Collaborate Disseminate
I have setup OpenVPN on pfsense 2.4.5, and captured sample data for my OpenVPN traffic. However, I observed that most of packets captures for OpenVPN is malformed.
What are the possible reasons? I have placed a sample of the captures in t… Continue reading Malformed packets for OpenVPN [closed]
In my cybersecurity course, we installed a lab in VirtualBox with Pfsense (Bridged Adapter) and several other VMs (Connected to Pfsense’s internal network adapters). It was a success.
My question is, what challenges will I face if I do th… Continue reading What challenges will I face if I install Pfsense on my home router?
I have a firewall (pfsense) acting as a gateway for my network users. All user traffic is going through this firewall.
I need to block HotspotShield VPN traffic on this firewall. As known, this VPN is using TCP port 443 and changing its… Continue reading How to block VPNs using tcp port 443?
I have used pfsense before as the main gateway, load balancer, traffic shaping, proxy, firewall, virus/malware protection, enterprise wifi solution for an entire office of 50+ users. Yet I have received criticism from top IT companies who … Continue reading Pfsense security issues?
I am trying to build a virtual lab based on this book (Relevant part is on p.126).
I have to configure three interfaces on PFsense. The IP address of one of them, the WAN, is configured using DHCP. The WAN interface is assigned to a bridg… Continue reading How to configure pfsense to receive an IP address via DHCP?
Researching to build a internet management system for organizations such as libraries, lodges, college dorm rooms, hostels and small business like diners, cafes, pubs. Free Wifi networks with public or open passwords always g… Continue reading Which Tools are required for internet management system [on hold]
Truism: Doing security right, is subtle and full of snags for the clueless.
Concern: I haven’t ever set up a connection between 2 computers using RSA/SSH keys or certificates, in my life. Realistically, I’m very aware of the… Continue reading Step by step guide for doing Wireguard VPN security and setup properly, for Android phone to OPNSense/pfSense LAN
I have an old version of pfSense (2.3.2) running an OpenVPN client to a commercial server. Over the past few years, the OpenVPN connection has been dropping more frequently, and now it’s about once per day. For a while, it … Continue reading OpenVPN drops connection about once a day, logs indicate DNS failure [migrated]
There are quite a few choices for selecting open-source and inexpensive hardware to build your network and provide tools to monitor for security events. In this segment we’ll discuss some of the options, the pros and cons of each, limitations… Continue reading Enterprise-ish Network Security: Pt. 1 – Paul’s Security Weekly #594
It seems the older I get, the density of broken and/or old laptops on my garage grows. That’s one of the reasons it’s interesting to know which projects are being made to bring back to life these things. [zigzagjoe] sent us an interesting project he made out of a Lenovo Yoga 2 motherboard: a pfsense router/firewall.
The laptop was damaged, but the main board was functioning just fine. What started as adding an old Pentium heatsink to it and see how good it would work, escalated to a fully working, WiFi, 4 port gigabyte NIC, 3D printed case firewall. The …read more
