pfSense 2.0 incorporates a number of useful services, a number of which will be the focus of future articles on this site. In this article, I will cover the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol (OLSR): what it is, why it is useful, and how to enable pfSense OLSR. OLSR Explained The Optimized Link State Routing…
Tag: PFSense
GRE between Vyatta Core & pfSense
Below i show the config for Vyatta Core and pfSense configuration details, in order to create a GRE Tunnel between two sites. Vyatta Core Configuration: vyatta@vyatta1-site1:~$ show configuration interfaces { ethernet eth0 { address 192.168.1.1/24 duplex auto hw-id 00:0c:29:00:a3:d7 smp_affinity auto speed auto } ethernet eth1 { address dhcp duplex auto hw-id 00:0c:29:00:a3:e1 smp_affinity auto…
Making a Low cost, high power router/Firewall with m0n0wall…
Every penny counts when you’re deploying networks on a minimal budget. And since I usually use a gateway running m0n0wall running on an SBC (single board computer) like those produced by Soekris or PCEngines WRAP, that £80-170 is a significant chunk of the total network price. So for cost reasons, and to be honest also for the fun of it, I’m exploring using…
Usefull and Free Alternative Software (Open Source)
Below i list some very usefull but free open source software: Network Stuff M0n0wall – Router PFSense – Router (Based on M0n0wall) Smoothwall – Router FreeNAS – NAS Server Untangle – Webfilter CloneZilla – Hard Drive/Network Cloning Nagios – Network Monitoring WireShark – Protocal Analyzer Real VNC – Remote Support Tool FOG – Network Cloning…