After “the wars” the power cost double here…

      • chubbysumo@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        im not on 10gb(or your ISP, im in the USA), but I have tested it LAN to WAN with a firewall, and was able to get just over 8gbps sustained on an e3-1220, I have since upgraded to an e3-1270v2 and have never tested it since, but I would assume its a bit faster due to higher clock speeds.

        The cons is the space that required, but I can move it on the garage/basement.

        Its a 1U rackmount server, so having a vertical wall/rack mount system like this is what I have given as an option before. Keeps it flat against the wall, so minimal space needed, really.

        Do you know the power consumption?

        mine idles right around 20w to 25w with the 10gb card in it, and on a 1gb transfer it still sits just above that idle number at around 35w. It will sit idle most of the time. I have never seen it hit more than 50w on anything, and that was likely because the fans had ramped up. noise is an issue with these, they aren’t quiet unless you keep the room cold, so if you can put it somewhere where you don’t have to sit next to it, or within a few meters of it, you should be fine.