Thank you for the info. By more ports I ment the ability to plug in more devices. Computers, printers, VoIP, etc... Not 100% what you mean by interfaces in pfsense. In my current setup we are 99% wireless. With pfSense I've been able to limit bandwidth per device as well as content filtering and hours of use for the kids. Now that we're playing with plex I'm finding we flood the wifi pretty easily. There is also a big difference with the network shares. 2.5 meg wifi to 15 meg plugged in. The terms you mention for management I'm not familiar with. This is a home network so not sure we'd have a use?
Sent from my iPad > On Dec 13, 2014, at 9:06 PM, Chris Bagnall <pfse...@lists.minotaur.cc> wrote: > >> On 14/12/14 1:56 am, Brian Caouette wrote: >> I believe this apu4 has 3 gig ports. I'm curious if i can plug one into and >> old hub i have to give me more. > > More physical ports, yes. More interfaces in pfSense, no. If you want the > latter, you'll need a VLAN-capable switch. But things like the HP 1810-8G > (gigabit on all 8 ports) are so cheap these days you might prefer just to buy > new. > >> Also if the hub is 100 meg will it bring down the lan port or just > affect this one port and everything on the old hub? > > Only everything attached to it - the other ports on the APU wouldn't be > affected. But see above, I don't think it's going to give you what you want > (more interfaces to configure, I presume). > >> In the future I'd like to get a gig switch and pull cat 5 thru the house to >> complement the wireless. Is there an advantage to a managed switch? I'm not >> sure what I'd gain with it? > > VLAN capability and ability to enable/disable ports remotely are the obvious > ones in a small network. In larger networks, things like span ports (for > IDS), 802.11x port authentication (to stop people plugging dodgy things into > your network), LACP (bonding links between switches), flow control, etc. etc. > make managed switches worth their weight in gold. > > As above, though, the cost difference between a decent (light-) managed > switch and an unmanaged switch is pretty negligible these days, so there's > only a very marginal cost saving to be made, and you never know when those > management features come in really handy. > > I use an HP 2510-24G at home, which is probably an overkill. The cheaper > 1810-24G has the basic management capabilities listed above, and is fanless, > which makes it a good choice for a home or small office environment. > > (I've listed HP models because that's what I've experience with, no doubt > other manufacturers have similar models. Just watch out for some of the cheap > Netgears that claim to be 'managed' (model beginning J I think) - they have a > horrible Adobe Air management app that only works from a Windows PC, and only > on the subnet the device is connected to) > > Kind regards, > > Chris > -- > This email is made from 100% recycled electrons > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > List@lists.pfsense.org > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list _______________________________________________ List mailing list List@lists.pfsense.org https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
