Can you use usb post for extra storage ?
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I bought this firewall http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JS6YZYO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00#Ask it has 4 usb ports on it can I mount an external usb hardrive for extra storage ? I plugged in a usb drive I can not find a way to see or mount it what is the purpose of 4 usb ports on a device like this ?
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This might help you. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/usb-disks.html
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I think the correct answer is that pfSense is not your normal home router software. It doesn't act as a server, allowing you to access data from a USB flash drive or hard drive over your network. Security-minded individuals realize that ANY server running on an internet-connected firewall is a potential security risk, and thus the functionality you're looking for is not included with pfSense "out of the box".
Whether someone has packaged up Samba so that you can do what you're asking about, I don't know.