From SOURCES to PACKAGES
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Too many people seem to think pfsense is a swiss army knife.
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An nginx package doesn't seem like a terrible idea though, as long as it's limited to reverse proxy duties. People will inevitably use it as a web server I imagine. ::)
Steve
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Too many people seem to think pfsense is a swiss army knife.
Actually, it is. And that's no problem. It's great.
The only thing is, that you have to use it cleverly. Like 5 posts before: he has two pfSense installs, one for main firewalling, and one for playing around. What's wrong with that? -
My personal opinion is that if you install too many services on your pfsense firewall, you no longer have a firewall - you have something that needs a firewall in front of it.
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But he said he already has a firewall in front, which is a separate pfSense box.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA
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I have no problem using pfSense as a base for an appliance. You just have to understand the security implications. pfSense had at one time a dedicated DNS version and it makes a nice VPN concentrator. No reason why it couldn't be a dedicated reverse proxy.
Steve
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But… Can it blend?
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???
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