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pfsense is a customized FreeBSD+pf distribution designed for use as a firewall. It wraps many of the features of the pf firewall code in an easy-to-use web interface.

pfSense is an open-source firewall product built on top of FreeBSD and the OpenBSD pf firewall.
It provides a graphical (web-based) interface for configuring and managing firewall rules, as well as viewing traffic and firewall decisions (accept/reject).

pfsense is available as a pre-built applicance (such as OPNSense or StrongBochs) or as installable software directly from the pfSense project's site.

pfsense is similar in concept to m0n0wall, however as of this writing m0n0wall uses the ipfilter packet filter.

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How can I use HAproxy with SSL and get X-Forwarded-For headers AND tell PHP that SSL is in use?

I have the following setup: (internet) ---> [ pfSense Box ] /-> [ Apache / PHP server ] [running HAproxy] --+--> [ Apache / PHP server ] +--> [ Apache / PHP server ] …
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Connect to multiple AP with one Wifi adapter under Linux/FreeBSD?

How can I connect to more than one Wifi access point simultaneously using a single wireless adapter? I'm currently using pfSense as my home router and I want it to connect to multiple APs wirelessly. Do you know if it's possible? Alternatively, how…
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What would cause SIP traffic to be seen going into a switch but not coming out?

Background I have been struggling to get my SIP phones to register behind a brand new router and switch in our brand new office. Our PBX is hosted offsite. I have worked with our provider to attempt several different approaches. We have tried…
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Is there danger to virtualizing a router?

I had read on a few forums about pfSense that said it was dangerous to virtualize pfSense. The reason that was stated was an attacker could use pfsense as a spring board for an attack on the hypervisor and then use that to gain access to the other…
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Where are pfsense log files?

Where can the pfsense log files be located and viewed? I have searched the documentation and it doesn't indicate the log files location for the various components of pfsense.
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monowall vs pfsense

I'm building a router out of a Mini-ITX pc + compact flash card setup and I'm trying to choose a suitable distro. My criteria are: Must be able to run from a CF card (so no excessive disk writes) I'm mostly interested in having a high powered…
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How can I get FreeNAS and pfSense to report more using SNMP?

I have two servers which run variants of FreeBSD: One is a pfSense router and one is a FreeNAS 8 server. Both these servers run SNMP, and I am collecting and graphing their information using a third Cacti server. The SNMP data from both the pfSense…
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Ubiquiti Wireless Guest Network VLAN w/ pfSense + Cisco Switch

I'm trying to setup a guest wireless network in an environment that has been humming along nicely for quite some time. The wireless runs on Ubiquiti UniFi APs. I hope this is clear. If its not, feel free to ask questions.... I have a feeling this…
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pfsense: how to block internet for one client

I Have a network at home with a PFSense Software firewall. There are about 2 PCs and 3 laptops that connect to the internet through this firewall. I would like to use the Firewall rules to block internet access for one of these devices on the…
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Hurricane Electric Tunnel with Pfsense?

How would I setup a HE net Tunnel to route through PFsense so I can have v6 addresses on my servers? I already have the tunnel setup on their end, but there is no instructions for PFsense.
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What is the proper way to configure Active Directory and Domain Controllers when only a dynamic (not static) IPv6 prefix is available?

When neither provider-independent address space or an ISP assigned static prefix is available, and a delegated prefix (via DHCPv6) is the only option… What is the "best practice" for configuring Active Directory and Domain Controllers to support…
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Virtualized pfSense 2.0.1 affecting Hyper-V host connectivity? arp?

The Setup I have setup pfSense 2.0.1 (64bit-amd image) as a host in Hyper-V. As described in other blogs I had to do the “ifconfig down deX”, “ifconfig up deX” to get the network up and running. The server (HP running Windows 2008 R2) is equipped…
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Virtualized firewall under Hyper-V?

We are currently considering installing an instance of pfSense on our Hyper-V R2 based server to act as a content filter, captive portal and general firewall. Although it is usually bad practice to virtualise a firewall / gateway.. sometimes you…
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Pass through public IP addresses to pfSense

I have a server in my datacenter that has multiple publicly routed IP addresses, and I'm now running ESXi to manage it. Before, I had some VMs running under the host that created a network: inet [x.x.x.210] -- Host OS |-- .211 -- VM 1 \--…
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OpenBSD/FreeBSD Firewall w/ GUI that is compatible with Intel 82574L Gigabit LAN NICs

I recently purchased a server to run m0n0wall or pfSense but I've learned since then that both of these firewall products are based on versions of FreeBSD which weren't yet compatible with the NICs in my new server. The SuperMicro server that I…
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