Choosing a standard or embedded Image
This recipe describes how to make the choice of using the standard or embedded version of pfSense.
Getting ready
Every standard feature of pfSense is supported on both the standard and embedded platforms but certain packages are not. The Squid web-caching package, for example, requires extensive writing to disk and should not be run on a compact flash drive.
How to do it...
- Let’s review the package we’ve chosen to install:
NTop package: It is a traffic analysis tool. It requires a minimum of 512 KB RAM, but has no restrictions on the storage type.
- Based on this and the convenience of compact flash cards, we’re going to install the embedded version of pfSense.
How it works...
The standard image is meant to be installed ...
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