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  1. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Cisco uses linux on their routers, correct? Why don't they use BSD? I'm asking because it's something I'm challenging in my mind, linux vs BSD for routers.
  2. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    For me personally, the best business model is give me something that is 80% stable and free to test it at home, then learn from my experience and sell it to big companies 100% stable to pay your bills. VyOS and Redhat does that.
  3. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    It's more than that. It is buying something (an alternative) vs paying subscription forever.
  4. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Netgate asks businesses to pay $400/y that is as good as free if a company buys a server that costs $30.000 and use it on datacenter and offices. Then asks lab users for $139/y per device but labs have more than one routers (virtual of physical) to test things out. They could give a trial...
  5. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Thank you @sfx2000 for the useful information! My concern is mostly about PPPoE since in my country is used in all connections (even the FTTH Gigabit ones). PPPoE is single threaded and can use only a fraction of the CPU resources. So I am thinking if I should pay for the license of pfSense...
  6. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    NAT, PPPoE (we use it in my country), VLAN routing..
  7. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Can you get hardware acceleration on your Debian routers or on your *sense ones?
  8. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    The comparison between Netgate and Apple makes me miss the Airport routers even more ;)
  9. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    pfSense Plus gets updates 3 times per year instead of 1 and it has Boot Environments.
  10. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    You can use whatever domain they offer (noip as for an example) and then link this domain to Cloudflare using CNAME.
  11. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Their boxes get updates until their EOL, meaning they stop it whenever they want.
  12. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Thank you @ddaenen1 I value the feedback that comes from your extensive experience. Netgate's change of strategy has made me rethink the way I use my firewall in general. Should I keep putting all the services in one box (like HAproxy, certs, VPN etc) and rely on a single vendor or outsource...
  13. Christos

    pfSense No More Without Paid Version?

    Leaving pfSense behind, I consider Mikrotik's RouterOS as the most valuable software to invest time into. It has a decent price of $45 one-time purchase if you wan to install it on your own x86 hardware and if you ever need to buy new hardware, their routers and wifi are very cheap, in contrast...
  14. Christos

    WiFi 7... Arriving 'soon'.

    I always skip first gen. I moved to WiFi 5 as soon as we got “wave 2” and I will leave it for WiFi 6E.
  15. Christos

    Using pfSense with a L3 core switch

    The free Home+Lab version of pfSense Plus is officially revoked. https://www.netgate.com/blog/addressing-changes-to-pfsense-plus-homelab I am considering to migrate to Opnsense or Mikrotik RouterOS that costs $45 for installation on custom x86 pc. What are you guys planning to do?
  16. Christos

    Using pfSense with a L3 core switch

    I'm afraid it is $400 per year, not $129. In comparison, Mikrotik asks for $45 if you want the ISO image to install on your own hardware.
  17. Christos

    News RV340/345 Security Vulnerability

    Which firewall should this be? A consumer firewall that would block the hole for a couple of years or an open source firewall that would get updates for longer, but is harder to setup?
  18. Christos

    Looking for a new routers to replace my Cisco RV320. The last security update came out in 2021.

    I use pfsense on a Minisforum Mini PC and it has been rock solid for the past 2 years. Software is free for home usage, so it will get updates as long as the hardware is alive.
  19. Christos

    Faster Network

    Consoles detect network connection and categorise it to 3 (NAT) levels: NAT3 is when the console is behind CG-NAT or a restrictive firewall like pfsense. NAT2 is when the console is behind a normal NAT router. (most common) NAT1 is when the console is connected directly to the internet, via...
  20. Christos

    Faster Network

    Two questions: 1. does she play on console (playstation or xbox)? 2. are you using a pfsense/opnsense router? If yes, then you should fix the "Nat Type 3" problem that makes gaming very very slow! https://www.ceos3c.com/pfsense/strict-nat-pfsense-ps4-xbox-fix/
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