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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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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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        robi
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        @kejianshi:

        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?

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          kejianshi
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          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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            robi
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            But he said he already has a firewall in front, which is a separate pfSense box.

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              kejianshi
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              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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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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                  robi
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                  @stephenw10:

                  it makes a nice VPN concentrator

                  Indeed!

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                    kejianshi
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                    But…  Can it blend?

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                      robi
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                      ???

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                        doktornotor Banned
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                        @robi:

                        ???

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWP8OUytprE

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