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      nearones
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      Dear Sir,
      Can i user my pfsensr 2.0 version as a router? is it as stable as a router?

      Thanks
      Prashant

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        chpalmer
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        From http://www.pfsense.com/

        pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution. pfSense is a popular project with more than 1 million downloads since its inception, and proven in countless installations ranging from small home networks protecting a PC and an Xbox to large corporations, universities and other organizations protecting thousands of network devices.

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          ericab
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          just out of curiosity…..
          what were you thinking about using pfSense for  ???

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            Nachtfalke
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            @nearones:

            Dear Sir,
            Can i user my pfsensr 2.0 version as a router? is it as stable as a router?

            Thanks
            Prashant

            You can use pfsense as a router only. You can disable NAT or disable NAT and firewall capabilities so it is just routing.

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              nearones
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              @ericab:

              just out of curiosity…..
              what were you thinking about using pfSense for   ???

              I had learnt that i had routing protocol. and can do NATTING but is it stable? that was only i wanted to know

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                nearones
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                @Nachtfalke:

                @nearones:

                Dear Sir,
                Can i user my pfsensr 2.0 version as a router? is it as stable as a router?

                Thanks
                Prashant

                You can use pfsense as a router only. You can disable NAT or disable NAT and firewall capabilities so it is just routing.

                Thanks for ur answer

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