Even if you are a network security specialist, there are people out there or nation states capable of getting inside your network. Configuring both pfSense or OPNsense requires some level of geekiness and a bit of research to give yourself some modest amount of security. And the success of them depends a lot on them being configured correctly.

Before i get started here I need to make some clarifying statements. Some years ago I discovered hardware firewalls and have not looked back since. If you dig around that site a bit you might even see my name there in a place or two! Full Disclosure If you don’t believe me take a few minutes to peruse. Not that it would matter anyway because its security is roughly as porous as Swiss Cheese. Don’t let that scare you though.Īnyway, your Walmart router sits on the shelf near the TV and never gets updated. Both are free operating systems based on FreeBSD Unix. In this blog I’ll be discussing pfSense vs OPNsense. There is only one real way to have any semblance of home network security, and that is to have a hardware firewall. Then you attach a wifi router to it that you bought from Walmart or Target or even worse, one that the internet provider gives you.

Essentially you buy internet from a provider who gives you a modem of some sort. I don’t think most people give home network security much thought.

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