A Detailed Comparison between OPNsense 23.1 and pfSense CE 2.6
Over the last several years I have seen many users who are deciding to use OPNsense or pfSense as their home network router software of choice or they …
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How to Enable Multi-Factor Authentication in OPNsense
Enabling multi-factor authentication for your accounts is a good security practice to follow and the account used to access the OPNsense web interface …
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Write Better Firewall Rules in OPNsense using Aliases
When you first learned to write firewall rules in OPNsense, you may have simply used the pre-defined aliases for the network interfaces/ports and IP …
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How to Create a Basic DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Network in OPNsense
A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a segmented part of a network that is used to host all publicly accessible websites and services. The intention is to …
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OPNsense Firewall Rule "Cheat Sheet"
When looking up information on how to write firewall rules in OPNsense, you may be looking for specific examples on how to block or allow certain …
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How to Configure WAN and NAT Port Forward Rules in OPNsense
Understanding how to forward ports and create firewall rules for the WAN interface of your router is important if you wish to access services hosted …
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Allow Push Notifications from Amcrest NVR in an Isolated Network to the Amcrest View Pro iOS App
As I have mentioned in my how-to on creating an isolated network, I have several Amcrest IP cameras (affiliate link) on an isolated network which I …
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Inadvertently Opened SSH Remote Access
In my network, I created an alias for all of the ports I have open on my server so that I can create firewall rules to allow several of my VLANs to …
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