Learn PfSense 2. 4 : Get up and Running with Pfsense and All the Core Concepts to Build Firewall and Routing Solutions.

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This book covers everything the reader needs to know to get pfSense up and running, as well as how to configure core pfSense services to both secure and optimize their networks, third party packages that extend the functionality of pfSense, and the basics of diagnostics and troubleshooting networks.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zientara, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham : Packt Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Temas:
Open source software.
Firewalls.
Logiciels libres.
Computer networking & communications.
Network security.
Computer security.
Computers > Networking > General.
Computers > Networking > Security.
Computers > Security > General.
Open source software
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with pfSense; Technical requirements; The pfSense project; What pfSense can do; The pfSense community; Objectives of this book; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Chapter 2: Installing pfSense; Technical requirements; Networking fundamentals; The seven-layer OSI model; LANs, WANs, and MANs; Client-server and peer-to-peer networking; Layers 1 and 2
  • topology and data link protocols; Layers 3 and 4
  • network and transport; IP addressing.
  • Typical pfSense deployment scenariosHardware requirements and sizing guidelines; Minimum requirements; Hardware sizing guidelines; Budget-priced options; Using an old desktop system; Using a thin client; Using an old laptop; Installing pfSense; Step-by-step installation guide; Initial pfSense configuration; Configuration from the console; Configuration from the web GUI; Advanced WAN configuration; Additional setup options; SSH login; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Chapter 3: Configuring pfSense; Technical requirements; IPv4 and IPv6 addressing; Additional setup options; SSH login.
  • Adding interfacesConfiguration of LAN-type interfaces; WAN configuration; Adding a DHCP server; DHCP configuration at the console; DHCP configuration in the web GUI; DHCP static configuration; DHCPv6 configuration in the web GUI; DHCP and DHCPv6 relay; DHCP and DHCPv6 leases; VLAN configuration; VLAN configuration at the console; VLAN configuration in the web GUI; QinQ and link aggregation; Remaining considerations; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Chapter 4: Captive Portal; Technical requirements; Captive portal basics; Captive portal best practices; Enabling a captive portal.
  • Authentication optionsLocal User Manager/Vouchers; Local user manager; Voucher authentication; RADIUS authentication; Additional captive portal options; Captive portal examples; Example #1
  • no authentication; Example #2
  • authentication with vouchers; Example #3
  • RADIUS authentication; Step 1
  • RADIUS installation and configuration; Step 2
  • captive portal prerequisites; Step 3
  • captive portal configuration; Troubleshooting captive portals; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Chapter 5: Additional pfSense Services; Technical requirements; Introduction to DNS; Configuring DNS; DNS Resolver.
  • DNS ForwarderDNS firewall rules; DDNS; Updating DDNS; RFC 2136 updating; Checking IP services; Troubleshooting DDNS; NTP; Configuring NTP; Troubleshooting NTP; SNMP; Troubleshooting SNMP; Summary; Questions; Further reading; Chapter 6: Firewall and NAT; Technical requirements; Firewall fundamentals; Firewall best practices; Best practices for ingress filtering; Best practices for egress filtering; Creating firewall rules; Floating rules; Example rules; Example #1
  • rule to block a website; Example #2
  • universal allow any rule; Example #3
  • rule to prevent SYN flood attacks; Scheduling.
  • Example
  • blocking a website only during certain hours.

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