# Hardware **URL:** https://community.ipfire.org/c/hardware/12.md [Latest](https://community.ipfire.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.ipfire.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Hardware category](https://community.ipfire.org/t/about-the-hardware-category/19)
**Author:** [@ms](https://community.ipfire.org/u/ms)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 May 2025 18:42 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/about-the-hardware-category/19 "2025-05-09T18:42:38Z")
Choose the right hardware for your IPFire setup — from official Lightning Wire Labs appliances to single board computers and community-tested devices --- ## [Raspberry Pi 5 build](https://community.ipfire.org/t/raspberry-pi-5-build/15447)
**Author:** [@wesgurn](https://community.ipfire.org/u/wesgurn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2026 20:16 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/raspberry-pi-5-build/15447 "2026-10-31T20:16:52Z")
Hi all, New ipfire user here. I was able to follow the build instructions and successfully built an image of ipfire for Intelx86\_64 arch. I know Raspberry PI 5 isn’t supported, but if I attempt a new build of ipfire o… --- ## [IPFire Nano Appliance - WIFI7](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-nano-appliance-wifi7/16237)
**Author:** [@xperimental](https://community.ipfire.org/u/xperimental)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [22 October 2026 15:59 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-nano-appliance-wifi7/16237 "2026-10-22T15:59:47Z")
I was waiting kind of long for WIFI7 support and happy to see this, but: “802.11be Tri-Band 2.4/5/6 GHz (only one supported at a time)” Does this mean that it can not run for example 2.4 and 6G in parallel? Thx. --- ## [IPFire on Raspberry 5](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-on-raspberry-5/11150)
**Author:** [@crazyfire2](https://community.ipfire.org/u/crazyfire2)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [18 October 2026 15:57 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-on-raspberry-5/11150 "2026-10-18T15:57:28Z")
Hi guys, so I after testing IPFire in another system and getting it up and running, I saw the potential of running IPfire on a Raspberry Pi 5 for being small and compact (less space in my room). But… after flashing the l… --- ## [Our New IPFire Nano Appliance Is Here!](https://community.ipfire.org/t/our-new-ipfire-nano-appliance-is-here/16137)
**Author:** [@ms](https://community.ipfire.org/u/ms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 September 2026 14:29 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/our-new-ipfire-nano-appliance-is-here/16137 "2026-09-10T14:29:37Z")
Hello everyone, today we are pleased to announce to our community the newest addition to the official IPFire hardware family: The IPFire Nano Appliance Fresh from the desks of the developers, we are bringing you the sm… --- ## [Sophos XGS 136- No Interfaces](https://community.ipfire.org/t/sophos-xgs-136-no-interfaces/15960)
**Author:** [@meganlmiller92](https://community.ipfire.org/u/meganlmiller92)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 03:33 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/sophos-xgs-136-no-interfaces/15960 "2026-08-31T03:33:40Z")
I did some looking but found no threads that matched. IPFire is detecting my NIC on the Sophos XGS 136 Rev 2 I bought, but for some reason it won’t detect any interfaces when I go to setup the Green+Red network connectio… --- ## [Raspberry Pi 4B WiFi: AP supported, but not client mode in IPFire? How to achieve that?](https://community.ipfire.org/t/raspberry-pi-4b-wifi-ap-supported-but-not-client-mode-in-ipfire-how-to-achieve-that/15991)
**Author:** [@wodido](https://community.ipfire.org/u/wodido)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2026 16:48 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/raspberry-pi-4b-wifi-ap-supported-but-not-client-mode-in-ipfire-how-to-achieve-that/15991 "2026-08-30T16:48:01Z")
Hello, I could not find clear information about this, so I would like to ask: I am running IPFire on a Raspberry Pi 4B and would like to access the WebGUI via WLAN from my home network. In other words, I want the IPFir… --- ## [Smartctl & Hardware RAID](https://community.ipfire.org/t/smartctl-hardware-raid/16099)
