Install OPEN VPN in Pfsense

First Install the OpenVPN Client Export Utility Package 1) Goto System —> Packages 2) Choose “Available Packages Tab” 3) Locate the OpenVPN Client Export Utlity Package and install it by pressing the “+” on the right Setup your Certs 1) Goto System —> Cert Manager 2) Goto CA Tab and create a CA by pressing

Quick Snort Setup Instructions for New Users

Here are the steps for a very quick and easy initial setup of the Snort package on pfSense for new users 1.  Go to the Available Packages tab under the System menu and install the snort package. 2.  When the installation completes, click on Snort under the Services menu.  This will open the Snort main setup page. 3.  Click the Global Settings tab and perform the following:

Netgate Alix dual pfSense — how to flash to factory settings

Basically, what you have to do is set the baud rate to 115200 and not 9600. This is, as far as I can tell, not documented on dual pfSense by netgate (curiously enough, after I did some digging, I found a note about 115200 bauds on some other model that they used to sell… boo

Configure Captive Portal for Guests with Local User Management

Introduction More or less it is expected from a company to provide some form of Wireless Internet Access to guest, clients and partner visiting their premises. Providing them with such could pose a security risk if you use just a simple wireless access point directly connected to your LAN. It is better to isolate them

OpenVPN installation on Windows 8 (with routing bug fix)

In some cases for Windows 8 installs, OpenVPN will connect successfully but not change the default route – so no traffic goes via our service. You can fix this issue by adding the following lines to the OVPN file of the server you want to connect to. route-method exe route-delay 30 route-metric 512 route 0.0.0.0

Debugging pfsense firewall rules clearly and easily

Status -> System logs -> Settings Make sure Log packets blocked by the default rule is not checked Check Show log entries in reverse order Increase to 500 Number of log entries to show  Status -> System logs -> Settings -> Firewall  Dynamic View You don’t have to hit refresh Normal View Make sure to hit refresh if you expect a rule was triggered by your or

Installing pfSense on a Compact Flash card

  I purchased a Netgate ALIX.2d3 to use for a pfSense Firewall.  It runs pfSense off of a Compact Flash (CF) card.  The trick is getting pfSense installed onto the CF card.  Once I got the process figured out, it was really quite simple.  I used a Windows 7 computer to accomplish this. To Load it up… Download pfSense from