Reddit Reddit reviews ZOTAC ZBOX CI323 nano Fanless Mini PC Intel N3150 CPU Intel HD Graphics Native 4K support Dual Gigabit LAN 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth (ZBOX-CI323NANO-U)

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ZOTAC ZBOX CI323 nano Fanless Mini PC Intel N3150 CPU Intel HD Graphics Native 4K support Dual Gigabit LAN 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth (ZBOX-CI323NANO-U)
Passively Cooled – Silent PerformanceIntel N3150 Processor (quad-core 1.6 GHz, up to 2.08GHz)Triple Display capableNative 4K support (H.265, H.264 decode)Compact palm-sizedVESA Mountable
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33 Reddit comments about ZOTAC ZBOX CI323 nano Fanless Mini PC Intel N3150 CPU Intel HD Graphics Native 4K support Dual Gigabit LAN 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth (ZBOX-CI323NANO-U):

u/poppopretn · 14 pointsr/homelab

Inventory:

pfSense:
Snort, pfBlockerNG, OpenVPN, Squid, ClamAV, Default deny ingress/egress FW, etc.

ZOTAC ZBOX NUC

Kingston 120GB SSD

Crucial 8GB DDR3L RAM

ESXi Hypervisor:

Skull Canyon NUC

32GB DDR4 RAM

Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD

Virtual Machines I'm currently running.

Splunk - Receives my FW, DNS, Snort, and OSSEC logs. I have dashboards to filter this data.

Snorby - Also receives my Snort logs. I like this a little better than Splunk as I can view packet contents.

OSSEC - I used this for file integrity and endpoint monitoring on my servers and desktop. Functions as a host based IDS.

Nessus - I use this every once in a while to see if there are any open holes. Otherwise, I just use nmap and iptables to close everything off.

Unifi Controller - for managing my AP.


Wireless:

Ubiquiti Unifi AP-AC Lite


Switch:

TP-LINK 8-Port Gigabit L2 Switch

RetroPi + Monitor:

RPi3

10.1 Inch IPS HDMI Monitor


My VMs, configs, and files are backed up to a HDD I keep offline. I'm thinking about adding a NAS into the mix for somewhere around 200-400 dollars. Low energy consumption preferably if anyone had any recommendations. :)

u/snowcrashedx · 8 pointsr/homelab

This build is rock solid but you can obviously go newer:

  • Intel Core-i5 3470T (35W)
  • Intel DQ77KB (thin mini ITX with dual GBE and AMT)
  • Intel 7260 AC WiFi
  • 16GB Patriot 1.35V
  • 128GB Samsung 850 Evo mSATA
  • 2TB Samsung Spinpoint M9T
  • Akasa Galileo Case

    You can do just as well buying newer Zotac ZBOX or NUC. They are silent, take 2.5 HDDs, and will run just about anything you can throw at them. Check out https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0179S50UU/

    The only real downside to these mini PCs is heat. I built this 3 years ago and both the ZBOX and NUC ran way too hot. They still do run pretty hot, just a limit being in such a small enclosure

    Edit: For anyone interested in building a low profile thin-mini ITX build I highly recommended checking out more current parts like the ASUS Q170 1151 motherboard and a 35W T-Series Sky Lake or Kaby Lake processor like the 6300T/6400T/6500T/6600T/6700T. You're getting a lot of power in a small thermal envelope
u/Dystopiq · 7 pointsr/PFSENSE

Zotac CI323 NANO-U is much cheaper. It has an Intel N3150 and it supports AES-NI. Uses less watts. It's shipped and sold by Amazon and comes from a well known company that I'm sure has a warranty and support. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0179S50UU/?th=1&psc=1

u/TechGy · 6 pointsr/homelab

Zotac makes one I like http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1456979168&sr=8-1&keywords=zotac+ci323&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011 but it looks like they're 3-6 weeks out at the moment. Fanless and works great with CentOS 7, haven't tested them with anything else

Edit: looks like it's available on ebay now for ~$150

u/yeagb · 5 pointsr/homelab

Those are the words to live by!

> Chieftec-IX-01B-OP

Have you looked at these? I was thinking about the same sort of thing for my parents. But they might be getting a USG so I can do some testing on the site to site VPN through the Unifi controller.

u/tangobravoyankee · 5 pointsr/homelab

I looked at those options, scored an EdgeRouter (ER-8) cheap on eBay to play around with, and decided to replace my TomatoUSB router with The Ars Router instead. I run Sophos XG on it but pfSense is fine option -- 2.3 was still beta when I was deciding.

