pfSense
Reddit take
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Pros
- I have the Q model w/ Pcie and installed a enterprise 4port 1Gbe Intel based network card and the whole thing runs PFsense.
- Have you replaced your ISP router with an opnsense/pfsense box yet? That, combined with swearing at firewall rules, is basically a rite of passage
- Yeah man that’s how I’m able to keep my pfsense and unifi controller in the utility cutout haha
- Initially it wasn’t much. Old NAS, couple VM’s, PfSense and good intentions.
- Using one currently with a 10G nic as a pfsense firewall.
Cons
- The pfsense firewall will be the only system with multiple interfaces in multiple networks.
- My first homelab was a settop box running pfsense and an ancient 2960 switch (circa 1995).
- Migrating from fortigate to pfsense in a house of 5 adults was a harder migration to schedule of my entire career.
- might try adding a firewall like pfsense,opensense, or open wrt.
- Because Netgate is a shitty company and the software is not open source.
Sentiment
7 positive (44%) · 8 mixed (50%) · 1 negative (6%)
Trust + time weighted score: +44% · raw score 38%
What redditors said (10 of 16)
The pfsense firewall will be the only system with multiple interfaces in multiple networks.
I have the Q model w/ Pcie and installed a enterprise 4port 1Gbe Intel based network card and the whole thing runs PFsense.
My first homelab was a settop box running pfsense and an ancient 2960 switch (circa 1995).
Have you replaced your ISP router with an opnsense/pfsense box yet? That, combined with swearing at firewall rules, is basically a rite of passage
Yeah man that’s how I’m able to keep my pfsense and unifi controller in the utility cutout haha
Initially it wasn’t much. Old NAS, couple VM’s, PfSense and good intentions.
Using one currently with a 10G nic as a pfsense firewall.
Migrating from fortigate to pfsense in a house of 5 adults was a harder migration to schedule of my entire career.
PFSense manages that using alias rules.
might try adding a firewall like pfsense,opensense, or open wrt.