RE: [pfSense Support] pfsense on router with single nic and wan/lan on vlan interfaces

2006-05-14 Thread Nelson Papel
Yes, I've been running this for a long time now. My pfsense box has one NIC and 6 VLANs, no issues at all. -Original Message- From: Raja Subramanian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 19:32 To: support@pfsense.com Subject: [pfSense Support] pfsense on router with single

Re: [pfSense Support] pfsense on router with single nic and wan/lan on vlan interfaces

2006-05-14 Thread Bill Marquette
Should work just fine. Answer 'y' to the first prompt (asks if you want to setup vlans!) after installing :) --Bill On 5/14/06, Raja Subramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I would like to setup a firewall + NAT box which contains a single physical NIC and the WAN and LAN interfaces config

[pfSense Support] pfsense on router with single nic and wan/lan on vlan interfaces

2006-05-14 Thread Raja Subramanian
Hi, I would like to setup a firewall + NAT box which contains a single physical NIC and the WAN and LAN interfaces configured as vlan devices. Some ascii art: LAN -- vlan0 \ + fxp0 == pfSense WAN -- vlan1 / Is pfSense capable of running in this config? Note that, my hardware i

Re: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Paul Haddad
On 5/14/06, Holger Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The CPU of the wrap has a thermal sensor integrated that can shut it down. I guess that this triggered the reboot. Maybe it needs an active cooling or at least a passive cooler to get rid of the heat. Try to measure the temperature when doing

RE: [pfSense Support] Justficiations for going with pfsense over Cisco Router or PIX, Sonicwall etc?

2006-05-14 Thread Holger Bauer
There is something else to think about: In case you are missing a feature you can offer a donation to get it in where vendors just laugh at you or ignore your request or even do it yourself as the source is all at your fingertips. Holger -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mail

Re: [pfSense Support] Justficiations for going with pfsense over Cisco Router or PIX, Sonicwall etc?

2006-05-14 Thread livefreebsd
Not to seem repetitive, but if you are making a real business case to your management (which I have been called upon to do several times as a network security consultant):1. The initial capital cost of pfSense of off-the-shelf hardware is far lower for pfSense than commercial products.2. Operationa

Re: [pfSense Support] Justficiations for going with pfsense over Cisco Router or PIX, Sonicwall etc?

2006-05-14 Thread Bill Marquette
Well for me...I have commit access to pfSense, I don't for Sonic or Cisco ;-P For everyone else... 1. Good luck getting a quick patch for a small bug from Cisco - personal experience tells me that unless it's a sev 1 (network down) AND you have a good support contract with them, you won't get an

Re: [pfSense Support] Beta 4 boot fails with quad ethernet

2006-05-14 Thread livefreebsd
I have a theory. I was able to install this card on a different system and it worked. It could be related to BIOS settings. Unfortunately, I have to install a video card to check the bios. Park On May 13, 2006, at 12:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed Beta4 - Embedded and boote

[pfSense Support] Justficiations for going with pfsense over Cisco Router or PIX, Sonicwall etc?

2006-05-14 Thread Wesley K. Joyce
What are the general business and technical cases to go with pfsense over turn key appliances like Cisco or Sonicwall etc?   Thanks

RE: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Holger Bauer
I personally never had issues with a wrap and heat btw using the original cases they offer without modifications but there have been discussions about heat problems from time to time on the m0n0 list. > -Original Message- > From: Holger Bauer > Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 9:20 PM > To: s

RE: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Holger Bauer
The CPU of the wrap has a thermal sensor integrated that can shut it down. I guess that this triggered the reboot. Maybe it needs an active cooling or at least a passive cooler to get rid of the heat. Try to measure the temperature when doing the test again. > -Original Message- > From:

Re: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Paul Haddad
On 5/14/06, Holger Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sounds like a heat issue to me. What happens if you remove the topcase so the heat can go away? I didn't have the top case on at all. Is there some way to tell exactly why it crashed? -- Paul Haddad ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) --

RE: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Holger Bauer
Sounds like a heat issue to me. What happens if you remove the topcase so the heat can go away? Holger > -Original Message- > From: Paul Haddad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 6:57 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx sol

Re: [pfSense Support] Suggested mini-itx solutions?

2006-05-14 Thread Paul Haddad
Hi All, On 5/10/06, I wrote: Again my assumption is that increasing the number of connections is going to increase the CPU usage which will in turn decrease the max throughput. Is this incorrect? Just as an update. I tried out a WRAP box (1C-2) with my connection (15/2 PPPoE). Running 2 fast