My logic was:

  1. I wanted dedicated hardware. Stuff in my lab may have become "Production", but taking down Plex and taking down the whole Internet are vastly different things. Plus I work from home most days so keeping my Internet connection up and reliable is critical.
  2. EdgeOS isn't as friendly as Tomato, a number of things that I hadn't thought of as being particularly difficult seemed difficult on EdgeOS. Translating my QoS rules looked especially challenging.
  3. I wanted to add A/V scanning and other UTM features that are a stretch on something as low-spec as the EdgeRouter.

    I built my Celeron 1037U system for about twice the price of an EdgeRouter Lite. It's silent. Very low power. Can route Gigabit and a couple hundred Mbps of VPN. I run Sophos but it could also run pfSense or Untangle or pretty much anything else I'd want.

    Zotac CI323 NANO would be another fine choice that you don't have to order from China.
u/Phenominom · 4 pointsr/linux

I've been running this guy for several months now.

The included wireless chipset isn't supported by FreeBSD (pfsense), and the NIC drivers have buggy TCP checksum offload code (can be disabled and mitigated in the web UI), but I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

u/locutusofborg780 · 4 pointsr/HomeNetworking

I really wouldn't use a Raspberry Pi for this. Don't get me wrong, it's a great little device and it would work in a pinch but it's not really the best fit for this.

If it were me, I would go with something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486571851&sr=8-1&keywords=Zotac+ZBOX+Dual+Ethernet

It's small, quiet and very low power. Has dual Gigabit ethernet and is x86_64 based so you can run anything on it.

You're not likely to find something like that with more than 2 gigabit ethernet ports unless you go with something custom built like a Mikrotik RouterBoard.

Instead of the 3rd ethernet port, why not get yourself a managed gigabit switch (one can be had for about $65USD) and put your LAN and your security system on different VLANs. If you need more info on how to do this I would be more than happy to help.

Good luck, sounds like a fun project! :)

u/aerofly0610 · 4 pointsr/homelab

The Linx Derp Lab 0.5

  • Modem: Arris SB6141 with 35Mb down 5Mb up
  • Firewall/Router: Untangle installed on Zotac 323Nano with USB 3.0 to NIC added for WAN - 8GB RAM and 120GB SSD system drive
  • Core Switch: Cisco 3750G 24port switch
  • ESXi host 1: HP Proliant DL380 G6 Dual Quad core with 40GB RAM and 8x73GB RAID 5
  • ESXi host 2: HP Proliant DL380 G6 Dual Quad core with 40GB RAM and 8x73GB RAID 5
  • CentOS07-1: Whitebox embedded AMD Quad core with 4GB RAM and 60GB SSD
  • CentOS07-2: Whitebox socketed AMD Tri core with 4GB RAM and 60GB SSD
  • FreeNAS: Whitebox socketed Intel Dual core (HT) with 10GB RAM and 12 x 1 TB RAID Z2 + 3x120GB SSD cache
  • Pi2: Raspberry PI2 running raspbian
  • UPS: APC Smart-UPS 2200

    Others

  • Home office AP/Switch: TP-Link WR 1043ND flashed with DD-WRT
  • Office VPN: Arubba RAP-3WNP
  • VOIP: OBi202 with Google Voice
  • Gaming Rig: AMD FX-8350 with 16GB RAM and 2 x 500GB Samsung Evos with a dinky XFX R7-260X

    Planned purchases

  • Third ESXi host, similar hardware, and hope to get a VMUG membership
  • 2nd Cisco switch so I can do A side B Side (or 2 switches of something with easy GUI setup since I lack Cisco IOS knowledge)
  • A rack that is better than a cheap shelf (and maybe some PDUs)
  • 10Gb cards for FreeNAS and ESXi hosts (maybe white box servers)
  • Maybe a 10Gb switch so I don't have to mesh the servers
  • Pretty network cables
  • UniFi AC Pro AP , for sure one, but may add a 2nd if it doesn't cover the whole house (2 stories plus basement)
  • A real router like an EdgeRouter

    Plans for lab

  • Play with various flavors of linux and linux services (like understanding LAMP stack)
  • Host a blog to record my derps of learning linux (Hence the name)
  • Stand up a windows domain with AD (possible MS certs, but not my focus)
  • Figure out how to integrate linux with Win AD
  • Host a generic webserver with the blog, just for experience sake
  • Learn ESXi beyond my basic understanding
  • Maybe Cisco CCNA, but its not my priority
  • Kali/Hacking/Security Lab (this is my priority since I want to get my CISSP)
  • Learn mysql or just SQL in general (I have just enough understanding to be dangerous at work)
  • Learn how to use the Pi2 to automate backups or reboots, or controlled shutdowns when the UPS gets low (30 min run time currently)
  • Stand up pfSense somewhere on the lab network to learn (I tried sophos UTM and didnt like it). I have untangle paid for a year since its GUI makes setup a piece of cake. That should give me time to figure out pfSense and see if I like it better.
u/chuck1011212 · 3 pointsr/homelab
u/lordmycal · 3 pointsr/homelab

I bought a cheap, dual NIC mini PC and installed Sophos XG on it.

