Comments on: Network Product Review: pfSense 1.0.1 - BSD-based Firewall

By: Al

Al — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:41:34 +0000

Thanks for the write-up. I have been researching pfSense for a while and did an install last night. I found the interface more difficult than SmoothWall Express, but that’s to be expected because there are a ton more features here (which is why I’m leaving SmoothWall Express).

Question - Could you go into detail on how you got your second WAN connection up? Does it have to be on it’s own NIC or can I multihome a single WAN NIC?

By: Michael Hess

Michael Hess — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:56:55 +0000

I have been using pfsense for more than a year with 2 cable connections, 1 @ 3mx1m and the other at 8mx512k. I don’t load balance but I do have specific traffic (DMZ, management) go over the 3×1(static ip’s) and all my personal traffic go over the 8×512. QoS is used extensively and works great. The rules are far more flexible than any commercial router I have used (cisco, sonicwall, netgear, etc.) Simply the best firewall out there! I have 2 DMZ’s, 2 Lan’s and 2 Wan’s, it’s plain awsome!

By: Hamood

Hamood — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:13:11 +0000

Hi,

i think pf sense is a great product .

you have done justice by writing this review.

Software like this empower the “IT GUY” not the “IT COMPANY” like Cisco for Cisco pix.

i have saved money for my company by choosing pf sense over pix.

and i am happy abt the results.

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:15 +0000

Did you give Mandrake’s Multi-Network-Firewall a shot? Well, its Mandriva now: http://www.mandriva.com/en/enterprise/products/mnf2

By: GeekGod

GeekGod — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:19:43 +0000

Nice review! For your readers, our forum @ forum.pfsense.com is quite active. Come join us!