why is installation so complicated?
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anyways, ive learned a lot coming here and figured out what i needed to know. its unfortunate that the only whiteboxes capable of properly running pfsense "cheaply" are at least a bit over $200 and would limit network speeds to well under 1 gbps. i would have to spend an astronomical amount of money to get it to at least 5 gbps where this would actually be worth it for a home network and dedicated firewalls are even more expensive. as such, ive decided firewalls period just are not worth it for home networks. ill just stick to netgear armor. thanks anyways to those who helped me. espessially @bmeeks who is the only one here who actually tried to be helpful.
ill now be deleting my account as i have no further use for it here and i want to reduce tracking data where ever i can.
edit: or not. i dont remember my password and apparently my password manager doesnt either. all well. maybe i can use forgot password to change it and then delete it.
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It's possible to run pfSense in a VM on a host device and route all traffic thought it. There are drawbacks to that sort of setup but it's a good way to learn.
Steve
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Just happened on this thread, because I too am a total newbie to PfSense and am currently going through the learning process while setting it up with the help of the docs, and nguvu's very helpful "pfSense baseline guide with VPN, Guest and VLAN support"...
I have to say that everyone here is so extraordinarily helpful. Have a nice day everyone!
A chappie