It does everything my pfsense VM did, but also gives me internet filtering, application blocking, etc.

u/masgreko · 3 pointsr/computertechs

Zotac makes a passively cooled mini pc. Should be a simple can of air cleaning every once in awhile for maintenance.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU

u/Opitrice · 3 pointsr/homelab

Consider this one:
ZOTAC ZBOX C Series Passive Cooling Mini PC, Intel N3150 Quad-Core CPU, Intel HD Graphics Barebones System (ZBOX-CI323NANO-U) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_UfdvybRQJY4Y8

Two LAN port, wifi, fanless(no noise)
Buy cheap 32go ssd with cheap 8go ram and you're good to go !

Oh and perfectly compatible with pfsense ;)

u/Chebyshev · 3 pointsr/PFSENSE

I used a Zotac ZBOX CI323NANO for basically exactly what you're talking about. No fans, so it is silent. If you care about VPN, it has AES-NI.

It has Realtek NICs, but I haven't run into any problems with it. Throw some RAM and an SD card in and you're good to go.

u/banjoman05 · 2 pointsr/PFSENSE

It's not exactly what you're asking for but an entire rack mount server just for pfsense will probably waste a lot of power. your 150/150 connection shouldn't require a whole lot of muscle, even with more modules in pfsense. I picked up this mini pc a few months ago to use in pfsense but decided to re-purpose it as an HTPC. It ran pfsense fine except for the wifi card (not really needed anyway). Dual gigabit lan, pop a 4gb stick of ram and any laptop ssh/hdd you have laying around it it should handle anything you throw at it while pulling down less than ~40 watts.

u/DarthKane1978 · 2 pointsr/PleX
u/aliensbrah · 2 pointsr/homelab

So, as I'm sure you're aware, a generic "router" you get is actually a router, firewall, switch, and AP built into one device.

pfSense is an open source router/firewall that's built on top of Linux/OpenBSD. It's pretty simple to setup as it has a nice GUI but it also supports a lot of advanced features. It basically can run on anything with a processor, memory, HDD, and a NIC. Now optimally you want something that has at least 2x GB Intel ports.

I have my pfSense currently running on a mini ITX computer with an i5-2500k as I had it laying around, but that consumes a little more power.

Some people use devices like this which are low power and fanless. Some people buy little boxes like this where you add your own RAM/HDD/SSD and it's also low power.

The only thing that sucks is that this stuff costs money. Even when you buy used gear, it's still not as cheap as buying generic stuff. You can go to Best Buy and get some crazy Nighthawk all in one device for $200-300.

With this route you're going to spend $200+ on a pfSense router/firewall, ~$30-100 on a managed switch, and $50-100 on an AP but you have much more control over your environment.

Or you could go with a Ubiquiti router/gateway/firewall for ~$100 and then add on a managed switch and AP.

Or some people buy a virtualization server and run their pfSense firewall on a VM. Decently equipped servers can be had for $200-500 when all said and done.

There's really a lot of options.

I work in an area of netsec and have my switch mirroring/SPANing all the traffic to Snort which sends all the alerts to a Splunk box. You can also run Snort directly on a pfSense box.

u/BJWTech · 2 pointsr/HomeNetworking

You want to get a processor that supports aes-ni. That will allow SSL acceleration (opnvpn) and is also being required as of pfSense 2.5 and up.

I would choose this machine and purchase an unmanaged switch for your devices.

Hope that helps!

2nd edit; I was am an idiot... OK, Here you go. Under budget and should do what you need....

You can use this Zotac Barebones PC w/ the Celeron N3150 processor that supports AES-NI. Add some RAM and a SSD. Finally a Managed 8 Port Switch.

1st edit; Did not realize that I linked a celeron ( thanks u/suziesamantha ) as I thought it was a j1900 processor and then realized that the bay trail's also don't have aes-ni support. Sorry for the wrong information. The router I built is based on the Atom Rangley chip. You can use this link to help find aes-ni support.

u/grokdesigns · 2 pointsr/homelab

I bought one of these for $150 and threw in some RAM and an SSD to use as my pfSense box and have had no issues whatsoever. It's completely silent, power efficient, will easily do 100Mbps, and the processor supports AES-NI for VPN. The only reservation I had about it was the Realtek NICs, but I've had no issues with pfSense 2.3 on it.

Prior to that, I ran it virtualized under ESXi and had no issues there either.

u/hotas_galaxy · 2 pointsr/homelab

You most definitely can. You would be supporting the devs, which is always a good thing. However, you can build a more powerful box yourself for cheaper. Use these parts:

Zotac CI323 (Intel 3150 Quad Core @ 1.6GHz) - $150

Crucial DDR3L (1x4GB - system supports up to 8GB - don't need that much for pfSense, but knock yourself out). - $18.

