On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 00:52, Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/8/19 4:52 PM, George N. White III wrote: > > Avoid USB NIC's. Have a look at pfSense > > What is wrong with USB network devices? The USB3 ones can even do > Gigabit and they work well. >
A router/firewall has to process lots od small packets where latency is more of an issue than raw transfer rates. USB3 is much better than USB2, but there are still extra function calls and you are relying on the quality of the USB3 drivers as well as the ethernet driver. Most reviews of USB3 ethernet devices only consider a desktop role, so may not reflect suitability for router/firewall service. [...] -- George N. White III
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