Our BIG network upgrade! - OPNsense DEC4280

We've got to support and secure a LOT of devices on our office network which can be a challenge for even the beefiest routers and firewalls. Today Jake is showing off one of the TWO new OPNsense DEC4280s we got to show off why this expensive piece of open-source equipment is worth it for us.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 A very special brown box
0:37 Unboxing and port walkthrough
2:07 Taking a look at the insides
8:35 Sponsor - Pulseway
8:56 Finishing reassembly
9:44 Setting everything up and dashboard walkthrough
14:10 Programming cables and running tests
17:10 Overall thoughts and pricing
17:58 Outro

[pyroslev]

Jake either brings shockingly cheap server hardware or gut punching expensive. There is no in between.

[LucS]

"I can spend 3 hours talking about all the OPNSense features" - yes please

[flohmaker]

i work as an it professional and installed similar deciso hardware in different customer scenarios. every unit works like a charm to this day. i really like opnsense, so simple to setup everything and rock solid. cheers

[dweezo]

You guys change backend equipment as much as I change underwear for my backend

[StillShatter]

I thought it took me the whole video to realize Jake was wearing an M539 Restorations shirt but he switched right at the end 😂 If anyone reading this is into BMW's or just cars in general it is one of the best automotive youtube channels by far!

[medekrz]

Seeing Jake with a M539Restauration shirt is just awsome

[Jims-Garage]

Thanks for the mention guys, keep up the great work!

[KenS]

As someone who works with rack mount HW all day every day, redundant PSU's are not helpful if they are not hot swappable. If one fails the unit has to be taken out of service for an extended period in order to replace the bad one. That isn't something you're going to do on the floor, too loud etc., so all a redundant PSU does is delay when the outage occurs.

[PabloEdvardo]

love OPNsense. I switched from pfSense VMs to a pfSense dedicated old desktop and finally to an open-source-BIOS / OPNSense based miniPC. It's the best of both worlds, small power usage like a traditional router, but completely configurable (and I got 2.5G ports for future upgrading my 1G setup)

[ishvahkairav]

Could you do a video when integrating these into your network? Like going through everything from connecting everything and setting up afterwards

[mykalanui]

Hi Jake, I like your T-thirt. Very happy to see cross-referencing going on like this... Also wanted to note that you got me into networking and servers, many thanks for that!

[jeroenvaneekeres]

Fantastic t-shirt of one of the greatest car youtube channels

[igingmd]

I am not a network guy. i only have basic knowledge of networking for the home. But i always get excited when jake and linus talks about this stuff.

[DyceFreak]

I used to OPNSense on a Core2Duo laptop, was great to have the built in battery (was new). Using a ProtectLi now, highly recommended. Last router you'll need for 20+ years.

[legendaryz_ch]

Been running opnsense for a few months and it's a network engineers wet dream. From PPPoE to LTE to OVPN layer 2 bridges to physical ports you can do a bunch of complicated stuff. But by far the best feature is the ipv6 subnet support. Been missing that on every other router... You can even delegate a subnet as a prefix to a down the line router. Amazing IPv6 experience! IPv4 works aswell of course, you can even give v4 lower gateway priority so you get the ipv6 speed boost...

[avenged]

Big fan of the customization devices like these offer as routers. I've been using pfSense on a mini PC for a few years now and it's been wonderful. It's quite refreshing to finally experience something so reliable that it has multiple years on the uptime counter.

[danielbeccar]

Great video!!! Love that HW seems very well designed, i had OPNsense running on my Sophos box for years now, love it.

[AhiruSaikou]

Love the infrastructure content. I know its a little more niche but I always love this type of content.
I would 100% subscribe to a enterprise or infrastructure centric channel.

[littlejack]

am i the only one that find it infuriating that an open source router has a "warrantee void if removed" sticker on it and has 0 hotswap parts while also using annoying torx bits

[ChristopherBurtraw]

I love opnsense, a 2012 Macbook makes a great free router, berter than most consumer grade stuff, rock solid reliable and battery backed.