Zientara - MASTERING PFSENSE 2.4: master the art of managing, securing, and monitoring your on-premises and ... cloud network using the powerful pfsense 2.4.3

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David Zientara is a software engineer and IT professional living in northern New Jersey. He has 20 years of experience in IT, and he has been the lead software engineer for Oxberry since the mid-1990s. His interest in pfSense prompted him to create a pfSense website in June 2013, and eventually to author this book.

Shiva V.N. Parasram is a professional cyber security trainer and the owner of the Computer Forensics and Security Institute (CFSI). He is also a Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), and his qualifications include an M.Sc. in network security (Distinction), CEH, CHFI, ECSA, CCNA, NSE, and more. He has successfully executed and delivered forensic investigations, penetration tests, and security training for large enterprises, and he is also the author of Digital Forensics with Kali Linux, Packt Publishing.

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pfSense is open source firewall/router software based on the FreeBSD packet filtering program PF that can be used as a perimeter firewall, router, wireless access point, DHCP server, DNS server, or VPN endpoint. Mastering pfSense, Second Edition, is a comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and customizing pfSense.

The target audience for this book should have at least an intermediate level of knowledge of computer networking. Some knowledge of pfSense is a plus, although it is not required.

The book should appeal to a wide range of technophiles; anyone interested in pfSense who has an aptitude for understanding networking and the resources to follow along with the examples will benefit from this book.

, Revisiting pfSense Basics , covers deployment scenarios for pfSense, hardware requirements, sizing and installation options, and it guides the user through the initial installation and configuration.

, Advanced pfSense Configuration , covers some of the commonly used pfSense services, such as DHCP, DNS, Dynamic DNS (DDNS), captive portal, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

, VLANs , covers how to set up a virtual LAN in pfSense, both from the command line and the web GUI, and provides examples showing how to configure some commercially available managed switches.

, Using pfSense as a Firewall , covers how to implement rules to block, pass, or divert network traffic, as well as virtual IPs, aliases, and scheduling.

, Network Address Translation , covers Network Address Translation (NAT) in depth, including outbound NAT, port forwarding, 1:1 NAT, and Network Prefix Translation (NPt).