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Learn pfSense 2.4

By : David Zientara
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Learn pfSense 2.4

By: David Zientara

Overview of this book

As computer networks become ubiquitous, it has become increasingly important to both secure and optimize our networks. pfSense, an open-source router/firewall, provides an easy, cost-effective way of achieving this – and this book explains how to install and configure pfSense in such a way that even a networking beginner can successfully deploy and use pfSense. This book begins by covering networking fundamentals, deployment scenarios, and hardware sizing guidelines, as well as how to install pfSense. The book then covers configuration of basic services such as DHCP, DNS, and captive portal and VLAN configuration. Careful consideration is given to the core firewall functionality of pfSense, and how to set up firewall rules and traffic shaping. Finally, the book covers the basics of VPNs, multi-WAN setups, routing and bridging, and how to perform diagnostics and troubleshooting on a network.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Questions

  1. Abbreviate 2001:00ba:0000:0000:0000:0000:3257:0652 by eliminating the leading zeroes and using double colon notation.
  2. (a) Identify the three primary types of IPv6 addresses. (b) What prefix is used for IPv6 site-local addresses?
  3. What method can we use to remotely log in to a pfSense system without using a password?
  4. What option can we use if we have a device (for example, a file server) that must have the same IP address at all times?
  5. What is the minimum requirement for the DHCP range?
  6. If I enable a DHCP relay, can I enable the DHCPv6 server on any interface?
  7. Identify two different methods we can use to create VLANs.
  8. What is the tag used to identify VLAN traffic called?
  9. (a) What is the range of valid values for a VLAN tag? (b) Can we have a greater number of VLANs on our network than this range provides, and if so, how?
  10. What type of switch do we need to implement VLANs...