scottbakertemp 0 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I just set up a pfSense machine. Are there any packages I should be using? Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 434 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'm about to reload mine to the latest rev. I switched to a different router but want to get back to pfsense. I'm interested in everyone's recommendations as well! Link to post Share on other sites
Equinox 1 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm about to reload mine to the latest rev. I'm interested in everyone's recommendations as well! Ditto,although I'm just getting started. Link to post Share on other sites
oj88 134 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I have: apcupsd bandwidthd HAVP nut pfblocker squid3 squidguard-squid3 I also have snort but it's disabled at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
scottbakertemp 0 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) I have: apcupsd bandwidthd HAVP nut pfblocker squid3 squidguard-squid3 I also have snort but it's disabled at the moment. I started with these: bandwidthd HAVP snort Is there something that does more reporting than bandwidthhd? What's the point in squid? Doesn't your browser already have caching? Edited September 6, 2014 by scottbakertemp Link to post Share on other sites
oj88 134 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 It does more than caching. Squid goes with squidguard to filter certain contents. I use this combo to primarily block adult and other non-child friendly sites as well as most internet banner ads at the network level. I then use pfblocker to block IANA-assigned IP addresses from countries like China, N. Korea, etc.... just for the heck of it. Haven't ventured with other packages similar to bandwidthd. What sort of report do you need? Link to post Share on other sites
scottbakertemp 0 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) It does more than caching. Squid goes with squidguard to filter certain contents. I use this combo to primarily block adult and other non-child friendly sites as well as most internet banner ads at the network level. I then use pfblocker to block IANA-assigned IP addresses from countries like China, N. Korea, etc.... just for the heck of it. Haven't ventured with other packages similar to bandwidthd. What sort of report do you need? I was hoping there was something that showed what each IP was actually downloading - not just they downloaded 200 meg today. Edited September 6, 2014 by scottbakertemp Link to post Share on other sites
Big Worm 19 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I only run pfblocker. The rest of my filtering is done by Untangle. Link to post Share on other sites
Drashna Jaelre 159 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I just set up a pfSense machine. Are there any packages I should be using? I'm about to reload mine to the latest rev. I switched to a different router but want to get back to pfsense. I'm interested in everyone's recommendations as well! Sophos. Does most everything that pfSense can do, and does it in a completely turnkey manner. Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 84 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Another vote for Sophos. Drashna turned me on to it also. Transition from pfsense to it and haven't turned back. More turnkey, stable and definitely a more polished UI. Link to post Share on other sites
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