<![CDATA[HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote?]]>Hi,

HQ has 15 users, remote office will have 5 users. Plan to have vpn between them.

HQ has T1, remote has SDSL running at 1.5/1.5

Right now HQ is running a with a crappy old sonicwall. HQ has a Pix 506e that was sitting in the backroom. (it works)

MY Q is should I put PFsense in the HQ or the remote?

Thanks

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/11097/hq-is-opening-remote-office-put-pfsense-at-hq-or-remoteRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 03:28:50 GMTThu, 25 Sep 2008 19:11:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote? on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:07:30 GMT]]>very true.

Thanks for the input.

Time to sell the pix

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/182417https://forum.netgate.com/post/182417Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:07:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote? on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:32 GMT]]>If you don't have a specific reason for using a PIX except for "it's there" then I would always tend to use the same on both ends.
Simplifies setup and maintenance enormously!

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/182409https://forum.netgate.com/post/182409Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote? on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:05:49 GMT]]>the company would like me to use the unused pix 506e at one of the locations.

I guess I could suggest selling that pix and put pfsense at both locations.

Initially I wanted to use the pix at one of the locations.

Thanks

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/182407https://forum.netgate.com/post/182407Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:05:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote? on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:33 GMT]]>If you change both places to pfsense, you haven´t a vpn Problem :D

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/182275https://forum.netgate.com/post/182275Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to HQ is opening remote office-Put PFSense at hq or remote? on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:26 GMT]]>What would the pfSense do?
I kind of dont understand what the purpose is of having the pfSense only on one site.
You still need a device on both sides of your VPN tunnel.
And you still need a firewall in HQ and the site.

Why not install pfSense in both places?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/182219https://forum.netgate.com/post/182219Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:26 GMT