Download Manger

[jacoub]

Greetings
I'm running pfsense on an i7 box with 16GB RAM & 512 nvme which is lots of horsepower. The systems is utilizing less than 2% overall. I wonder if there is a Package to run SMB Server & client along with a download Manager on the same pfsense BOX since I'm a heavy down loader.

Regards

[johnpoz]

Yeah its called a Hypervisor, and then run your pfsense as a VM, and then run whatever else you want to run on that box as another VM ;)

[KOM]

Everything you add is a potential attack vector. As @johnpoz suggested, instead of using that hardware for just pfSense, slap on ESXi or whatever hypervisor you prefer and then create a VM for pfSense and another for your various other roles.

[jacoub]

thanks for the reply, I understand the risk factor & i know about Hypervisor but a package will be easier & less overhead

[KOM]

Well, there aren't any from the official repo. You might be able to hack something together from FreeBSD ports but I would advise against it.

[johnpoz]

This question has been asked over and over and over again.. No pfsense is not going to run samba on it.. If you want do everything sort of firewall/router distro.. Run maybe clearos or something like it.

[jacoub]

@KOM said in Download Manger:

Well, there aren't any from the official repo. You might be able to hack something together from FreeBSD ports but I would advise against it.

thanx