It's been about 6 months since I did it last... but did you try and add vlans for the WAN?
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Iarocci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:57 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] Setting up on Soekris NET5501-70 with all features Tim, I appreciate the help. I didn't think you were bashing. Anyway, I ran the liveCD on my laptop, and as I suspected it complains that I do not have 2 working interfaces and will not go any further (it also doesn't recognize my NIC card in the machine). So, I'm stuck needing an image with the serial port on, or needing instructions on how to do it myself (I do not have the hardware needed to install it, configure it, and then move the hard drive). Can anyone help me??? I really want to use pfsense for this project, but right now I'm stuck without some guidance. The live CD does allow for shell access. I'm wondering if I can somehow do it through there or if I need to decompress the ISO and modify the loader. The other question I have is, once I know how to modify the files needed, what exactly do I put in them, and where? Thanks. Chris P.S. Couldn't an image be made for this purpose? I didn't think I was doing anything out of the ordinary putting a hard disk in a Net5501. It is quite a robust little machine and certainly can handle the full version. ---- <support@pfsense.com> wrote: > > Yes that would be fine. > All you need is to setup the LAN with an IP so you can get in and turn on the > console. > Then when you pull it up via serial on the new device choose assign > interfaces and set it up with the new interfaces. > Btw... "- and it isn't as difficult as you seem to be thinking it is" was > supposed to be encouraging, re-reading it I can see it coming off as a bash - > so sorry if it did come across that way. > -Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Iarocci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:34 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] Setting up on Soekris NET5501-70 with all > features > > Tim, > > I'm not thinking it's difficult. I'm used to m0n0wall where you must have 2 > interfaces. Also, the drive I am using is a SATA drive. The only machine I > have with a SATA interface is a laptop. Could I use a laptop to set this up > with a single interface? If the answer is yes, then I can do it simply > enough. If the answer is no, then I'm stuck with not having the hardware to > do it in the manner suggested. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:28 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] Setting up on Soekris NET5501-70 with all > features > > Embedded images running on compact flash are not designed for the kinds of > page writes that would be involved with most packages. > This is to make the system as stable as possible. > Once SSD becomes a standard I'm sure they'll take a look at that, but for now > - the stability wouldn't be there. > > As for your install get it up and running on another machine (doesn't matter > about the interfaces - just get the LAN setup so you can turn on the console) > Then when you swap the drive over it will detect the new interfaces upon boot > and you can reassign them. > I've done this several times - and it isn't as difficult as you seem to be > thinking it is. > -Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Bagnall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:14 PM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: RE: [pfSense Support] Setting up on Soekris NET5501-70 with all > features > > > the embedded install image has a disk image for putting it on compact > > flash, but that wont let you install any packages once up and running. > > Perhaps the answer might be to modify that behaviour so that packages can be > installed onto systems built using the embedded images? Surely that'd resolve > the issue the OP was trying to work around? > > Regards, > > Chris > -- > C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited For full contact details visit > http://www.minotaur.it This email is made from 100% recycled electrons > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
