This is not covered by the heatsink, so installing a high-power NVMe SSD here would likely be unwise, but we did not test it. As you can see there is a M.2 slot for a NVMe SSD that can be added via the Netgate 4100 Max uni that comes with a 128GB drive. We peeled away the chassis, and here is the other side. These are not user-serviceable components so one cannot upgrade this system to 16GB of RAM or with a different CPU (easily at least.) Netgate 4100 Bottom Without Trim The unit also comes with 16GB of eMMC storage built-in. This heatsink is for a relatively low-power 10.5W CPU, the Intel Atom C3338R, 4GB of memory, and the other components on this side. Many of the lower-cost units on the market lack things like FCC markings that can be important in may environments. On the bottom of the unit, we can see a large heatsink surface and regulatory markings. For Linux, the driver is in modern kernels.
You can search for CP210x Universal Windows Driver or CP210x VCP Mac OSX Driver if you are having issues connecting. When using the USB serial console, you may see a “CP2104 USB to UART bridge controller” device instead of a functioning COM port. There is also a standard USB console port and a RJ45 serial console port. One can configure these ports differently in software, but the default will match what is on the chassis so if you do change them, you will need to mark this. The two combo ports allow either RJ45 or SFP optical modules to be used in each port, but each port is either copper or optical. The rear of the Netgate 4100 has two combo RJ45 and SFP WAN ports as well as four RJ45 2.5GbE LAN ports. One side has perforations and what looks like an unmarked Kennsington lock port. The outer shell is made of plastic, but the main structure is a giant aluminum heatsink and PCB that we will see later. Netgate includes rubber feet one can use that would slightly increase the height (not shown.) The front of the unit has a logo and LED status lights. The chassis itself measures 10 x 7.88 x 1.88 inches or 254 x 200 x 47.63 mm. We always suggest opening the video in its own tab, browser, or app for a better viewing experience.
Video VersionĪs with many of our pieces recently, we have a video version to accompany this review: This firewall, router, VPN, and more box is the company’s entry x86 solution (at the time of this writing.) What is more, it utilizes a feature called Intel QuickAssist Technology, or QAT, that we will be showing more on over the coming weeks at STH. The entry answer there is the Netgate 4100. As we have been running a series on low-cost DIY pfSense/ Proxmox VE machines, we received many questions about what would be a commercially supported solution with higher built quality.
Over the past few months, we have been working with the Netgate 4100.
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