Pick a DNS over TLS upstream provider, such as a private upstream DNS server or a public service like Cloudflare, Quad9, or Google public DNS. Note the addresses of the servers and their associated hostnames.Configure DNS Servers¶First, configure the DNS servers on the firewall.Warning...
Bridged networking can be used to configure your pfSense virtual machine to be a NAT firewall for other virtual machines on the same host or could even be used as an extra filter for a web server for example. Specific steps and configurations are needed to allow the pfSense router to work...
After configuring a hostname with a provider, configure the firewall with matching settings.Dynamic DNS Settings¶ Most providers have the same, or similar options. There are a few types with custom options that will be covered later in this section. Disable: Check to disable the entry, or...
Add Firewall Rules for Synchronization¶To complete the Sync interface configuration, firewall rules must be added to both nodes to allow synchronization.At a minimum, the firewall rules must pass configuration synchronization traffic (by default, HTTPS on port TCP 443), pfsync traffic, and Ke...
If this box is checked, when a private IP address is detected on the selected Interface, a check is done to determine what the actual public IP address is, and then that IP address is used for the DNS update. Update Source: Interface or address from which the firewall will send the ...
This feature allows much greater flexibility in settings as it will configure clients to match what is set on the server specifically rather than making the server accommodate the default settings on various operating systems.This package is exclusive to pfSense® Plus software and is not available...
Configure the trunk port The port to which the firewall running pfSense® software will be connected must be configured as a trunk port, tagging all possible VLANs on the interface. Configure the access ports Configure ports for internal hosts as access ports on the desired VLANs, with untag...
This feature allows much greater flexibility in settings as it will configure clients to match what is set on the server specifically rather than making the server accommodate the default settings on various operating systems.This package is exclusive to pfSense® Plus software and is not available...
A number to uniquely identify this tunnel. Server IPv4 Address: IP address of the HE.net tunnel server Client IPv4 Address: The external IP address of the firewall Server IPv6 Addresses: The IPv6 address used inside the tunnel for the remote endpoint. Client IPv6 Addresses: The IPv6 ad...