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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. Why is the 2.4 GHz band a poor choice for a captive portal’s wireless access point?
  2. Identify the three authentication choices available with pfSense’s captive portal.
  3. If we do not want to allow users to use a captive portal with more than one device, what option should we enable?
  4. Of the three different HTML pages that can be uploaded, which one is absolutely essential for the captive portal to function?
  5. Identify one of the two authentication options we could use if we want to provide temporary network access through the captive portal with some form of authentication, but we do not want to set up separate accounts.
  6. Which authentication option should we use if we want to have separate accounts for users but want the authentication done by a separate server?
  7. What service must be enabled on the captive portal interface before a captive portal is enabled?
  8. ...