In this article, we're going to look at the best pfSense hardware. pfSense is a free and open-source firewall and router. One of the biggest benefits of pfSense is that it can be installed on various types of hardware. With…
In this article, we're going to look at pfSense vs. OpenWrt. pfSense and OpenWrt are both firewalls that have many similarities, though they're packaged in an entirely different way. pfSense is packaged as a firewall that can be installed on…
In this tutorial, we will look at how to set up a DMZ in pfSense. Before we look at how to set up a DMZ in pfSense, I wanted to summarize exactly what a DMZ is. A DMZ (demilitarized zone)…
In this tutorial, we will look at how to set up Dual/Multi-WAN in pfSense. If you have two different WAN internet connections and you're using pfSense, setting them up as either load-balanced or as a primary/backup for automatic failover is…
In this article, we will look at how to set up Tailscale on pfSense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKOPuVhuvc Tailscale is a zero-configuration VPN, which means that without any port forwarding, you'll be able to access all the devices on your local network. Now…
In this article, we're going to look at pfSense vs. OPNsense. pfSense and OPNsense are both open-source firewall and router solutions, offering advanced networking features for businesses and home users. pfSense, the older of the two, is based on FreeBSD…
In this tutorial, we're going to look at how to create firewall rules in pfSense. When you set up pfSense and configure all of your interfaces, you must create firewall rules. A firewall rule will allow or deny traffic based…
In this tutorial, we're going to take a look at how to install pfSense on Proxmox. pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that can be run inside of Proxmox as a virtual machine. One of the…
In this article, we're going to look at pfSense vs. Ubiquiti (Unifi). The first thing that we need to get out of the way is that pfSense is a free and open-source firewall and router that can be run on…
This tutorial will look at how to set up WireGuard on pfSense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZf2rOnQ4jc WireGuard is a VPN tool that’s faster, simpler, and leaner than something like OpenVPN. Where OpenVPN has the benefit of longevity, WireGuard is the newer, faster VPN…
