I'm still very happy with clearos (was clark). I'm using it on a via epia dual gigabit board. Stable. Works fine. Sent via BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: maccrawj <maccr...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 14:11:45 To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs???? Well for home use this sounds like overkill especially if it needs more than a little 12W embedded device to run. I do see where a larger setup could benefit from it, but that's apples to oranges. On 5/10/2010 6:41 AM, Greg Sevart wrote: > Yes. You can use pfSense as an access point I think, but that really isn't > its purpose. It is designed to be a firewall and/or router first and > foremost. If you did implement one, you'd probably want to take any existing > device that you have performing routing/firewall/NAT duties and disable > those functions. > > You could configure pfSense as a transparent firewall in front of or behind > your existing router, but that's honestly not going to provide a great deal > of value in most implementations. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- >> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar >> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:17 AM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs???? >> >> I see. >> >> Very interesting. >> >> But if I wanted a pfSense box, then that would make my router redundant. >> I would have to just use it as an AP right? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com >> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart >> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:14 PM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs???? >> >> pfSense was forked from m0n0wall several years ago to provide expanded >> features not consistent with m0n0wall's minimalist approach suitable to >> smaller, embedded systems. It also uses the (IMO) more robust and less >> quirky BSD packet filter (pf) instead of ipfw. They offer a similar > interface and >> either one should be fairly familiar if you've used the other. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- >>> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar >>> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:03 AM >>> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >>> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs???? >>> >>> What's better? pfSENSE or M0n0wall? >>> >>> >> >> > > > >
