USB Pen Drive
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Is it considered good or bad to run pfSense from a usb stick?
That way, a cloned stick can be at hand if needed.
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Not doing it, but I don't know why you couldn't run the embedded version off a thumb drive. You'll kill it quick if you try to run the full install on it though.
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Ah - it is a multi vLan setup!!
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You can with the embedded version, quite a few people do that. I'd advise against cheap no-name USB sticks as they tend to not be very reliable for always-on long term usage (judging from the experiences of those here in the past who've tried them).
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You can with the embedded version, quite a few people do that. I'd advise against cheap no-name USB sticks as they tend to not be very reliable for always-on long term usage (judging from the experiences of those here in the past who've tried them).
If you have to boot from USB, my recommendation is these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IVPU894/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HGFKR8/ (buy whatever color is cheapest)The Samsung MicroSDHC/XC "PRO" cards all use MLC flash. I've been using these with full installs for a while now and have had no failures. I also use them in my home PBX, my RetroPie box, my micro voice recorder, and my car. Amazon had them on sale a while back and I bought like 20 in varying sizes…
Lexar actually makes a better card reader, one that supports USB 3.0 speeds and really lets the Samsung cards fly, but unfortunately they don't sell it separately. If you want a cheaper SDHC card for use elsewhere though, you could always buy this and then just use the reader for your pfSense install.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IF4OC1G/