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    pfSense 2 Cookbook
    pfSense 2 Cookbook
    pfSense 2 Cookbook
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    pfSense 2 Cookbook

    By Matt Williamson

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    This book is written in a cookbook style. Each chapter consists of recipes, each of which is composed of step-by-step instructions to complete a particular task. Each recipe also includes tips, alternatives, and references to other recipes or appropriate external sources. The book can be explored chapter by chapter or in no particular order. This book is intended for all levels of network administrators. If you are an advanced user of pfSense, then you can flip to a particular recipe and quickly accomplish the task at hand, while if you are new to pfSense, you can read chapter by chapter and learn all of the features of the system from the ground up.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPackt Publishing
    Release dateMar 23, 2011
    ISBN9781849514873
    pfSense 2 Cookbook
    Author

    Matt Williamson

    Matt Williamson has over 20 years of experience of working in restaurants around the world, from 2* Michelin restaurants to gastropubs and London bistros. His restaurant Flinty Red in Bristol won accolades from Michelin, Good Food Guide and Observer Food. His cooking style has been influenced by his extensive travels and he now works on various culinary projects, acting as a consultant for restaurants, developing new products and in food education.

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      pfSense 2 Cookbook - Matt Williamson

      Table of Contents

      pfSense 2 Cookbook

      Credits

      About the Author

      About the Reviewers

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      Preface

      What this book covers

      What you need for this book

      Who this book is for

      Conventions

      Reader feedback

      Customer support

      Errata

      Piracy

      Questions

      1. Initial Configuration

      Introduction

      Applying basic settings in General Setup

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      See also

      Identifying and assigning interfaces

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring the WAN interface

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring the LAN interface

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring optional interfaces

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Enabling the Secure Shell (SSH)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Generating authorized RSA keys

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring SSH RSA key authentication

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Accessing the Secure Shell (SSH)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      2. Essential Services

      Introduction

      Configuring the DHCP server

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      Deny Unknown Clients

      DNS Servers

      Gateway

      Domain Name

      Default Lease Time

      Maximum Lease Time

      Failover Peer IP

      Static ARP

      Dynamic DNS

      Additional BOOTP/DHCP Options

      See also

      Creating static DHCP mappings

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      See also

      Configuring the DHCP relay

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Append Circuit ID and Agent ID to Requests

      Relay requests to the WAN DHCP server

      See also

      Specifying alternate DNS servers

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Using the DNS Forwarder

      Using your WAN DNS servers

      See also

      Configuring the DNS Forwarder

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Configuring a standalone DHCP/DNS server

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Register DHCP Leases in DNS Forwarder

      See also

      Configuring dynamic DNS

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Pre-configured service types (dynamic DNS providers)

      Specifying an alternative service using RFC 2136

      3. General Configuration

      Introduction

      Creating an alias

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Host alias

      Network alias

      Port alias

      OpenVPN Users alias

      URL alias

      URL Table alias

      Using an alias

      Editing an alias

      Deleting an alias:

      Bulk-importing aliases

      See also

      Creating a NAT port forward rule

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Port redirection

      See also

      Creating a firewall rule

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      We rarely know the source port!

      Ordering firewall rules

      Duplicating a firewall rule

      Advanced features

      See also

      Creating a schedule

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Selecting days or days of the week

      See also

      Remote desktop access, a complete example

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      4. Virtual Private Networking

      Introduction

      Creating an IPsec VPN tunnel

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Configuring the L2TP VPN service

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Connecting from a Windows 7 client

      See also

      Configuring the OpenVPN service

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Encryption algorithms

      OpenVPN Client Export

      See also

      Configuring the PPTP VPN service

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Connecting from a Windows 7 client

      Connecting from a Ubuntu 10.10 client

      Connect from an Apple Mac OSx Client

      See also

      5. Advanced Configuration

      Introduction

      Creating a virtual IP

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Configuring a CARP virtual IP address

      Configuring a Proxy ARP virtual IP address

      Configuring an IP alias virtual IP address

      See also

      Configuring a 1:1 NAT rule

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Creating an outbound NAT rule

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Creating a gateway

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Gateway Groups

      See also

      Creating a static route

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Configuring traffic-shaping (QoS, Quality of Service)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Bridging interfaces

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Creating a virtual LAN

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Creating a captive portal

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      6. Redundancy, Load Balancing, and Failover

      Introduction

      Configuring multiple WAN interfaces

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring multi-WAN load balancing

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring multi-WAN failover

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Configuring a web server load balancer

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more

      See also

      Configuring a web server failover

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Configuring CARP firewall failover

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      7. Services and Maintenance

      Introduction

      Enabling OLSR

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Enabling PPPoE

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Enabling RIP

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Enabling SNMP

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Enabling UPnP and NAT-PMP

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Security warning

      See also

      Enabling OpenNTPD

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Enabling Wake On LAN (WOL)

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Wake All

      See also

      Enabling external logging (syslog server)

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Using ping

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Using traceroute

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Backing up the configuration file

      Getting ready...

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Backup areas

      See also

      Restoring the configuration file

      Getting ready...

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Restore areas

      See also

      Configuring automatic configuration file backup

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      See also

      Updating pfSense firmware

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Upgrade in progress

      System Dashboard shortcut

      See also

      A. Monitoring and Logging

      Introduction

      Customizing the Status Dashboard

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Monitoring current traffic

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Configuring SMTP e-mail notifications

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Viewing system logs

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There's more...

      Firewall log: Normal View

      Firewall log: Dynamic View

      Firewall log: Summary View

      See also

      Configuring an external syslog server

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Running a syslog service in Linux/Mac OS

      Running a syslog service in Windows

      See also

      Viewing RRD graphs

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      System

      Traffic

      Packets

      Quality

      VPN

      Custom

      See also

      Viewing DHCP leases

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      Adding a static DHCP mapping

      Sending a wake on LAN mapping

      See also

      Managing services

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Monitoring the packet filter with pfInfo

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Monitoring traffic with pfTop

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      Monitoring system activity

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      See also

      B. Determining our Hardware Requirements

      Introduction

      Determining our deployment scenario

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      Determining our throughput requirements

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      List of available packages

      See also

      Determining our interface requirements

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      pfSense 2.0: Minimum interface requirements

      Choosing a standard or embedded Image

      Getting ready

      How to do it...

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      See also

      Choosing a Form Factor

      Getting ready

      How to do it…

      How it works...

      There’s more...

      Installing the embedded platform on a desktop/server/laptop

      Installing the standard platform on an appliance

      See also

      Index

      pfSense 2 Cookbook

      pfSense 2 Cookbook

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

      Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

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      First published: March 2011

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      Cover Image by Asher Wishkerman (<a.wishkerman@mpic.de>)

      Credits

      Author

      Matt Williamson

      Reviewers

      Josh Brower

      Jim Cheetham

      Brad Hedlund

      Mohd Izhar Bin Ali

      Acquisition Editor

      Tarun Singh

      Development Editor

      Alina Lewis

      Technical Editor

      Krutika V. Katelia

      Indexer

      Monica Ajmera Mehta

      Rekha Nair

      Editorial Team Leader

      Akshara Aware

      Project Team Leader

      Priya Mukherji

      Project Coordinator

      Jovita Pinto

      Proofreader

      Kevin Mcgowan

      Production Coordinator

      Alwin Roy

      Cover Work

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      About the Author

      Matt Williamson is the founder of Blue Key Consulting, a software design and development firm located in the New York City area. Prior to starting his consulting business, Matt worked as a software developer for various insurance and financial companies in Chicago and New York. Matt can be reached through his personal website at

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