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Tag: pfsense

pfSense Port Forwarding Setup Guide
Networking

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. What…

by Brandon LeeApril 13, 2023August 7, 2024
pfSense Force Safe Search Configuration
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeApril 6, 2023August 9, 2024
pfSense VLAN Cannot Access Internet – A Troubleshooting Guide
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeApril 5, 2023August 9, 2024
pfSense vs OPNsense – Best Open Source Firewall
Security

pfSense vs OPNsense – Best Open Source Firewall

In the home lab and open source community, there are two firewall solutions that seem to get everyone’s attention when it comes to running an enterprise-grade firewall that is free.…

by Brandon LeeMarch 31, 2023August 4, 2024
pfSense Proxmox Install Process and Configuration
Proxmox

pfSense Proxmox Install Process and Configuration

Many great open source solutions are available these days for many use cases, including security, networking, routing, etc. Two of those include pfSense and Proxmox server. Proxmox VE is an…

by Brandon LeeAugust 26, 2022April 16, 2024
pfSense pfBlockerNG vs Piholeย Pros and Cons
Security

pfSense pfBlockerNG vs Piholeย Pros and Cons

There is a wide range of excellent solutions for blocking ads, malware, tracking cookies, and other unwanted network traffic for home labs and home users. There are two open-source solutions…

by Brandon LeeApril 6, 2022December 1, 2023
pfSense VLAN to VLAN Routing in VMware ESXi
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeMarch 29, 2022March 7, 2024
Segment your VMware Network with pfSense
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeMarch 18, 2022November 22, 2023
Deploy pfSense VMware step-by-step
Networking

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…

by Brandon LeeMarch 9, 2022October 25, 2023
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