Good, inexpensive 1U pfSense Server Config for 100 Mbps throughput, some IPSec, few VPN

I had asked in another thread about a good 1U firewall.

pfSense in combination with a SuperMicro Atom SuperServer was suggested & upvoted a bunch of times. The Atom D525 build with 4 GB RAM runs about $600 incl. tax. Any alternative suggestions? Otherwise I'll buy the SuperServer. Thanks!


Solution 1:

I would go with that SuperMicro model. With anything cheaper than that, I believe you're going to have a hard time pushing 100Mbps, especially if you're running any decent amount of that traffic through VPN tunnels (IPSec or otherwise).