pfsense
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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. Table of contentsWhat is port forwarding?Setting up port forwardingStep 1: Log…
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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 pfSense force safe search and how to implement it. Table…
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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 why your pfSense VLAN cannot access the Internet. Table of…
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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. That is pfSense and OPNsense. Both of these solutions are…
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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 open-source solution that you can easily download for free and…
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Security
pfSense pfBlockerNG vs Pihole 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 available for download today, pfSense pfBlockerng and Pihole, that are…
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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 the areas that trip people up is pfSense VLAN to…
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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 robust networking, advanced threat protection, and many others. However, there…
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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 popular open-source firewall solution deployed today is pfSense. The pfSense…
