2012/9/14 Vieri <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I'm new to pfSense and FreeBSD. I'm coming from Gentoo Linux and find > FreeBSD to be very attractive and somewhat similar to the Gentoo way. > > I have a noob question though. Very general. > > Before digging into the "how to build my own pfsense iso" tutorials, I'd > like to know if there's a way to install some pfSense software components > directly into a vanilla FreeBSD system. What I mean is, if pfSense is a > "refactored" FreeBSD distribution, can one install, say, just the pfSense > firewall features or just the pfSense VPN management features into the > official FreeBSD system? > I wouldn't even need the web configurator. I'd settle for command-line > config file editing. > So are there "pfSense modules" I could use within a standard FreeBSD > distribution? I'm asking because I would prefer (if possible) to use > pfSense as a package (or package modules) within a standard FreeBSD > distribution instead of a whole tailored distribution. > > Currently, pfSense 2.0.1 is based on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p6. > If I were to build my own pfSense iso, could I build it so it uses FreeBSD > 8.3? I believe pfSense 2.0 can't use FreeBSD 9 (2.1 will). However, will > pfsense.org release 2.0.x updates that use the latest FreeBSD 8.x > releases? Not that I really need to use 8.3 instead of 8.1 - it's just that > I'd like to understand how pfSense is built and released (and if it's > flexible). > > I've read the following at: > http://devwiki.pfsense.org/DevelopersBootStrapAndDevIso > "These instructions are unsupported unless you have a BSDPerimeter support > contract" > So, if I have any problems or doubts regarding building my own iso and I > don't have a BSDPerimeter support contract then I suppose I won't get any > help from the pfSense mailing lists or forums? > > Alternatively, can one disable pfSense feature sets at least from the web > configurator? (eg. disable everything except interfaces and VPN-related > features) I know one can define web UI users and group privileges but the > top menu items are not removed. They keep showing up and if the user clicks > on them, the dashboard page is loaded. > > Thanks and sorry for the novice questions. > > Vieri > > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >
Hi Vieri, Hi List, my short answer: it can be done - everything is possible, nothing is impossible - until you decide otherwise. The related software is open-source software, so its up to you. :-) In fact the makers of PfSense got that ready, so why nobody else? The price of it: much work, much investigation, much time. Deeper knowledge of FreeBSD and its Kernel-Structure is very helpful otherwise you have to learn that too ( i think). Except you are already an expert on Programming, FreeBSD, PfSense etc. May be, you have also to rebuild and reconfigure the existing FreeBSD Systems. the bonus: you will get an expert of FreeBSD and PfSense. my answer may not help you very much, but thats it. regards M. -- = = = http://michael-schuh.net/ = = = Projektmanagement - IT-Consulting - Professional Services IT Michael Schuh Postfach 10 21 52 66021 Saarbrücken phone: 0681/8319664 mobil: 0175/5616453 @: m i c h a e l . s c h u h @ g m a i l . c o m = = = Ust-ID: DE251072318 = = =
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