ADATA SSD 32GB (way overkill for pfSense, if you can find a smaller one, go for it) - $28.


Total is ~$200. There are no fans. No moving parts. Pulls probably 10W. I'm using a little Chinese box with the same processor, 4GB RAM, and a small m.2 SATA. Haven't had a single hardware issue. That setup really is perfect for pfSense.



https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468022008&sr=8-1&keywords=ci323

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LDLV6S/ref=twister_B00H8JVIKM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-Upgrade-Solution-ASP600S3-32GM-C/dp/B009SKB5HA/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468022431&sr=1-3&keywords=ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027456011

u/spoiled11 · 2 pointsr/homelab

Here is one option, however it's a barebone PC: you will need to add your storage and ram.

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/

Or this one, pick NO SSD | NO RAM: This comes with intel Quad LAN:


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Eglobal-Barebone-mini-pc-J1900-Quad-core-4-LAN-1080P-12V-Mini-Desktop-Computer-300M-WIFI/32670582442.html

Edit:

I've been running VMs of pfSense, nginx reverse proxy, owncloud on a box from aliexpress, with a i5-5250, with 16GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, and ESXi 6. Although, I had to do some tinkering: mini-pcie -> to PCI-e cable + adapter -> Dual Intel NIC card. has been up for last 151 days... http://i.imgur.com/vuE1XzY.png

u/mike413 · 1 pointr/raspberry_pi

No I meant comparing the pi to other alternatives as a samba server, like a cheap intel box.

example: http://amzn.com/B0179S50UU

u/crasyphreak · 1 pointr/PFSENSE

I've been using this Zotac Barebones for my pfSense firewall. It came in at around $200 after 4GB of RAM and a small SSD. It works great for my 100/100 connection and supports AES-NI.

Another option would be to go with one of their official appliances. The SG-1000 costs $149 and comes with pfSense installed.

u/phr0ze · 1 pointr/HomeNetworking

PFSense does all this no problem. If you don't have an old computer, here is a new computer that works: https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479736533&sr=8-1&keywords=zbox

Add 4GB ram and some storage. Add more ports with a cheap switch if you don't need vlans. If you need vlans use a smart switch. Use your old router in access point mode for Wifi.

Notes: The wifi card is not pfsense compatible but if using pfsense it is not ideal to run internal wifi. Take the card out or just ignore it. The NICs are made by Realtek. They may give you a few headaches to work through.

u/maylihe · 1 pointr/homelab

> uBox-111

What about this one?

u/Soaringswine · 1 pointr/homelab

Intel N3150

https://smile.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&sa-no-redirect=1&th=1

need to manually update the Realtek NIC driver (https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=103841.75) if you want throughput above 200 Mb/s without watchdog timeouts and ignore the bitching about the SD card reader on boot but it supports AES-NI and is cheap and works great.

u/fbmgriever · 1 pointr/PFSENSE

I picked up a Zotac Zbox a little over six months ago for my pfsense machine, and it's been running beautifully. Absolutely zero complaints so far. The price is just right, and the form factor is perfect for my needs.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0179S50UU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_z5UMybQ3S3084

u/Th3Cap3 · 1 pointr/PFSENSE

I'm running mine on a little Zotac zbox, just needed to add in a bit of RAM and a hard drive. Works like a charm :-) Currently running squid, snort, and surricata with no issues.

u/groupers · 1 pointr/PFSENSE

Just don't expect to have decent VPN performance, as the CPU in this doesn't support AES-NI, and it's quite a few generations old. You can look around for something with an N3150, which is only a year old at this point and supports AES-NI, the clock speed will be higher, quad-core, and it'll support more RAM all while keeping power consumption low. Also, the boards with this CPU can run fanless.

Here's one with dual-ethernet built in for only $150, still needs a HDD & RAM, but those are dirt cheap. http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-Quad-Core-Graphics-Barebones-ZBOX-CI323NANO-U/dp/B0179S50UU

u/BLKMGK · 0 pointsr/PFSENSE

Zotac ZBOX

Crucial 8gig stick

Samsung 850 EVO

My previous Realtek NIC box was cutting my line speeds in half and had a fan, this box still has Realtek NIC but it's not slowing me a bit at 100mbs speeds, has no fan, and is barely breaking a sweat. It has AES onboard but I've not done anything to push that. WiFi appears unsupported but I'm okay with that for now.

Cheap enough for you?

u/madrascafe · 0 pointsr/PFSENSE

> N3150

how about the Zotac ZBOX-CI323NANO-U. it has dual NICs & a WiFi adapter too. With N3159. Would this be a good platform?