**Author:** [@pic18f2550](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pic18f2550)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2026 15:05 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/smartctl-hardware-raid/16099 "2026-08-24T15:05:54Z")
Hello, I’ve moved my IPFire setup, and it’s now running on an old HP DL380 G5. I ran into a few minor issues during the process. One of them is that SMART is complaining. "smartctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 \[x86\_64-linux-… --- ## [Supported hardware for WiFi 6 GHz band](https://community.ipfire.org/t/supported-hardware-for-wifi-6-ghz-band/16002)
**Author:** [@simonb](https://community.ipfire.org/u/simonb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2026 07:39 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/supported-hardware-for-wifi-6-ghz-band/16002 "2026-07-29T07:39:20Z")
The latest release, 203, apparently supports the 6 GHz WiFi band for the access point. Does anyone know what hardware has this been tested on? I’m interested in purchasing a supported mini PCIE card to make use of this. --- ## [Atheros WiFi card, uses 40MHz bandwidth](https://community.ipfire.org/t/atheros-wifi-card-uses-40mhz-bandwidth/15947)
**Author:** [@pslpsl](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pslpsl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [21 July 2026 18:39 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/atheros-wifi-card-uses-40mhz-bandwidth/15947 "2026-07-21T18:39:45Z")
I have a small PC with IPfire, it has miniPCI WiFi card Atheros AR9462, IPfire is 2.29 (x86\_64) core 202. # lspci | grep Atheros 03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) I c… --- ## [Does anyone have a spare Mac Mini M2 Pro?](https://community.ipfire.org/t/does-anyone-have-a-spare-mac-mini-m2-pro/15928)
**Author:** [@ms](https://community.ipfire.org/u/ms)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2026 11:54 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/does-anyone-have-a-spare-mac-mini-m2-pro/15928 "2026-07-11T11:54:31Z")
Hello, I am looking for a Mac Mini M2 Pro to extend our ARM build system. Sadly they seem to be sold out pretty much everywhere. Although it might be a long shot, maybe someone of you has recently upgraded to the M4 ge… --- ## [Integration of gpiod in an IPFire build](https://community.ipfire.org/t/integration-of-gpiod-in-an-ipfire-build/15917)
**Author:** [@wodido](https://community.ipfire.org/u/wodido)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 June 2026 18:36 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/integration-of-gpiod-in-an-ipfire-build/15917 "2026-06-27T18:36:05Z")
Hello, many hardware add-ons for the raspbi depend on the gpio pins, some of them very useful for the usage case of a dedicated firewall, e. g. active fans or ssd’s. Therefore it would be very useful to have gpiod avai… --- ## [Hwvolt Diagramm](https://community.ipfire.org/t/hwvolt-diagramm/15890)
**Author:** [@fantong](https://community.ipfire.org/u/fantong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 June 2026 03:40 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/hwvolt-diagramm/15890 "2026-06-17T03:40:53Z")
Hi Unfortunately, I don’t speak English, so I’m using DeepL. I just have one problem. Error in RRD::graph for Voltage: bad CF: 001-isa-0000/voltage-in0.rrd (hardwaregraphs.cgi, hwvolt, day) lm\_sensors output acpitz-… --- ## [IPFire on Banana-Pi 4](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-on-banana-pi-4/15889)
**Author:** [@lexuspolaris](https://community.ipfire.org/u/lexuspolaris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2026 13:53 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-on-banana-pi-4/15889 "2026-06-16T13:53:27Z")
Hey there you guys, a couple of months ago, I wrote in this posting that I’m trying to get IPFire up and running on a Banana-PI 4 (BPI-R4-Lite in my case). Well, it took wayyy longer than I would have thought and I … --- ## [IPFire Freezes / Crashes](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-freezes-crashes/14409)
**Author:** [@steph78630](https://community.ipfire.org/u/steph78630)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [4 June 2026 14:03 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-freezes-crashes/14409 "2026-06-04T14:03:20Z")
Hello everyone, For several months, I’ve been having problems with a client’s IPFire: After several weeks of operation, IPFire no longer responds to the network. From the RED or GREEN network, it’s no longer possible t… --- ## [WARNING: Kernel Errors Present - BUG: KFENCE:](https://community.ipfire.org/t/warning-kernel-errors-present-bug-kfence/9671)
