pfSense started to become proprietary therefore OpnSense is now recommended.
Reasonable specs:
|Type|Description|
|---|---|
|Processor|1 GHz dual core cpu|
|RAM|2 GB|
|Install method|Serial console or video (vga)|
|Install target|40 GB SSD, a minimum of 2GB memory is needed for the installer to run.|
**Port Assignments**
By default the system will be configured with 2 interfaces LAN & WAN. The first network port found will be configured as LAN and the second will be WAN.
**IP ranges & DHCP**
The WAN port will have a dhcp client and expects to be assigned an IP adress.
The LAN port will have a dhcp server, a static ip of 192.168.1.1/24 and offers ip adresses in the range of 192.168.1.100-200.
**Users & Passwords**
Default user: **root** / password: **opnsense**
**Also good to know**
For security reasons ssh is disabled by default and the console access is password protected.