Tag Archives: PFSense

PFSense Upgrade 1.2 -> 1.2.3

Posted by dave on February 9, 2011 No comments

I figured I was about time I upgraded out PFSense box, mostly because I wanted to play with the new packages available for 1.2.3. The upgrade from 1.2 is simple, just head to the “Firmware” option on the left: And …

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Using WinSCP to Connect to PFSense

Posted by dave on July 13, 2010 4 comments

I needed to get access to the files on my PFSense box today to make a few changes. To do this, I used WinSCP, available here. Once installed you need to make sure that you have enabled the secure shell …

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Using Network Policy Services to authenticate PFSense VPN Clients

Posted by dave on July 1, 2010 No comments

A while ago I wrote an article on using PFSense with windows IAS to authenticate VPN clients. Well, I’m now moving over to Server 2008 R2 which no longer supports IAS, but instead supports Network Policy Server (NPS). There is …

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Setting the Captive Portal on PFSense

Posted by dave on June 9, 2010 4 comments

At work our clients needed to be able to access the internet whilst in reception on 3 PC’s that I had spare and I also wanted them to have Wi-Fi access. Being a little paranoid, I didn’t want them to …

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PFSense firewall gets the thumbs up!

Posted by dave on March 15, 2010 No comments

I have a little bit of time today, so thought I’d write a bit about the firewall I use at work. Previously I had a SonicWall Pro 230 at the head office which worked very well. It was a little …

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