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pfSense 2.3.1 Update 5 Available
pfSense 2.3.1 Update 5 Available
pfSense 2.3.1 update 5 is now available. This version incorporates 2 security fixes and 7 bug fixes. Timeline for recent pfSense updates: 4-12-2016: pfSense 2.3 released. This incorporated several changes, including a new user interface, the deletion of several packages, the removal of deep packet inspection from the traffic shaper, and the elimination of the live CD (pfSense cannot be run from a…
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Breaking News: pfSense 2.2.6 Available You may have seen this already, but pfSense 2.2.6 is now available, with a few bug fixes and upgrades.
Breaking News: pfSense 2.2.5 Now Available
Breaking News: pfSense 2.2.5 Now Available
pfSense 2.2.5 is now available, with a number of bug fixes and some security updates. It is considered a low risk upgrade for those running 2.2.x. For those running 2.1.x and older versions, there are a number of significant changes which may impact you. You can read all about it at the official pfSense blog. I will upload the download links ASAP. And while I’m writing this, I might as well take…
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Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Seven After using the shaper wizard, you might find that the rules it generates do not fit your requirements.
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Six
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Six
The screen for raising or lowering priority levels of protocols in the pfSense traffic shaping wizard. Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Raising and Lowering Protocols The last configuration screen of the pfSense traffic shaper wizard lists many other commonly available applications and protocols. How you chose to handle these protocols are handled will depend on the environment that your pfSense…
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pfSense Setup HQ Mailing List Launched In the first two days since I launched the official pfSense mailing list, several readers have already signed up.
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Five
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Five
Configuring peer-to-peer networking settings in the pfSense traffic shaping wizard. The next screen, “Peer-to-Peer Networking”, will let you set controls over many peer-to-peer (P2P) networking protocols. By design, P2P protocols will utilize all available bandwidth unless limits are put in place. If you expect P2P traffic on your network, it is a good practice to ensure that other traffic will…
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Free pfSense Resource Guide
Free pfSense Resource Guide
I’m currently giving away a free pfSense resource guide explaining how to set up your own pfSense firewall in 3 easy steps to anyone who signs up for my (low-traffic) mailing list. See this page for more information.
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Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Four
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Four
Configuring VoIP settings in pfSense 2.2.4. Note that you can guarantee upload and download bandwidth with the traffic shaper wizard. Once you enter the queuing disciples and connection speeds in the traffic shaper wizard, there are a number of other options to configure. The next is Voice over IP, and there are several options available for handing VoIP traffic. The first choice, the Prioritize…
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Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Three
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Three
Entering information in the pfSense traffic shaper wizard. If you want to invoke traffic shaping in pfSense, you can write your own rule set in PF, but in most cases, it’s easier to use the traffic shaper wizard. To get started with the traffic shaper wizard, navigate to Firewall -> Traffic Shaper in the pfSense web GUI and click on the Wizards tab. There are two options on the Wizards page:…
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Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Two
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part Two
Configuring interfaces in the pfSense traffic shaper wizard. Wrapping a GUI around the underlying traffic shaping components in pfSense proved to be difficult. Lacking functionality in the underlying system in some areas also limits its capabilities. The traffic shaper was rewritten for pfSense 2.0 and accommodates multiple interfaces. Traffic to the LAN IP is queued in the same manner as traffic…
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Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part One
Traffic Shaping in pfSense: Part One
Using the traffic shaping wizard in pfSense 2.2.4. Traffic shaping, otherwise known as network Quality of Service (QoS), is a means of prioritizing the network traffic crossing your firewall. Without traffic shaping, all packets are processed on a first in/first out basis by your firewall. QoS offers a means of prioritizing different types of traffic, ensuring that high priority services receive…
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pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Seven
pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Seven
Changing the weight of a WAN gateway in pfSense 2.2.4. There are some scenarios where you may want to only use failover. Some pfSense users have a secondary backup Internet connection with a low bandwidth limit, and only want to use that connection if their primary connection fails, and only while it is down. Failover pools allow you to do this. Another possible usage for failover pools is when…
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pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Six
pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Six
In the previous articles, we covered the basics of multi-WAN configuration with pfSense. In this article, we will cover how to tailor your configuration to your particular needs. pfSense Multi-WAN: Bandwidth Aggregation and Service Segregation One of the main reasons for configuring a multi-WAN setup is bandwidth aggregation. With load balancing, pfSense can help you accomplish this. The caveat,…
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pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Five
pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Five
Viewing the load balancer status in pfSense 2.2.4. Once you have configured your multi-WAN setup, you will want to verify its functionality. In this article, we will cover how to test each component of your multi-WAN setup. If you have configured failover, you will want to test it after completing your configuration to ensure it functions as you desire, otherwise you might be in for an unpleasant…
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pfSense Load Balancing
Creating a load balancing pool in pfSense 2.2.4. In the previous article, we covered how to set up load balancing for a multi-WAN configuration. In this article, we will cover load balancing and failover in cases that don’t involve multiple WAN interfaces. pfSense Load Balancing To configure a pfSense load balancing pool, log into the pfSense web GUI and navigate to Services -> Load Balancer. On…
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pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Four
pfSense Multi-WAN Configuration: Part Four
Setting up multi-WAN load balancing with failover in pfSense 2.2.4 The load balancing functionality in pfSense allows you to distribute traffic over multiple WAN connections in a round-robin fashion. This is done on a per-connection basis. A monitoring IP is configured for each connection, which pfSense will ping, if the pings fail, the interface is marked as down and removed from all pools until…
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