Sean
Thanks a ton for taking a moment to respond. I am just not the HDD guy. I
feel besides being silent, flash will perhaps save some energy too but I am not
that sure.
Let me know your thoughts to the following:
A Install a disk Flash
B Use CD to install a full version on Flash
C Use to configure all interfaces etc.
D Save Configuration file on the laptop
E Use the Menu item "System" > Firmware to enable firmware upgrade on the
flash drive
F Upload the Embedded firmware and reboot
Before the upload of Embedded Firmware, there may be some configuration setting
changes I may have to do......
Will this method avoid the traditional RAW write etc., which is a rather
convoluted method for lesser geeks like us.
Thanks again for your prompt response.
Anil Garg
Sean Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would prob recommend the HDD
since its upgradeable with packages and all. most of the runtime I believe is
kept on a RAM style partition unless yer saving logs. but if you want silent,
the flash based isnt a bad way to go either.
-Sean
----- Original Message -----
From: Anil garg
To: support@pfsense.com
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:06 PM
Subject: [pfSense Support] Beta2
Hi learned ones:
I am doing a greenfield install of PFSENSE on a fairly nice machine with P3
1GHZ and 1GB ram.
I have a choice to either put a Disk on Flash - 2GB
OR
Put a very old HDD with 3.2 GB
Should I use the embedded one: pfSense-1.2-BETA-2-Embedded-128-MB.img.gz
Or should I use the regular install. I am inclined for the flash because it
will be silent.
I am going to do site to site VPN in addition to built in PPTP server.
Not planning for SQUID or any fancy packages.
Thanks very much for your help and guidance
