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Tag: PFSense

pfSense OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing)

Posted on 12/08/201308/03/2023 by Phil

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…

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GRE between Vyatta Core & pfSense

Posted on 11/08/201308/03/2023 by Phil

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…

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Making a Low cost, high power router/Firewall with m0n0wall…

Posted on 02/08/201108/03/2023 by Phil

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…

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Usefull and Free Alternative Software (Open Source)

Posted on 27/06/201108/03/2023 by Phil

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…

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