Hate to say it, but VGA is dead. You are not going to see any new Intel based boards with analog output any more unless there is a 3rd party graphics solution being used.
VGA should always be an option on embedded products. Always. It is so cheap to implement and almost be default is on every chipset. The only reason I can see for why they didn't add it to this product, is that they didn't have room for the port.
Btw, anyone looking for a pfsense box should look up "qotom" (sold through amazon and Ali express) great 4 port x86 routers with intel nics. Arstechnica did a review on one for their DIY router piece.
To answer your question it's probably i219-V, but I still don't get why people think that just about any box with 2 NICs will be a "great" pfSense. you guys know that most consumer atoms don't have AES-NI right? hopefully more 14nm parts will change that, but for all these reasons they partnered with Netgate and went into the hardware business themselves.
If you like pfSense that much, you should actually give their stuff a chance.
I don't think Hardware AES-NI acceleration is a critical necessity for a pfsense box, especially for a (advanced?) home user. Sure, it's nice to have, but unless you're running all your network traffic through encrypted VPN tunnels, it will be severely underutilized. For business/enterprise...you're more likely to look at Cisco than building your own, or getting a premade network appliance that has AES-NI acceleration baked in.
Most vendors state the make and model of the NICs if they're Intel. They tend to list "Gigabit ethernet" when it's Realtek. AES-NI doesn't matter as much in the consumer space. The ones it actually matters to, know what to buy, and for the ones that it REALLY matters to tend to buy commercial gear, like Cisco.
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Charlie22911 - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
This would make a nifty pfSense box yes?liu_d - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
Depends on what NICs are being used...dgingeri - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
Considering it is using Intel wireless, probably not optimum, but still looks pretty good. Might work well for a Windows Server Essentials router box.WorldWithoutMadness - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
too bad, it doesn't have d-sub. I usually use old monitor and leave it there for problem solving if somehow there's connection problem.CaedenV - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
Hate to say it, but VGA is dead. You are not going to see any new Intel based boards with analog output any more unless there is a 3rd party graphics solution being used.doggface - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
VGA should always be an option on embedded products. Always.It is so cheap to implement and almost be default is on every chipset. The only reason I can see for why they didn't add it to this product, is that they didn't have room for the port.
Btw, anyone looking for a pfsense box should look up "qotom" (sold through amazon and Ali express) great 4 port x86 routers with intel nics. Arstechnica did a review on one for their DIY router piece.
nerd1 - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
PLEASE retire atom... core M is bare minimum, and we now have ARM chips just as powerful as core M but costs way lower!milkod2001 - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
Think about Core M as $$$ premium rebranded AtomsMrSpadge - Friday, January 13, 2017 - link
It's totally wrong if you do that.BrokenCrayons - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
Your bare minimum for acceptable performance can't be universally applied to everyone.Eletriarnation - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
Atom's a perfectly good proc for the TDP and price. Plenty fast for a basic NAS, torrent box, home firewall, etc.jimf28 - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
I thought the new Apollo Lake chips were going to support HDMI 2.0, Is this correct?alyarb - Thursday, January 12, 2017 - link
To answer your question it's probably i219-V, but I still don't get why people think that just about any box with 2 NICs will be a "great" pfSense. you guys know that most consumer atoms don't have AES-NI right? hopefully more 14nm parts will change that, but for all these reasons they partnered with Netgate and went into the hardware business themselves.If you like pfSense that much, you should actually give their stuff a chance.
Namisecond - Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - link
I don't think Hardware AES-NI acceleration is a critical necessity for a pfsense box, especially for a (advanced?) home user. Sure, it's nice to have, but unless you're running all your network traffic through encrypted VPN tunnels, it will be severely underutilized. For business/enterprise...you're more likely to look at Cisco than building your own, or getting a premade network appliance that has AES-NI acceleration baked in.Namisecond - Monday, April 10, 2017 - link
Most vendors state the make and model of the NICs if they're Intel. They tend to list "Gigabit ethernet" when it's Realtek. AES-NI doesn't matter as much in the consumer space. The ones it actually matters to, know what to buy, and for the ones that it REALLY matters to tend to buy commercial gear, like Cisco.