Pfsense is web based firewall designed special for PC, based on FreeBSD 6.x
Version 1.2Beta1 using 6.2 release as base, PfSense features from author site :
pfSense changes implemented (subject to change daily):
FreeBSD 6.1 – CURRENT with ALTQ Wireless a/b/g wpa_supplicant, turbo, WEP, WPA-E/PSK and WPA2 (TKIP)- Incoming load balancing pools
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
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 wireless devices (atheros recommended for full functionality)
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 Console support on COM1 enhanced configuration-system featuring a configuration history and partial config down-/uploads- a lot of small “helpers” that make admins life easier
- pfflowd – converting PF-status-massages to Cisco NetFlow-Datagrams
PFStat – Graphing NTOP – Enhanced network history data STunnel – wrap standard ports with SSL- Squid Transparent Proxy
arpwatch – watch ethernet/ip-adress-pairings assp – Anti-Spam-Proxy- freeradius – Radiusserver
- mtr – enhanced traceroute
nmap – networkscanner for security auditing siproxd – proxy/masquerading for SIP-protocol spamd – fake SMTP-Server as Spam-Tarpit iperf – bandwidth-measuring netio – bandwidth-measuring
Watch this video for quick overview how installation looks like.