**Author:** [@neopegasus](https://community.ipfire.org/u/neopegasus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [20 May 2026 10:33 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/warning-kernel-errors-present-bug-kfence/9671 "2026-05-20T10:33:19Z")
Hy every one, is this bug fix because I am seeing kind of the same but more about my cpu. I dit upgrade my firewall like 3 months ago but i did notice any thing till now. Oficialy i dont notice any thing just this ero… --- ## [Preventing NVMe Wear: Reducing Small Write "Pulsing" in IPFire](https://community.ipfire.org/t/preventing-nvme-wear-reducing-small-write-pulsing-in-ipfire/15681)
**Author:** [@hjkl](https://community.ipfire.org/u/hjkl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [3 May 2026 11:20 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/preventing-nvme-wear-reducing-small-write-pulsing-in-ipfire/15681 "2026-05-03T11:20:15Z")
I’ve been monitoring the wear and tear on my IPFire hardware (“Topton-style” Fanless Mini PC) and wanted to share some telemetry regarding NVMe endurance. While most focus on Total Bytes Written (TBW), I found that Host … --- ## [RISC V64 platform for IPFire](https://community.ipfire.org/t/risc-v64-platform-for-ipfire/15705)
**Author:** [@alexand](https://community.ipfire.org/u/alexand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 April 2026 15:51 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/risc-v64-platform-for-ipfire/15705 "2026-04-28T15:51:33Z")
What SBC RISC V64 platform does IPFire run on? --- ## [10gb wan issue?](https://community.ipfire.org/t/10gb-wan-issue/15193)
**Author:** [@skyeci73](https://community.ipfire.org/u/skyeci73)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [10 March 2026 08:50 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/10gb-wan-issue/15193 "2026-03-10T08:50:29Z")
Hi, I recently built a new machine to try out ipfire as alternative to pfsense. The machine is an i5 -12600h , 16gb ram and was used with no issues on pfsense. My ISP provides and 8GB/8GB connection. I had no issues get… --- ## [Issue with CU200](https://community.ipfire.org/t/issue-with-cu200/15556)
**Author:** [@diver](https://community.ipfire.org/u/diver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2026 09:15 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/issue-with-cu200/15556 "2026-03-09T09:15:24Z")
Hi since I have installed CU200 I have some strange issues with my green interface. The eth driver is a Inter e1000e. The issue I have is, that after some minutes or hours the interface suddenly doesn’t respond anymore.… --- ## [Test : IPFire CU199 Raspberry 4 Model B does not display on serial port](https://community.ipfire.org/t/test-ipfire-cu199-raspberry-4-model-b-does-not-display-on-serial-port/15473)
**Author:** [@pscar13](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pscar13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2026 21:38 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/test-ipfire-cu199-raspberry-4-model-b-does-not-display-on-serial-port/15473 "2026-02-16T21:38:51Z")
I wanted to test installing my screenless Raspberry Pi using the serial port. I flashed a new microSD card with image 199. After booting, I get no response after “Starting Kernel…” U-Boot 2024.10 (Jan 02 2026 - 19:36:… --- ## [Hardware for 25Gbit WAN](https://community.ipfire.org/t/hardware-for-25gbit-wan/15463)
**Author:** [@flo\_123](https://community.ipfire.org/u/flo_123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 08:51 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/hardware-for-25gbit-wan/15463 "2026-02-11T08:51:20Z")
I’m planning on upgrading my home internet connection to either 10Gbit or 25Gbit. I would like to make a custom built router/firewall. Does anyone have a running setup/hardware list that can provide a stable throughput… --- ## [IPFire Mini Appliance (2025) - igc driver problem and odity](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-mini-appliance-2025-igc-driver-problem-and-odity/15448)
**Author:** [@wiza](https://community.ipfire.org/u/wiza)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [5 February 2026 17:02 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-mini-appliance-2025-igc-driver-problem-and-odity/15448 "2026-02-05T17:02:56Z")
I recently got a new Lenovo machine for home server use. Installed Ubuntu and Samba server on it and connected it into a ORANGE zone. I changed the network setup from RED + GREEN → RED + GREEN + ORANGE. Now streaming a … --- ## [RPi4B - throughput limits are probably down](https://community.ipfire.org/t/rpi4b-throughput-limits-are-probably-down/13956)
