CablDeViL Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 OK so I am going to use my unused N40L for a Firewall/ Router. I have installed a new Intel dual Nic, upgraded the bios and bumped up the memory. The question is pfSense or Untangle? I am leaning toward installing pfSense tonight unless any of the users sway me the other way. No I am not going to VM it and I want to keep it simple as it will sit in my closet. Thanks in advance and I look forward to your comments. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiLiNuX Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hi Bill, To get this started I will say that both pfSense & Untangle are wonderful products and I am sure you will find multiple people that recommend one over the other for certain uses / deployments(Some use both!). With that said, my recommendation is for pfSense. You stated a Firewall/Router is what you want and that is where pfSense excels at no cost. Not to mention it has 2 scoops of FreeBSD in every download!! I hope I am not stepping out of line here with the link but the Linux Action Show just did a great show this week titled "pfSense Makes Sense" . They give a nice overview of pfSense and more. http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/43452/pfsense-makes-sense-las-s28e09/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablDeViL Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 I listen to LAS every week even the bonus shows great resource for any NIX fan. I wanted to do this since Mike H did his super router config back in the early 2000s =). Now that I Have this hardware laying here I figured (after I listened to LAS) it was time to get my butt in gear. Especially now that I have more time on my hands to play again. Funny the LAS talked about pf since Untangled is a sponsor. "Bobs Your Uncle" and I have a project tonight! TY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Dare to be different; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CablDeViL Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 With the shape of today's cyber playing field, I will stick to a secure platform that I can trust in FreeBSD. But once I can find out what UTM is built on I will sure test it in a VM. Have you tried it yet? Thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I have it running on a pc on my bench. Just need time to test,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thanks for the Sophos link SD -- not sure I'll try it, but it's nice to know it's there in case I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk_s Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I used pfsense for years at home on hardware and in small labs (as virtual systems), never had any problems. If you are interested in advanced routing/firewall stuff, maybe have a look at MikroTik, they also have x86 software versions of their operating system. (and nice hardware too). ... and no, i don't work for MikroTik ;-) They are especially good in advanced routing like OSPF, RIP, BGP, ... things pfsense can't do. Btw. soon i have my N40L replaced with a Gen8 MicroServer, not sure yet what i will do with the spare hardware. But don't you think it uses a bit too much power to serve "only" as router/firewall ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3_gh0st Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 pfSense all the way! You got a real working community that will help you. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nothing against pfSense, honest, but Untangle seems to work pretty well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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