Intel NUC only comes with a single Network Interface Card (NIC), but we will need a second NIC in order to have one dedicated to the incoming WAN traffic from the provider’s router and another one for the outgoing LAN traffic going to WI-FI router. Option #1 – Add a Second Network Interface There are essentially two options for how to go about the job of converting Intel NUC into pfSense, both of which I’ll outline below. I prefer this solution because it allows me to keep using Intel NUC for other purposes and given I have 16GB of RAM available to me, I can easily dedicate 4-8 GBs to pfSense virtual router. So, instead, I’ve decided to install Oracle VirtualBox on Windows 10 that is already running on this box and then install pfSense as a virtual router. I am currently using this device as a Windows media server and it’d be a waste of resources to turn the entire Intel Nuc mini-PC ($400 device) into a dedicated pfSense router. I own an older model 5 – Intel® NUC Kit NUC5i5RYH with the following configuration: 240GB OCZ-Agility4 SSD, 16 GB of RAM and Intel Core i5-5250U CPU 1.60GH, which is running Windows 10 Professional.
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My goal is to introduce a pfSense device in front of my Wireless access point allowing me to completely control my network and make use of many options that come for free when using open-sourced pfSense solution, such as run it as a state of the art Firewall and VPN device:Ĭonverting Intel mini-PC into PfSense Router It essentially allows anyone to turn an old PC into a network device that would otherwise cost serious money. It can be configured and upgraded through a web-based interface and requires no knowledge of the underlying OS system to manage. What is pfSense? pfSense can be installed on a physical computer or a virtual machine to essentially create a dedicated firewall/router network device.
This is my current network config that I’ll be putting behind a pfSense firewall. In this post, I discuss the process of converting an older Intel® NUC Kit NUC5i3RYH mini-PC into a virtualized pfSense router.
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