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date = "2018-03-07T22:35:34-05:00"
title = "Building a FreeBSD router"
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Categories = ["Administration","Homelab","DIY"]
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Description = "Replace pfSense with an Ansible-managed router"
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# Building a FreeBSD router


## Assemble the hardware

The project started with two unused C6100 nodes, which had recently been replaced with upgraded models. I pulled out the second CPU, gave them each 4GB of RAM, and attached each of them to a standard power supply.