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    Access Pfsense Hard Drive Using Windows XP Question

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      unregistered00
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      How can I access (and edit) the Pfsense box's hard drive using a Windows XP PC connected via LAN? I want to try this because I have problems with the Pfsense box that can probably be resolved by editing various files (e.g. loader.conf). I'm an idiot with Linux.

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        chpalmer
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        pfSense runs on FreeBSD, not Linux…

        On your pfSense box- add the file manager package. See if that doesn't help you.

        Triggering snowflakes one by one..
        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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          wallabybob
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          @unregistered00:

          How can I access (and edit) the Pfsense box's hard drive using a Windows XP PC connected via LAN? I want to try this because I have problems with the Pfsense box that can probably be resolved by editing various files (e.g. loader.conf).

          From the web GUI try Diagnostics -> Edit File (I have never tried this).

          Or download WinSCP from http://winscp.net, create the file on windows and use WinSCP to copy it to the right place in the pfSense file system.

          You probably want to use /boot/loader.conf.local rather than /boot/loader.conf

          pfSense is based on FreeBSD which has many similarities to Linux but many differences, particularly in administration.

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