DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security
This week’s TechMail was DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security which takes a look at pfSense which is, in my opinion, one of the best open source firewall systems around. I’ve used quite a few, and for a long time when I was developing Annvix, used it as a firewall (using shorewall), but pfSense has so much slick awesomeness to it that once I found it and played with it, I’ve never looked back. I’ve got a few pfSense firewalls out there for companies I’ve consulted for and being able to (securely) remotely administrate it, and all the cool add-ons and plugins you can stick in this thing make it absolutely wonderful.
If I get a chance this weekend or next, I plan on installing freeradius on my pfSense box to use it in conjunction with my wireless. Should be a fun thing to do.
Vox
I love pfSense…been using it for at least a couple of years at work (I’m in charge of infraestructure for a linux consulting company, and we use linux all around…except for the fw
and at home, and nothing beats it for administrability.
Dec 11, 2009 @ 10:38:38vdanen
Yeah, I hear ya. Using Annvix and shorewall/iptables was easy enough, and shorewall is pretty straightforward, but pfSense has a fantastic GUI with more features you can shake a stick at. When I stopped developing Annvix and needed something, I was looking at IpCop and others, but pfSense stood out head and shoulders above the rest and I’ve not regretted it once.
Dec 11, 2009 @ 10:53:00