Firewall and Router
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I want to buy a Pfsense router but i have the following question.
Do i need to separate my Pfsense Firewall from my router, or can i place them on the same piece of hardware?
Thanks
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https://www.pfsense.org/about-pfsense/
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Main_Page
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Do i need to separate my Pfsense Firewall from my router, or can i place them on the same piece of hardware?
You would normally replace your router with a pfSense box. pfSense is a customized FreeBSD 10 with a management GUI.
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You can use your router as an access point and the DHCP, DNS, and filtering would manage pfSense. It should be
lSP modem–-(connects to the WAN port of the pfSense box)----pfSense-----(connects to the LAN port of the router)----Router(netgear,linkys,etc)
If you want more out of your WIFI i recommend flashing the router(access point to DDWRT)
