Saturday 24 November 2012

PFSense Packages List


PFSense Packages :
Offers may be set up using the Program Administrator, located beneath System selection. The Program Administrator will show all the available packages along with brief information of their function. To set up a deal, click the "Add" symbol on the far right of the site. A set up conversation will then start and show success. Upon effective realization a deal set up, the new package will show up under the "Installed Packages" tab of the pfSense Program Administrator.
Removing a pfSense package is in the same way easy. From the Installed Offers view, choose the "Remove" symbol from the far right of the site. This will release the package set up schedule, which will show the success of the package elimination.
Packages list given below
Ntop
Squid
Squid 3
Squid guard
TFTP
Bandwidth

Monday 19 November 2012

Multi Wan Load Balancing

How to balance multi wan in PFSense?
Go to System tab and select Routing option .Select gateway tab and hit on + positive sign .A page open here select first Wan interface ,inter ISPR name and add gateway address and add description as you like then save and apply changes.

Add same for second Wan interface.  
Go to System tab and select Routing option .Select gateway tab and hit on + positive sign .A page open here select first Wan interface ,inter ISPR name and add gateway address and add description as you like then save and apply changes.

Note : don't select any one as a default in a balancing and failover condition.


  1. Add interface 
  2. Add ISPR name
  3. Add ISPR gateway IP
  4. Add description
  5. Save Setting
  6. Apply

 

Add three groups here.
One for Loadbalancing(add same tier for both interface)

One for Wan one failover(add different tiers for both interface like as add first one gateway on tier 1 and second one gateway on 2 tier)

One for Wan two failover(add different tiers for both interface like as add first one gateway on tier 2 and second one gateway on 1 tier)



Next Step…… Go on routing option and select Groups, hit on = positive sign then a window appeared .Give a specific group name, add both Wan gateway Tier add here.
Note:    If we select same Tier on both wan gateways it means Routing work as a load balancing.
If select different Tiers it mean Routing work as a fail over Condition.

Link Priority
The priority selected here defines in what order fail over and balancing of links will be done. Multiple links of the same priority will balance connections until all links in the priority will be exhausted. If all links in a priority level are exhausted we will use the next available link(s) in the next priority level.
After that add description and save then apply setting.

Now the next step is to down Firewall tab and select Rule option.
In a firewall rule option select the LAN interface.Only one default added here that show on top.

Add three Firewall rules for accurate balancing.
First one rule for balancing
Second one for Wan 1 failover
Third one for Wan 2 failover

that rules have same setting but only one thing necessary that is gateway change.
In a first rule add gateway as "bothgateway".
In a second rule add gateway as "Wan 1 failover".
In a third rule add gateway as "Wan 2 failover".

you can see on a print screen


First Rule(Gateway)

Second rule(Gateway)


Third Rule(Gateway)


All these setting are relevant to load balancing.

Saturday 17 November 2012

PFSense Basic Configuration


PFSense Configuration:

In this publish, I’ll explain to you how to set up your pfSense wireless router to get linked with the Online and act as a software for your LAN. We will set the software up to refuse all incoming visitors while preforming System Deal with Interpretation (NAT) for our LAN visitors going out. We will even do some challenging network NATs to path to our computer which will be designed in link method and linked with the WAN slot.
Type default IP “192.168.1.1” on Firefox or any other browser. Now you see a bad link page. Continue this page and show another page on next click .Type username and password on login page.
Default Username and Password given below.
Username: admin
Password:  pfsense
                                        
Now you look pfsense dashboard or home page .Multiple functional tabs given at the top of the dashboard .
The dashboard panel is great as you can set up it with extra icons to demonstrate you at a look the position of various system connections, visitors throughput and solutions to name a few. Just simply simply select the + key at the top of the site to add extra icons. I’ve included Traffic Charts, Interfaces and Gateways, however you can add whatever you want. Go forward and affect yourself out.
Start configuration from Interface tab.

Interface: Click on interface tab and select Wan option .Select static option from type .add IP address and subnet and Gateway And lastly check ‘Block personal networks and Block bogon networks’ as we do not want to take packages on our WAN program with a resource deal with that belong to a personal / bogon system. Your ISP should not path them to you anyway then save.

If you have another internet link select Optional 1 option from interface tab and add same setting that you save in WAN option.
Then Go on System tab and select Advance option and add both WAN primary and secondary DNS there.
After that go on Service tab and select DHCP server option. Add Starting IP rang and ending IP range and add check sign for enabling the DHCP server then save setting and Apply setting.
Now internet available on LAN interface after these setting.
  
   

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