[pfSense Support] which image?
Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) Thanks in advance. dn - 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] blocking Tor Networks
Has anyone had any success blocking Tor thru pfsense/squidguard? Some of our savvier students are starting to use it to get around the content filters ... Luke Jaeger | Technology Coordinator Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School www.pvpa.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] which image?
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.com wrote: Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD image. Scott - 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] which image?
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Scott Ullrich sullr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.com wrote: Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD image. We have the NanoBSD images that support both VGA and serial console on our website. http://www.hacom.net/catalog/pub/pfsense/ His problem is the 512MB size of DOC. I don't think there is any embedded images built for that small size in current version 1.2.3. It may not be a bad idea to install the full version of pfSense on DOC. Unlike CF, I believe DOC has built-in wear leveling. It would not be a problem to use it as a regular hard disk. -- Best Regards. Bao C. Ha Hacom OpenBrick Distributor USA http://www.hacom.net voice: (714) 564-9932 8D66 6672 7A9B 6879 85CD 42E0 9F6C 7908 ED95 6B38
Re: [pfSense Support] which image?
On 1/5/10 8:59 AM, Scott Ullrich wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.com wrote: Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD image. This system has VGA out, yes. The hardware requirements doc says pfSense needs a minimum 1 Gbyte of disk for the full version: http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=45Itemid=48 Is this right, or am I OK with 512 Mbytes storage? thanks again dn Scott - 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] which image?
On 1/5/10 9:11 AM, Bao Ha wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Scott Ullrich sullr...@gmail.com mailto:sullr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.com mailto:dnew...@networktest.com wrote: Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD image. We have the NanoBSD images that support both VGA and serial console on our website. http://www.hacom.net/catalog/pub/pfsense/ His problem is the 512MB size of DOC. I don't think there is any embedded images built for that small size in current version 1.2.3. It may not be a bad idea to install the full version of pfSense on DOC. Unlike CF, I believe DOC has built-in wear leveling. It would not be a problem to use it as a regular hard disk. Thanks, Bao. There is a 512-Mbyte build of embedded 1.2.3. However, I'm unsure what alterations (if any) are needed to install this on a disk-on-chip system. Thanks again for any clues on this. dn -- Best Regards. Bao C. Ha Hacom OpenBrick Distributor USA ethttp://www.hacom.n voice: (714) 564-9932 8D66 6672 7A9B 6879 85CD 42E0 9F6C 7908 ED95 6B38 - 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] which image?
Op 5 jan 2010, om 17:02 heeft David Newman het volgende geschreven: For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) I personally prefer the full installs, 512MB is enough for that including normal upgrades. I've been using my 512MB cf for that initially as well. Full installs mean you can also use packages, your main limit here being the amount of ram. Not the disk perse. Like Scott, said. If you have a vga card it will make installation a breeze. Regards, Seth - 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] which image?
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:15 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.comwrote: On 1/5/10 9:11 AM, Bao Ha wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Scott Ullrich sullr...@gmail.com mailto:sullr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Newman dnew...@networktest.com mailto:dnew...@networktest.com wrote: Greetings. I'd welcome recommendations for which pfSense image to install on this system, which currently runs OpenBSD: Nexcom 1563 VIA 667-MHz CPU 512 Mbytes RAM 512-Mbyte disk-on-chip (not CF) storage 3 x 100Base-T Ethernet OpenBSD sees the DOC storage as a regular IDE drive. For pfSense, I *think* I want the 512-Mbyte embedded image, but am unsure about what changes, if any, the installation requires. (The docs for installing/upgrading the embedded images seem oriented toward CF cards and I don't know if installing to them differs from disks.) It depends on if you have VGA or not. If you have VGA you will want the Full Installation ISO. If not then you will want the NanoBSD image. We have the NanoBSD images that support both VGA and serial console on our website. http://www.hacom.net/catalog/pub/pfsense/ His problem is the 512MB size of DOC. I don't think there is any embedded images built for that small size in current version 1.2.3. It may not be a bad idea to install the full version of pfSense on DOC. Unlike CF, I believe DOC has built-in wear leveling. It would not be a problem to use it as a regular hard disk. Thanks, Bao. There is a 512-Mbyte build of embedded 1.2.3. However, I'm unsure what alterations (if any) are needed to install this on a disk-on-chip system. Like Scott was saying, the embedded version is built for serial console system. If you have serial redirection in your bios and don't care about the VGA, it is probably fine to use it. In the past, for our systems, we built the CF images from the full-version of pfSense. I still think installing the full-version on the DOC is a good idea. Just don't choose any swap spaces. It should fit comfortably within 512MB of disk space. The 1GB nanobsd version has two equal 512MB partitions: each with its own pfSense. So, 512MB should be plenty in the near future. -- Best Regards. Bao C. Ha Hacom OpenBrick Distributor USA http://www.hacom.net voice: (714) 564-9932 8D66 6672 7A9B 6879 85CD 42E0 9F6C 7908 ED95 6B38
[pfSense Support] How to read rrd quality graphs
PROBLEM On most evenings around 9 pm, I get service dropouts and accompanying packet loss. I literally see chopping in traffic graphs. Some nights, we just give up and go to bed. Tonight it is fine. It is probably Verizon's DSL card getting too much use. However, this highlights my inability to fully understand the rrd quality graphs. HELP Please clear somethings up for me: a. High spikes are not good cuz the higher the tower, the more latency (milliseconds) (yes/no)?_ b. If the spikes persist, we get packet loss (yes / no)? ___ c. If spikes do not correlate to packet loss, what causes packet loss? _ d. On the y coordinate, what does the % symbol mean? ___ Mehma
