Networking
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pfSense Port Forwarding Setup Guide
Understanding port forwarding when using a firewall solution like pfSense is an important topic. Let’s look at port forward setup and see how this is implemented when using pfSense. Table of contentsWhat is port forwarding?Setting up port forwardingStep 1: Log…
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pfSense Force Safe Search Configuration
Safe search is a feature on firewalls that allows you to filter out search results that might not be appropriate for young ones or in certain environments. Let’s look at pfSense force safe search and how to implement it. Table…
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pfSense VLAN Cannot Access Internet – A Troubleshooting Guide
If you are new to setting up pfSense or setting up VLANs inside of pfSense, you may have issues getting traffic on your VLAN out to the Internet. Let’s see why your pfSense VLAN cannot access the Internet. Table of…
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Palo Alto PA 440 New Firewall Review
For the past few years now, I have been running the Palo Alto Networks PA 220 in the home lab environment. I have the lab bundle subscription with the PA 220. However, I have seen the PA 220 will no…
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Pialert Docker Setup – Detecting Rogue Devices connected to the network
If you are like me, you are constantly looking at new solutions for network security and better visibility to devices connected to your network, including unknown devices. I have been using arpwatch for a few years now, and it has…
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Twingate Download and configuration – Review of Zero trust VPN
I am constantly looking at connectivity to the home network, specifically for my home lab network as I do so much work, testing, PoCs, etc., there. With the time constraints I have, the easier a solution is to implement, manage,…
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pfSense VLAN to VLAN Routing in VMware ESXi
One of the basic and core functionalities that you will want to do with a physical or virtual firewall/router is route packets in your network or virtual environment. One of the areas that trip people up is pfSense VLAN to…
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Segment your VMware Network with pfSense
There are many firewall solutions out on the market that are great. I am a huge fan of many of the enterprise solutions out there that provide excellent features, powerful robust networking, advanced threat protection, and many others. However, there…
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Palo Alto VM Series Basic Interface and Routes configuration in ESXi
It is now easier than ever to try out a Palo Alto VM series firewall in your home lab environment if you are running VMware vSphere or KVM. Palo Alto now offers a 30-day trial of the VM series firewall…
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Deploy pfSense VMware step-by-step
One of the things I like to play around with in the home lab is firewalls and various firewall configurations that I work with in production environments. Arguably the most popular open-source firewall solution deployed today is pfSense. The pfSense…
