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pfSense 1.0.1

pfSense is a m0n0wall derived operating system platform with radically different goals such as using Packet Filter, FreeBSD 6.X (or D

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pfSense is a m0n0wall derived operating system platform with radically different goals such as using Packet Filter, FreeBSD 6.X (or DragonFly BSD when ALTQ and CARP is finished) ALTQ for excellent packet queueing and finally an integrated package management system for extending the environment with new features.

pfSense is free software released under the BSD license.

Here are some key features of "pfSense":

FreeBSD 6 - CURRENT with ALTQ + IF_BRIDGE Patch (bridging)

Incoming load balancing pools

Reverse captive portal on WAN feature

PPPoE Server

Themes

New system->afterfilterchangeshellcmd xml tag which is executed on the system after each filter change (or other networking related changes)

All of the GREAT m0n0wall features, some improved

FreeBSD 6 - Includes many expanded networking cards

setup wizard using xml -> web gui toolkit

package xml -> web gui toolkit. RAPIDLY create packages and GUI's

rebootless changes of settings

multiple WAN Support

outgoing load balancing pool

pf (openbsd's packet filter)

CARP - for failover and clustersyncing (rules, trafficshaper, nat, IPSEC SAs...)

failovercapable DHCP-Server with advanced settings (specify gateway, DNS, WINS)

advanced support for wireless devices (including WEP, WPA, HostAP-mode, hardware-encryption if supported by driver, mac-filtering, hide SSID, ...) with by freeBSD6 supported wirless devices (atheros recommended for full functionality)

gif ipsec interface option for expanded routing

IPSEC-Tunnels with dynamic andpoints

Systemstatus with realtimegraphs including SWAP usage monitor

ALTQ traffic shaping with integrated magic shaper wizard

Queuegraphs for Trafficshaper

Edit file option

Execute command now in menu

SSH Support

Console support on COM1

FTP-Proxy

enhanced ALIAS-system

enhanced configuration-system featuring a configuration history and partial config down-/uploads

a lot of small "helpers" that make admins life easier

Packages!

ifdepd - building interface-dependencies

ifstated - connection-checking

pfflowd - converting PF-status-massages to Cisco NetFlow-Datagrams

PFStat - Graphing

NTOP - Enhanced network history data

STunnel - wrap standard ports with SSL

Pure-FTPD - Host FTP files

Squid Transparent Proxy

arpwatch - watch ethernet/ip-adress-pairings

assp - Anti-Spam-Proxy

doorman - portknocking to temporarily open ports

freeradius - Radiusserver

mtr - enhanced traceroute

nmap - networlscanner for security auditing

siproxd - proxy/masquerading for SIP-protocol

spamd - fake SMTP-Server as Spam-Tarpit

iperf - bandwidth-measuring

netio - bandwidth-measuring
tags

gui toolkit bandwidth measuring web gui xml web load balancing packet filter

Download pfSense 1.0.1

http://pfsense.iserv.nl/downloads/pfSense-1.0.1-LiveCD-Installer.iso.gz

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