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Author: dng@d404.nl
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] What are you using for a firewall/router
On 30-04-2024 12:48, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Thanks guys for your responses!
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 8:30 PM Charles via Dng <dng@???>
> wrote:
>
>     I am using opnsense on a Dell 5070 and seems to be doing OK.
>     I have a 4 port nic also running different networks for isolation.

>
>
> I have a copy of opnsense 23.7 running - - - except when I try to
> update it
> - - - well it tells me I have an authentication error and does
> nothing. Have
> tried asking what to do on the forum and the response is extremely
> comforting
> - - - there isn't one.
>
>
>     I check in with it once in a while but the setup wizard should
>     give you a functioning firewall router like a regular commercial
>     router.

>
>     This is the guide I used:

>
>     https://homenetworkguy.com/how-to/beginners-guide-to-set-up-home-network-using-opnsense/

>
>     He has some guides for making it more hardened also.

>
>
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> (Copy of opnsense is not yet working as my router/firewall - - - I
> just have it sitting
> there - - - wanted to test the thing - - - really not liking that
> there is no way to update
> the software. I suppose that I'm supposed to learn FreeBSD now so that
> I can achieve
> that.)
>
> Wondering if others will still chime in with their tips.
>
> TIA
>
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I am too accustomed to pfSense to change although opnSense is updated
more frequently. But I see this message on the forum
https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=38896.0 and another one who
tells to check for Disk full due to excessive dhcp requests.

Grtz.

Nick