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

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
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] 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

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

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.

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]

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

[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