Today, we are announcing that the Home+Lab version of pfSense Plus is no longer available for free download.
    • thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Update: I went and had a look and there’s a Terraform provider for OPNSense under active development - it covers firewall rules, some unbound configuration options and Wireguard, which is definitely more than enough to get started.

      I also found a guide on how to replicate pfBlocker’s functionality on OPNSense that isn’t terribly complicated.

      So much of my original comment below is less-than-accurate.

      OPNSense is for some, like me, not a viable alternative. pfBlockerNG in particular is the killer feature for me that has no equivalent on OPNSense. If it did I’d switch in a heartbeat.

      If I have to go without pfBlockerNG, then I’d likely turn to something that had more “configuration as code” options like VyOS.

      Still, it’s nice to know that a fork of a fork of m0n0wall can keep the lights on, and do right by users.

      • chagall@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I did end up setting up my new Protectli appliance today. As i said below, I ended up with OPNsense and I have been able to replicate 97% of pfBlockerNG’s functionality on OPNsense. I’ve been able to load all of my previous DNS blocklists (including my own personal blocklists on Github), set up cron jobs (in the GUI) to update these lists every week and and whitelisted some sites too. The only thing that sucks is that regex isn’t supported. Instead they do wildcard domains (*.ampproject.org). Not nearly as good as regex but it’s better than nothing.

        I also used pfBlockerNG for hardcoded ip address blocks (like Roku hard-coding 8.8.8.8). For that, I used the alias function in the firewall and just set up floating rules for that. Definitely not as convenient as a list, but they don’t change very much. Also, for IP addresses for security, OPNsense has a whole IDS section that pfBlockerNG used to handle.

        pfBlockerNG made everything clean and easy but I’ve been able to get 97% of the functionality in pfBlockerNG in OPNsense. The 3% deficit is lack of regex support.

  • mangaskahn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    Now I’m just waiting for Netgate to announce an end to CE so I have a reason to move to OPNsense. I’m lazy and it works so I haven’t taken the time to move yet. Weird for a company to EEE their own product.

  • Solar Bear@slrpnk.netEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Never trust corporations. If you’re not profitable, they will abandon you. Only trust community-driven projects with a true open source commitment.

  • sunbeam60@lemmy.oneEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Been using OpenWRT for a long time on a cheap consumer router. Finally decided to upgrade to a fanless N100 appliance. Had to choose between OPNsense or pfSense.

    pfSense just seemed too good to be true.