From d6379e69107fce1dcef927ba97d0057844946676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Austin Robertson Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 18:12:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add link to USB NIC --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bc9241c..c25d683 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ But enough talk. Now for the fun part! * Local or console access to pfSense * pfSense 2.4.3 _(confirmed working, other versions should work but YMMV)_ -If you only have two NICs, you can buy this cheap USB NIC one [from Amazon](TODO) as your third. I've confirmed it works in my setup. It is compatible with FreeBSD 11.1 and I didn't have to install anything to get it working. Also, don't worry about the poor performance of USB NICs. This third NIC will only send/recieve a few packets periodicaly to authenticate your Router Gateway. The rest of your traffic will utilize your other (and much faster) NICs. +If you only have two NICs, you can buy this cheap USB 100Mbps NIC [from Amazon](https://amzn.to/2P0yn8k) as your third. It has the Asix AX88772 chipset, which is supported in FreeBSD with the [axe](https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=axe&sektion=4) driver. I've confirmed it works in my setup. The driver was already loaded and I didn't have to install or configure anything to get it working. Also, don't worry about the poor performance of USB or 100Mbps NICs. This third NIC will only send/recieve a few packets periodicaly to authenticate your Router Gateway. The rest of your traffic will utilize your other (and much faster) NICs. ## Install