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FTP Server Configuration with pfSense
FTP Server Issues File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network. The original specification for File Transfer...
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Traceroute Utility in pfSense
Traceroute Explained The traceroute command in action under Windows. In computer networking, traceroute is a computer network diagnostic tool for displaying the route and measuring transit delays of...
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Someone requested a video on PPPoE server configuration, so I made one yesterday and posted it to YouTube: The post Video: PPPoE Server Configuration appeared first on pfSense Setup HQ.
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webConfigurator Options in pfSense
Today, I thought it might be interesting to look at some of the advanced pfSense settings. I will start this series by looking at the webConfigurator settings, which you can find by navigating to...
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Admin Access Options in pfSense
In this follow-up to a previous article on webConfigurator options, I will look at the other Admin Access options you can configure by navigating to System -> Advanced and clicking on the Admin...
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SYN Flood Prevention in pfSense
SYN Flood Attacks Explained A SYN flood is a denial-of-service attack in which an attacker sends a succession of SYN requests to a target’s system in an attempt to consume enough server resources to...
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Firewall Advanced Options in pfSense
Previously, I covered the advanced admin access options in pfSense (Web Configurator Options, Admin Access Options). In this article, I will cover the advanced firewall options. These you can find by...
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NAT and Firewall Advanced Options in pfSense
In this article, I will cover some additional advanced settings available for firewall and NAT, which you can find by navigating to System -> Advanced and clicking on the “Firewall/NAT” tab....
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Advanced Networking Options in pfSense
This article covers advanced networking options in pfSense, which can be altered by navigating to System -> Advanced Options and clicking on the “Networking” tab. Advanced Networking Options: IPv6...
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Advanced Miscellaneous Settings in pfSense
In this article, I will cover some of the Advanced Miscellaneous settings for pfSense. These settings can be found by navigating to System -> Advanced and clicking on the “Miscellaneous” tab....
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Advanced Miscellaneous Options in pfSense: Part Two
In the previous article, I covered the proxy support, load balancing, and power saving options in the advanced pfSense settings. In this article, I will cover the remaining options found by navigating...
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Book Review: The Book of PF
The Book of PF: A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall (2nd Edition) Author: Peter N.M. Hansteen Publisher: No Starch Press Publishing Date: November 19, 2010 (2nd Edition) 216 pages (paperback...
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Spam Blocking in BSD with spamd: Part One
Keeping spam out of the network is one of the more conspicuous responsibilities of the typical network tech. Fortunately, not only is FreeBSD (the OS under which pfSense runs) secure and solid, but...
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Spam Blocking in BSD with spamd: Part Two
In part one of this series, I discussed some of the advantages of spamd and how it works. In this article, I will cover spamd configuration. spamd Configuration Configuring the spamd daemon is pretty...
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Spam Blocking in BSD with spamd: Part Three (Greylisting)
In part one and part two of this series, I discussed the advantages of using spamd and some basic configuration steps. In this article, I will cover greylisting in more detail. The Problem Spammers try...
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Spam Blocking in BSD: Part Four (spamlogd and spamdb)
In parts one, two and three, I discussed the spamd daemon, how to configure it, and how to set it up for greylisting. In this part, I will discuss spamlogd and spamdb. Using spamlogd Spamlogd is a...
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Snort Installation in pfSense: Part One
If you are running pfSense and are looking for an additional means of securing your network, you may consider installing snort on your pfSense system. Snort installation will be the subject of this...
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Snort Installation in pfSense: Part Two
In part one of this series, we began our look at snort installation. In this article, we continue the process. Next, add a directory to /usr/local/lib: cd /usr/local/lib mkdir snort_dynamicrules Add...
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Snort Security Optimization
In the previous two articles (part one part two), I discussed the installation of snort. In this article, I will mention some ways to improve snort security. Improving Snort Security One of the snort...
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Open Source Software: Costs and Benefits
Some of those accessing this blog are undoubtedly considering deploying pfSense on their home network, or perhaps in a small office/home office (SOHO) environment. For that reason, I thought it might...
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