[pfSense Support] Captive Portal/USB WiFi
Hello, I have a pfsense box with (1) WAN and (3) RJ45.. I have a D-link router hanging off one of the RJ45's... I will like to eliminate the router as only been used as access point I will like to know if pfsense has support for USB wi-fi Thank you!!! VIA VNT6656 USB WiFi Module, 802.11b/g - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
[pfSense Support] Installing FULL Version on 1 gig DOM
Hello everyone, I have what I belive is a very nice hardware for running pfSense.. http://www.calltheusa.com/1.jpg http://www.calltheusa.com/2.jpg http://www.calltheusa.com/3.jpg I installed the FULL version 1.2.2 on 4gig Transcend DOM on the only IDE port, and pfsense work nicely I have hear that installing on DOM is not a good idea because like CF cards is a problem with the writes I can install a small Microdrive on the CF slot in the botton of the unit, but I don't know how to separte the swap partition from the system, to the second hardrive.. the installer do not allow me to do that :( Is any special way to do that? Should I bother at all? How I can make the DOM read only? or is read only already? and only the swap partition is the one who get writes? I will appreciate you help!! thank you in adavnce!!! Manny
[pfSense Support] Installing FULL Version on 1 gig DOM
I am not an expert, Sorry... Yes, I have a 4Gig DOM, no problem,,, What I will be doing with that image? I need the full version, because I need the FreeSwitch packagesand few others This nanoBSD has packages too? Thanks - Original Message - From: "Chris Buechler" To: Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:58 AM Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Installing FULL Version on 1 gig DOM On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Manny A. Wise wrote: > Hello everyone, > I have what I belive is a very nice hardware for running pfSense.. > I installed the FULL version 1.2.2 on 4gig Transcend DOM on the only IDE > port, and pfsense work nicely > I have hear that installing on DOM is not a good idea because like CF cards > is a problem with the writes > I can install a small Microdrive on the CF slot in the botton of the unit, > but I don't know how to separte the swap partition from the system, to the > second hardrive.. the installer do not allow me to do that :( > Is any special way to do that? Should I bother at all? > How I can make the DOM read only? > or is read only already? and only the swap partition is the one who get > writes? > Just use the 4 GB nanobsd. http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_7_2/pfSense_RELENG_1_2/nanobsd/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] Installing FULL Version on 1 gig DOM
OK, no problem I guess I will setup one box with a 4 gig Microdrive and another box with a 4 gig DOM and see what happen... :) Any idea where I can go to learn about making pfSense work in two separate hardrives one read only and the other read/write Thank you Manny - Original Message - From: "Chris Buechler" To: Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Installing FULL Version on 1 gig DOM On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Manny A. Wise wrote: I am not an expert, Sorry... Yes, I have a 4Gig DOM, no problem,,, What I will be doing with that image? I need the full version, because I need the FreeSwitch packagesand few others This nanoBSD has packages too? Yes but not FreeSWITCH. It must be rw mounted all the time, so you'll have to stay with a full install. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] hybrid storage?
Hello David... This is eaxctly what I want to work on :) I came to this list and was given only two options... 1) use nanofrebsd... 2) use regular hardrive... I din't like either one My needs were exactly like yoursFreeSwitch and Squid... I am pretty good with hardware, but terrible with software... :( I have such beast running, but I am not happy with the setup, since I am using a microdrive... What I did was a dual CF card adapter...the CF is read onlyand the microdrive...well..you know...all the other stuff... I will like to replace the microdrive with an electronic storage device, but haven't found one not affected by the limitations of the writes on the hardware... :( Anyone know more about this?? - Original Message - From: "David Burgess" To: "support" Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:50 AM Subject: [pfSense Support] hybrid storage? I've been happily using 1.2.3-RC1 for many months now on a Soekris net5501 and a 100GB 2.5" SATA drive. I like the idea of an embedded system on a CF card, but that's not possible or advisable for me as I'm running the squid and freeswitch packages. I was wondering however, if it would be difficult, inadvisable, or of no advantage to hack together an embedded system to run from a read-only CF card that mounts certain filesystems on writable media, such as a hard drive, where temp data such as disk cache and audio recordings would live. I don't know a tonne about the innards of pfsense and I've never played with the nanoBSD version. Is this something that would work in principle? Would it exploit the benefits of a read-only root filesystem (cold-reset resiliency, improved fs security, system responsiveness)? Would it require a lot of messing, besides manually altering /etc/fstab? Just wondering. db - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
Re: [pfSense Support] hybrid storage?
SSD work just fine.you don't need CF and SSDwith a single SSD 2.5 ide device it get the job done perfectly...BUT!! is always that butALL the SSD have limited life cycle even the industrial ones, yes, it's 10 million of writes...but you know some day, sooner or later is going to diedsure more later then sooner.. :) but we are looking for a definitive technical solution.. :) just picky people I gues. ;) . - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Bennett" To: Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] hybrid storage? On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:13 AM, Jim Pingle wrote: On 12/11/2009 10:50 AM, David Burgess wrote: I've been happily using 1.2.3-RC1 for many months now on a Soekris net5501 and a 100GB 2.5" SATA drive. I like the idea of an embedded system on a CF card, but that's not possible or advisable for me as I'm running the squid and freeswitch packages. I was wondering however, if it would be difficult, inadvisable, or of no advantage to hack together an embedded system to run from a read-only CF card that mounts certain filesystems on writable media, such as a hard drive, where temp data such as disk cache and audio recordings would live. I've thought a bit about this in the past, and it might be doable in the future or via some kind of filesystem management package, if someone were to come up with one, but it isn't something that would be recommended (at least not yet) or supported. I don't know a tonne about the innards of pfsense and I've never played with the nanoBSD version. Is this something that would work in principle? Would it exploit the benefits of a read-only root filesystem (cold-reset resiliency, The moment you have a drive mounted rw, you lose this. :-) improved fs security, system responsiveness)? Would it require a lot of messing, besides manually altering /etc/fstab? You'd also have to alter the packages (or create appropriate symlinks if they can be followed by the application) to point those directories or files at the new storage location. Some packages might have built-in path settings and you'd just need to change the paths and hit save. Otherwise, you may need to alter the code for the package. As with most things, if you want to experiment, it's up to you, but do so with caution (and plenty of backups) and remember that you'll be out on a limb without a net to catch you if something breaks. Jim - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org I might be missing the boat here, but what about using a 2.5" SSD instead of flash + normal HD? That way you get the benefit of solid state, plus you have the space & performance for a regular file system so you can run all the packages you want. Granted, SSDs aren't the cheapest things around, but it seems like a simpler solution. I've been considering an SSD paired with a 19" Supermicro case + intel atom that was pointed out in another discussion thread. Besides the cost of the SSD, can anyone fill me in on why an SSD wouldn't be good for running the full version of PFsense with packages? Jeremy - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
[pfSense Support] PPTP problems with pfsense
I have a client who insist on having 5 PPTP clients behind the new pfsense 1.2.3 I just installed for him... I explained that as the best of my knowledge, only one tunnel can be active at any giving time... any work around to solve this problem???, and not having to take back the unit, please help... Thank you Manny
