Customizing bandwidthd

maciekish

Hi,
im using pfsense 1.2.2 and want to customize the types of traffic that bandwidthd graphs. I have found that there are no options in the config file, so i looked to the source. It seems pretty easy to change, however i didnt install the dev version of pfsense. So:

Can i install gcc or whatever i need onto the regular release? (I have a 40Gb hdd for pfsense).
If not, can i save my config in the normal version and restore it onto the dev version without a hassle?
If yes, are there any drawbacks of using the dev version?

Thanks
MS

Guest

No, you cannot install GCC on a normal pfSense release, nor should you run a full build environment on a firewall. Review computer security best practices for a detailed explanation as to why.

Yes, you can restore a config from a normal pfSense release to a dev version.

No, you should not run a dev version in production. See the same answer I gave for your first question as to why.

maciekish

Thanks,
but i could run the dev version inside vmware, do whatever i need to do and copy the binary to the firewall right?