Netgate pfSense Plus Firewall/VPN/Router
Netgate | 24.03.0Linux/Unix, FreeBSD 14 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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An exceptional option for home use/small business
What do you like best about the product?
pfSense is highly customizable and can be configured to meet a diverse set of needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the documentation or tool tips in different parts of the GUI is not the clearest.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
pfSense having built-in support for dynamic DNS with a variety of providers and support for Let's Encrypt has simplified a lot of my management for my home network.
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Rock-solid, Practically Perfect Performance; No other software is that good
What do you like best about the product?
Its reliability. I *never* worry about upgrades.
What do you dislike about the product?
Resistance from third parties who insist on a totally commercial product like Sonicwall for something like an IPsec VPN. Maybe provide tested configs for users?
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has helped me provide a couple of additional gateways in a thrice when needed. And without killing my already paltry budget.
Excellent all-in-one network firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Mainly since my job nature I have to provide my customers with value-for-money solutions, pfsense helps me on that. pfsense is a complete all-in-one network security solution that offers great features at a lower cost compared to other solutions from Fortinet or Juniper.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would recommend pfSense do a solution or SW release for cluster management for the customers that need to manage multiple networks from a single location.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
For many things, the setup is easy and allows flexible architecture. the smooth operation due to the reliability of the software. and the high-security measurements of pfSense software.
pfSense review
What do you like best about the product?
Give me all the functions what i need for free.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is no such thing what i not like, all are good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Good firewall, manage inside networks and secure vpn from outside
Been using pfSense for 10 years and still love it!
What do you like best about the product?
Simple and yet powerful user interface where you can configure very granular things but still the user interface is as simple as a commercial of the shelf router
What do you dislike about the product?
Some features are a bit hard to configure. I don't blame pfSense for it but rather my lack of knowledge.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves all my routing needs, even with a high-speed internet connection. I can setup VLANs, VPNs etc without having to pay for expensive licenses.
The best firewall solutions
What do you like best about the product?
The pfsense is the most complete perimeter firewall solution that I have used so far. This firewall greatly facilitates the work of network administrators and computer security specialists. Pfsense has many useful network tools and services such as dns forwarder or resolver, dhcp server, ntp server, radius, etc.
Allows easy integration with LDAP and RADIUS servers.
PFsense has a very intuitive and easy to use administration web interface.
Managing vpns with openvpn is very comfortable for both servers and clients
Allows easy integration with LDAP and RADIUS servers.
PFsense has a very intuitive and easy to use administration web interface.
Managing vpns with openvpn is very comfortable for both servers and clients
What do you dislike about the product?
pfsense still needs to improve a bit more on features like vpns with wireguard, export and imports wireguard vpns configs.
pfsense it should also include a reverse web proxy service for use in perimeter firewalls.
pfsense being based on freebsd should have the freebsd repositories active in order to install tools available from the freebsd software sources. example (pkg install mc)
pfsense should have terminals tools like nano, mc, byobu, htop, ncdu installed to make it easier to work from the terminal.
vpns such as softethervpn servers and clients should be included (https://www.softether.org/)
The qemu-guest-additions should be officially included for the use of pfsense over Proxmox-ve
should improve the way to revert changes from the terminal
pfsense it should also include a reverse web proxy service for use in perimeter firewalls.
pfsense being based on freebsd should have the freebsd repositories active in order to install tools available from the freebsd software sources. example (pkg install mc)
pfsense should have terminals tools like nano, mc, byobu, htop, ncdu installed to make it easier to work from the terminal.
vpns such as softethervpn servers and clients should be included (https://www.softether.org/)
The qemu-guest-additions should be officially included for the use of pfsense over Proxmox-ve
should improve the way to revert changes from the terminal
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
pfSense the most stable, comfortable, safe and easy to use firewall that I have tested in my more than 10 years of experience working in networks.
the high availability of the service of my work is thanks to pfsense
the high availability of the service of my work is thanks to pfsense
Reliable and good set of tools
What do you like best about the product?
I have used pfSense on 3 installations for over 5 years. It installs easy, basic setup is easy, so as the daily operation.
When I selected it I evaluated using plain Linux tools on Ubuntu server and Zentyal. pfSense gave me the functionality and ease of use I needed.
I also find it reliable. After loading an updated driver few years back, which caused me some headache, I had no issues with reliability. I very rarely reboot it, usually only in case of some maintenance. As of today, it has been running 79 days since the last reboot.
When I selected it I evaluated using plain Linux tools on Ubuntu server and Zentyal. pfSense gave me the functionality and ease of use I needed.
I also find it reliable. After loading an updated driver few years back, which caused me some headache, I had no issues with reliability. I very rarely reboot it, usually only in case of some maintenance. As of today, it has been running 79 days since the last reboot.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some functionality are not so easy to figure out how to configure for the first time, or not so easy to find in the menus. This applies e.g. to a bit more complicated routing.
Over the years I had an issue that when load towards the internet was constantly high (well, relatively high - I have 100/100 Mbit/s connection), than occasionally it would freeze. After some googling I found the solution, it needed an updated NIC driver, the one it came with (allegedly the one built into BSD) was having a bug.
Over the years I had an issue that when load towards the internet was constantly high (well, relatively high - I have 100/100 Mbit/s connection), than occasionally it would freeze. After some googling I found the solution, it needed an updated NIC driver, the one it came with (allegedly the one built into BSD) was having a bug.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Home office internet router
OpenVPN based remote access
Site-to-Site VPN tunnel
Implementing IP plan, by allocating DHCP addresses in a friendly UI
Interface statistics
OpenVPN based remote access
Site-to-Site VPN tunnel
Implementing IP plan, by allocating DHCP addresses in a friendly UI
Interface statistics
A great tool packed with features
What do you like best about the product?
pfSense by default comes packed with features, all the customization you could need and great documentation. When setting up, the guides were useful and when troubleshooting my network, the array of tools installed by default helped immensely.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not being fluent in networking terms, one might have trouble understanding certain features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I requied a firewall + router setup in my network. pfSense was the best fit. Additionally blocking ads with an available addon.
Awesome Product. I use it all over.
What do you like best about the product?
The dashboard and the ability to drill into the system purely by click. I also enjoy the ability to get even more information from Laurence youtube channel
What do you dislike about the product?
My kids, their disdain when they realise the blockages in place. Their nagging to open stuff they are not allowed to see :>)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
At home, the ability to regulate and monitor. At work, the ability to route, shape and limit.
Upgrading my home network for Gigabit
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility around VLANS and allowing me to separate my IOT devices, Security Cameras, Docker Containers, Servers and End User Devices.
I had come from other solutions, including more expensive ones and PFSense was the first that really clicked for me.
I had come from other solutions, including more expensive ones and PFSense was the first that really clicked for me.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the logging mechanisms are pretty powerful, but maybe some of the flash & wow of other systems would be nice. It's hard to complain though. Every problem I have encountered has been solved by the community or me skilling up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I wanted to be sure that IOT devices could not be used to compromise other parts of my network. I needed to ensure uptime compared to my previous environment (lots of patches) and I also needed a system that could do OpenVPN faster than my standalone router.
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