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    pfSense: What is it?

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    • Mike RalstonM
      Mike Ralston
      last edited by

      Hmm, clears some things up. Thanks!

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      • AmbarishrhA
        Ambarishrh
        last edited by Ambarishrh

        If you are interested in configuring pfsense check this video series http://www.youtube.com/user/nobluescreen

        This channel has a full configuration tutorial of pfsense

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Competition products would include Vyatta and Untangle.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch
            last edited by

            I like pfSense, but I am now using Vyatta simply because it is what is on the Ubiquiti EdgeRouters that I have spread around.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
              last edited by

              @JaredBusch said:

              I like pfSense, but I am now using Vyatta simply because it is what is on the Ubiquiti EdgeRouters that I have spread around.

              We have Vyatta in our Toronto DC.

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              • NaraN
                Nara
                last edited by

                Give pfSense a go; I think you'll like it. If I'm looking for a low-resource business firewall that can handle multiple interfaces, WAN failover, and include outbound traffic filtering, I go with pfSense. It's my go-to product for tiny networks that deal with PCI compliance.

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                • ?
                  A Former User
                  last edited by

                  compared to an Asa 5505? Why one over the other?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @A Former User
                    last edited by

                    @Hubtech said:

                    compared to an Asa 5505? Why one over the other?

                    Cost and ease of management primarily.

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                    • ?
                      A Former User
                      last edited by

                      i'll play with it in my sweet new lab 🙂 i could, once more, make some happy clients by saving them some money

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        It only saves so much as you still need hardware for it. But you can push more packets for cheaper.

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          It only saves so much as you still need hardware for it. But you can push more packets for cheaper.

                          you can potentially have it on your virtualization platform though. I would recommend some dedicated hardware (basic super-micro or something) though.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                            last edited by

                            @JaredBusch said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            It only saves so much as you still need hardware for it. But you can push more packets for cheaper.

                            you can potentially have it on your virtualization platform though. I would recommend some dedicated hardware (basic super-micro or something) though.

                            We run Vyatta on vSphere for one of our hosted environments.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              We run Vyatta on vSphere for one of our hosted environments.

                              I ran ClearOS 5.2 on a VMWare system along with most of my other stuff in my coloation space for 3 years. I dumped it for the Ubiquiti gear. A hardware Vyatta box for < $100 is just a no brainer IMO.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                                last edited by

                                @JaredBusch said:

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                We run Vyatta on vSphere for one of our hosted environments.

                                I ran ClearOS 5.2 on a VMWare system along with most of my other stuff in my coloation space for 3 years. I dumped it for the Ubiquiti gear. A hardware Vyatta box for < $100 is just a no brainer IMO.

                                Which model do you have? Might want to check one of those out. Have thought that they looked interesting but was not aware that they were in that price range!!

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                                • IT-ADMINI
                                  IT-ADMIN
                                  last edited by

                                  pfSense is a very powerful firewall, it provide many services in form of packages, including proxy server, openvpn, dhcp, traffic statistics .....and more and mor, all in one, it is really a very good firewall

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    FreeBSD, in which pfSense is built, is famous for the quality and performance of its TCP/IP stack.

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                                    • ?
                                      A Former User @scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by A Former User

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @JaredBusch said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      We run Vyatta on vSphere for one of our hosted environments.

                                      I ran ClearOS 5.2 on a VMWare system along with most of my other stuff in my coloation space for 3 years. I dumped it for the Ubiquiti gear. A hardware Vyatta box for < $100 is just a no brainer IMO.

                                      Which model do you have? Might want to check one of those out. Have thought that they looked interesting but was not aware that they were in that price range!!
                                      @scottalanmiller
                                      [here you go scott. ](link http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#edge-router-lite url) these look like something I may need to play with. Currently i Use cisco cause it's what I know. so many less expensive options out there right now.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        That link isn't working for me, at least not from iPhone.

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                                        • ?
                                          A Former User
                                          last edited by

                                          http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax#edge-router-lite

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                                          • NaraN
                                            Nara @A Former User
                                            last edited by Nara

                                            @Hubtech said:

                                            compared to an Asa 5505? Why one over the other?

                                            For the price of an ASA, the feature set is lacking. In that price range, I'd go after a UTM appliance such as Sophos. Cisco has missed the boat with the ASA of late. While it makes for an excellent VPN appliance, as a security device, it's merely mediocre.

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