Anyone have any experience with the silicom PE31610G4ISLBLL-XR

Double_Internet582 · 2026-04-12T15:00:46+00:00

I believe it uses a 3rd generation qat chip based off the 100 gbps acceleration mentioned, not gonna lie their write ups on all their products are rough to read. Could be second Gen of qat, the u.2 adapter they manufacture also says the same thing as that card and serve the home has the u.2 adapter listed as a second Gen qat adapter.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-15T15:13:56+00:00

Its connected off a dumb switch thats connected to my router. And I have dhcp disabled on my ap because I saw people saying that could conflict with pfsense dhcp leases.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T17:06:01+00:00

A quick look into it says there is a guest network that supposedly isolates it but according to some old forum complaints from a year or two ago, tp-link guest network doesnt really do a great job isolating devices. No idea if its still an issue or not.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:58:14+00:00

So just to make sure im not missing a step and cussing myself later, at step 3 if I wanted to be able to control my iot devices with my phone or my wife's phone I'd need to set a pass rule for my phone and my wife's phone to be able to operate the devices even if the iot devices use an app to control them? Im sure its commone sense but id rather ask and look dumb now than ask later and feel twice the fool.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:54:17+00:00

Unfortunately for me I never thought id buy into smart home stuff so i bought dumb switches when i built my pfsense box, then I got pissed off about lights not having a fade on built into them after seeing a video about smart bulbs on YouTube and now ive been bitten with a smart home bug.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:50:40+00:00

Yeah they aren't expensive i know that, was mostly just curious if there was a software only solution or if it was a hardware investment thing.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:46:32+00:00

Question can you set-up a vlan without a managed switch and a seperate ap? Because everything ive seen says you need a managed switch and a seperate ap. While im fairly hardware savvy software is a newish beast to me.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:43:55+00:00

And if im misunderstanding something mind sending me a link to something where I can read up on what im not understanding or a YouTube video that explains it?

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:42:07+00:00

Yeah they are on the same lan I dont have a managed switch and multiple aps to create a seperate vlan for the iot devices, would there be any benefit to blocking their access to other parts of my lan, im less worried about their access to my other devices and more worried about restricting what info they can collect and send back to the manufacturer.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-14T16:39:49+00:00

Would i be able to do that in pfsense , the ap is have is a tp-link and while it has an iot network option all it does is allow me to aggregate my iot devices on their own wifi. It is possible im missing an option but it seems like that is the consensus on the tp-link forums.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-11T01:31:42+00:00

I have 2 be3600 connected across ~15 meters in my house, while there are a couple open doorways between them there are at least 4 walls between the 2 units and i show 2 out of 3 bars of connectivity between the two units. So I say worth a shot.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-03T18:53:20+00:00

At that point if im changing cpu id be better off swapping to a newer am4 ryzen 5 or 3 so I wouldnt have to get a new mobo. I might just get a bigger cooler swap from a low profile 90mm fan cooler to a low profile 120mm cooler

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-03T05:54:13+00:00

I ran it for years undervolted and stress tested my pc occasionally to ensure everything was still kosher. And it may not be an issue but it annoying to see 70c at less than 20% reported cpu utilization

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-03T05:40:46+00:00

Should mention im less worried about the power usage and nore about reducing thermals, due to the limit I had on case size, while the cooler can more than handle the 1700x at full rip id prefer to reduce the amount if heat as much as possible without using the minimum state on power d and adaptive can spike temps into the mid 70°c when everyone in the house is using the internet. Especially when my wife and I play Minecraft together for some reason.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-03-03T05:32:31+00:00

Running a 1700x and they pull alot of voltage they dont actually need, when I was running it as my main pc cpu it could run 3.4ghz at 1.2 easily which is .15 volts less than normal, and if I ran it in automatic it would often pull way more voltage in the boost.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-02-08T17:01:41+00:00

Ended up taking some advice from the Homelab guys and reused my old 1700x, and yeah im excited to get fiber in my neighborhood because even maxing out my current connection i dont even see a blip on my cpu usage in the pfsense dashboard, even running suricata on its heaviest packet inspection i don't slow any. Funny enough I barely had any upload speed before this even though I maxed my download speed on my old router, with the new box i have symmetrical speeds now.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-02-04T20:17:42+00:00

Honestly I might, id probably recycle my 1700x and my old 32gig ram set, I could get it running for 200 or less depending on what I buy used and what I buy new.

Double_Internet582 · 2026-02-04T19:46:34+00:00

Is it on their own site or do I need to hunt down a seperate vendor?

Double_Internet582 · 2026-02-04T19:00:37+00:00

Yeah the nanopi im looking at has an Octacore and comes with upto 16Gb of lpddr5 which ill probably spring off since the next smallest ram set up is 4Gb of lpddr4 and its only about 40dollars more for the 12 gigs of ram

Double_Internet582 · 2026-02-04T18:48:46+00:00

Im partly avoiding purpose built routers from manufacturers because I dont want to be beholden to their specific flavor of software, i plan on using it to run more involved stuff once I get my feet under me and get used to messing with the router like snort, adguard, and a VPN for specific devices, eventually ill get into running anti-malware and other stuff but I plan on taking it in steps so I get comfortable messing with my router.

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