Do many folks here have experience with Sonicwall?
I'd been reading and exploring hardware options for a pfSense device attached directly to the incoming connection for my home network. One option was to install ESXI on my NAS, and try to pass ethernet straight through to a pfSense VM. I also read about various "Mini PC" hardware available online (I searched Amazon, but bet it's even cheaper on Ebay). I was just about to bite the bullet when a friend said his company was throwing away some old SonicWall NSA2400 devices. He gave me one. It's a 1U rack unit, so very big and cumbersome in my media closet.
But is a Sonicwall "better" than a standard pfSense install? It's commercial vs freeware, but I also saw that various add-ons are available for an additional license. Perhaps there's much more I can do with pfSense, in which case, steer me back in a direction.
I'd been reading and exploring hardware options for a pfSense device attached directly to the incoming connection for my home network. One option was to install ESXI on my NAS, and try to pass ethernet straight through to a pfSense VM. I also read about various "Mini PC" hardware available online (I searched Amazon, but bet it's even cheaper on Ebay). I was just about to bite the bullet when a friend said his company was throwing away some old SonicWall NSA2400 devices. He gave me one. It's a 1U rack unit, so very big and cumbersome in my media closet.
But is a Sonicwall "better" than a standard pfSense install? It's commercial vs freeware, but I also saw that various add-ons are available for an additional license. Perhaps there's much more I can do with pfSense, in which case, steer me back in a direction.