FAQ List
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Project General
What about commercial support?
Why did pfSense fork from m0n0wall?
Is there a Compact Flash, embedded hardware, or Soekris or WRAP version of pfSense?
How can I support the project?
What license does pfSense use?
Why did you choose FreeBSD instead of 'insert OS here'?
So is this Linux? ...or, what is FreeBSD?
Why are some passwords stored in plaintext in config.xml?
Hardware
What are the hardware requirements for pfSense?
Does pfSense support 64 bit systems?
Does pfSense support non-i386 hardware platforms (MIPS, Alpha, XScale, ARM, etc.)?
Does pfSense support SMP (multi-processor and/or core) systems?
Installation and Upgrade
How do I install pfSense to my hard drive?
Can I upgrade my pfSense through the web interface?
Can I restore a m0n0wall configuration to pfSense?
Can I install pfSense in an existing FreeBSD installation?
Can I use m0n0wall's firmware upgrade to install pfSense on a firewall running m0n0wall?
Features and Capabilities
Does pfSense include an IDS or IPS?
Can I use FreeBSD ports with pfSense?
How can I get a feature added?
Is it possible to have multiple user accounts with different access rights?
Configuration
How can I forward ports with pfSense?
How can I access the webGUI from the WAN?
Which version of the SVG plugin should I use for the built in SVG graphs?
What about using multiple WAN connections?
What is a bridged interface and how would one be used?
What is the best wireless card to use?
Can I have public and private IP's on my LAN interface?
How can I increase the state table size?
How can I use public IP's on the LAN?
How can I completely disable NAT?
IPsec
PPTP
I enabled the PPTP server, but I cannot pass traffic into my internal networks
What are the limitations of PPTP in pfSense?
Can I use pfSense's WAN PPTP feature to connect to a remote PPTP VPN?
Limitations
Can hosts on a NATed interface talk to hosts on a bridged interface?
How many interfaces does pfSense support?
