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* http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1545 (Soekris and terminal app)
 
* http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1545 (Soekris and terminal app)
 
* http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1550 (pfSense)
 
* http://www.itnotes.eu/?p=1550 (pfSense)
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* http://skear.hubpages.com/hub/Introduction-to-pfSense-An-Open-Source-Firewall-and-Router-Platform
  
 
After running [http://pfsense.org pFsense] since 3 years in a productive environment, I bought my own[http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html Soekris 5501-60] hardware. A robust, fast and easy to maintain appliance.  
 
After running [http://pfsense.org pFsense] since 3 years in a productive environment, I bought my own[http://soekris.com/products/net5501.html Soekris 5501-60] hardware. A robust, fast and easy to maintain appliance.  
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... and connect via [http://cutecom.sourceforge.net cutecom] (9600 baud) to the serial port of the firewall. Tip: cutecom is compatible to minicom, it reads the settings in /etc/minicom if this was installed and used before.
 
... and connect via [http://cutecom.sourceforge.net cutecom] (9600 baud) to the serial port of the firewall. Tip: cutecom is compatible to minicom, it reads the settings in /etc/minicom if this was installed and used before.
  
=== Download pfsense image ===
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==== Download pfsense image ====
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the AMD Geode processor needs an i386 nanobsd image. You should use "Searial" due to the fact, the Soekris has no VGA port! I use an 2GB compact flash card. If you have another size, use the appropriate image.
  
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Download at:
Image:Pfsense_download.png|Download i386 NanoBSD
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* https://www.pfsense.org/download/mirror.php?section=downloads
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Then install the image to your CF disk:
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gunzip -c pfSense-2.2.2-RELEASE-2g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdb bs=16k

Latest revision as of 23:21, 30 May 2015

Soekris 5501

Further reading:

After running pFsense since 3 years in a productive environment, I bought my ownSoekris 5501-60 hardware. A robust, fast and easy to maintain appliance.

For connecting via terminal I am using an USB-to-serial converter ...

> lsusb
0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC

... and connect via cutecom (9600 baud) to the serial port of the firewall. Tip: cutecom is compatible to minicom, it reads the settings in /etc/minicom if this was installed and used before.

Download pfsense image

the AMD Geode processor needs an i386 nanobsd image. You should use "Searial" due to the fact, the Soekris has no VGA port! I use an 2GB compact flash card. If you have another size, use the appropriate image.

Download at:

Then install the image to your CF disk:

gunzip -c pfSense-2.2.2-RELEASE-2g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdb bs=16k