Video: pfSense Scheduler Options
Here’s another video I made, covering scheduler options in pfSense 2.0: The post Video: pfSense Scheduler Options appeared first on pfSense Setup HQ.
View ArticleVideo: pfSense VPN Part One (IPSec)
I’m going to make several videos covering VPNs. This one covers IPSec; I had to rush through it a bit, but hopefully the subsequent videos will explain a bit more: The post Video: pfSense VPN Part One...
View ArticleVideo: pfSense VPN, Part Two (L2TP)
I posted another video today. This one covers the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). I probably should make another video covering RADIUS server configuration. Anyway, here it is: The post Video:...
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SSH Server Configuration in pfSense
Enabling SSH access in pfSense 2.0. For today’s article, I decided to cover something I probably should have covered earlier on: how to enable Secure Shell (SSH) login in pfSense 2.0. You may never...
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SNMP Server Configuration in pfSense
SNMP server configuration in pfSense 2.0. This article will (a) briefly describe the Simple Network Management Protocol, and (b) explain how to enable the SNMP server in pfSense. Simple Network...
View ArticleVideo: pfSense VPN Part Three (OpenVPN Pt. 1)
This is the third in my series of videos on VPNs; this video covers OpenVPN and will be continued in the next video: The post Video: pfSense VPN Part Three (OpenVPN Pt. 1) appeared first on pfSense...
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Firmware Update with pfSense
A pfSense system can be updated through the web interface. This will let you update the router to a new version so it stays current and supported. Firmware updates are issued periodically to fix bugs,...
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pfSense Hardware Requirements
Before you set up your pfSense system, you probably want to consider pfSense hardware requirements. The two main factors that will determine your requirements are: Throughput required Features that...
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Egress Filtering with pfSense
Egress Filtering Explained Adding a rule to allow HTTP traffic from the LAN in pfSense 2.0. In computer networking, egress filtering is the practice of monitoring and potentially restricting the flow...
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pfSense Setup HQ on Facebook (and Twitter)
I should have done this before, but I’ve created a Facebook page for pfSense Setup HQ. There are links to the latest articles posted to this site, and I’m looking forward to adding more content to the...
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NTP Configuration in pfSense
NTP Explained The Services list shows the NTP service is running. The Network Time Protocol daemon (NTPD) is an operating system daemon that maintains the system time with time servers, using the...
View ArticleVideo: pfSense VPN, Part Four (PPTP)
I recorded another video; this one covers Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol: The post Video: pfSense VPN, Part Four (PPTP) appeared first on pfSense Setup HQ.
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Routing Information Protocol Setup in pfSense
Routing Information Protocol Explained Enabling Routing Information Protocol (RIP) in pfSense. The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocol, which...
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Routing Information Protocol: Notes
I decided to write a follow-up to the article on RIP to clarify some issues. RIP version 1 does not support classless routing, whereas RIP version 2 does. To understand the implications of this,...
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Dynamic DNS Configuration in pfSense
Dynamic DNS Explained Dyanmic DNS (DDNS) is a method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System (DNS), often in real time, with the active DNS configuration of its configured...
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IGMP Proxy Configuration in pfSense
Internet Group Management Protocol Explained The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks to establish multicast group...
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ARP Configuration in pfSense
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol used for resolution of network layer addresses into link layer addresses. It was defined by RFC 826 in November 1982....
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Packet Capture in pfSense
Packet Capture Explained Enabling packet capture from the pfSense web interface. Packet capture is useful if you need to intercept and log traffic passing over a network. As data streams flow across...
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Ping Utility in pfSense
The Ping Utility Explained Using the Ping utility in pfSense. Ping is a computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network and to measure the round-trip...
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Ethernet Fundamentals
Ethernet was developed at Xerox PARC between 1973 and 1974, and was developed as a network technology based on a bus topology. It was originally based on the idea of computers communicating over a...
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