Pfsense like fileserver for Windows users

[tonchev]

hi. i'm new here
now i use linux for router/fileserver on small network (25 PC with WINXP)

i buy new small machine for router/firewall/fileserver
MB GA-m61SME-S2L
CPU sempron LE 1100
RAM 1 GB DDRII
HDD - 40 GB for OS
HDD - 2x500GB for user files in raid

and think pfsense is best choice for me for router/firewall

but can i use pfsense like file server for window users and are this good idea to be file serv/router/firewall in same time or maybe must build onother machine for router/firewall

[mhab12]

Search for NAS and you should find many responses explaining why this is a terrible idea.

[Valhalla1]

make a second machine for the file server.  freeNAS is build for this kind of thing, its similar to pfsense  http://freenas.org