**Author:** [@lincoln](https://community.ipfire.org/u/lincoln)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [27 January 2026 20:09 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/rpi4b-throughput-limits-are-probably-down/13956 "2026-01-27T20:09:45Z")
I’ve been running IPFire on a RP4 for around a year now. It works well, with no problems so far. The built-in ethernet port is being used for the uplink (red) subnet. I added three 1Gb/s USB/Eth adaptors to provide the … --- ## [DS3231 I2C RTC module on Raspberry Pi 4 B](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ds3231-i2c-rtc-module-on-raspberry-pi-4-b/15437)
**Author:** [@pscar13](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pscar13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 January 2026 15:29 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ds3231-i2c-rtc-module-on-raspberry-pi-4-b/15437 "2026-01-27T15:29:49Z")
I recently installed a DS3231 I2C RTC module on my Raspberry Pi 4 B. I was able to get it working with Raspberry Pi OS. But with IPFire, I’ve looked through various posts discussing this problem but haven’t found a sol… --- ## [Adding WiFi Card](https://community.ipfire.org/t/adding-wifi-card/15381)
**Author:** [@franchy36](https://community.ipfire.org/u/franchy36)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 January 2026 20:26 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/adding-wifi-card/15381 "2026-01-07T20:26:47Z")
Hi, am looking forward to remove my current wireless router acting as an AP, and instead configure my mini PC running IPFire with a compatible mini PCIe card, my motherboard supports both 1\*mPCIe as well as 1\*M.2 2230 CN… --- ## [Launching our new IPFire Mini Appliance - Available for Pre-Order Now](https://community.ipfire.org/t/launching-our-new-ipfire-mini-appliance-available-for-pre-order-now/13022)
**Author:** [@ms](https://community.ipfire.org/u/ms)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [7 January 2026 10:39 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/launching-our-new-ipfire-mini-appliance-available-for-pre-order-now/13022 "2026-01-07T10:39:05Z")
Dear IPFire Community, We are excited to introduce the next-generation IPFire Mini Appliance – the highly anticipated successor to our most popular firewall platform! This compact and incredibly powerful appliance i… --- ## [IPFire Kernel Optimizations for 10Gb WAN + LAN](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-kernel-optimizations-for-10gb-wan-lan/15353)
**Author:** [@pscar13](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pscar13)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [3 January 2026 12:35 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/ipfire-kernel-optimizations-for-10gb-wan-lan/15353 "2026-01-03T12:35:03Z")
After the not very constructive discussion about 10Gb WAN problems, I looked into the differences in Linux kernel configuration between VyOS and IPFire. I extracted some parameters and made a patch for the Kernel config… --- ## [Upgraded hardware, restored previous, red0 is down](https://community.ipfire.org/t/upgraded-hardware-restored-previous-red0-is-down/15368)
**Author:** [@radnerd](https://community.ipfire.org/u/radnerd)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [2 January 2026 22:18 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/upgraded-hardware-restored-previous-red0-is-down/15368 "2026-01-02T22:18:26Z")
I got a new router to replace my existing IPFire installed device. This one has i226-V NICs as the only real difference. I have installed IPFire on the new device without issue, including the restore from the old device.… --- ## [I226-V rev 04 rate adaptation](https://community.ipfire.org/t/i226-v-rev-04-rate-adaptation/15363)
**Author:** [@hjkl](https://community.ipfire.org/u/hjkl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [23 December 2025 20:26 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/i226-v-rev-04-rate-adaptation/15363 "2025-12-23T20:26:29Z")
Hello, I am seeking an explanation + additional tweaks for the below improvement after stopping I226-V rev 04 to do 2,5G speed negotiation. My box has 6 x Ethernet controller \[0200\]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controll… [Next page](https://community.ipfire.org/c/hardware/12.md?page=1)