Written by pfSense co-founder Chris Buechler and pfSense consultant Jim Pingle, this Definitive Guide to pfSense covers installation and basic configuration through advanced networking and firewalling with the popular open source firewall and router distribution. This book is designed to be a friendly step-by-step guide to common networking and security tasks, plus a thorough reference of pfSense's capabilities. The book covers hardware and system planning, installation and upgrades, backups, firewalling fundamentals, port forwarding and Network Address Translation, bridging, Virtual LANs (VLAN), Multi-WAN, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) using IPsec, PPTP, and OpenVPN, traffic shaping, load balancing, wireless networking and captive portal setups, redundant firewalls and High Availability, system monitoring, logging, traffic analysis, sniffing, packet capturing, troubleshooting, and software package and third-party software installations and upgrades.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've been using pfSense for two years in a business environment and have been eagerly awaiting the release of this book. As with many open-source projects, my knowledge of pfSense has come primarily from first-hand experience and gleaning from other users experiences in forums. While this has certain advantages, it can't compare to a formal, organized breakdown of the product by people in the know and this guide delivers. I have had time to peruse the content and read in depth into several issues for which I could not find answers elsewhere. The discussion of various aspects of the platform goes beyond the simple setup model of other IT guides and actually discusses underlying dynamics, issues and their sources, and best practices beyond the vanilla setup. The writing is reasonable, even, and understandable. If you are using pfSense, this is an indispensable resource. I wish that I had access to this years ago as it would have saved numerous hours of development time.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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The timing of the release of this book comes at an excellent time. I have only been experimenting with pfSense for my home firewall for a few days now. I wanted something more powerful then the consumer solutions were able to offer and with pfSense and some old spare hardware, I have found my answer. I can now get many of the same features I expect from the enterprise grade firewall and router hardware I use at work, now at home for a tiny fraction of the price. I have spent the last 7 hours since receiving the book reading and going through the configuration steps on my firewall. Without this book to help guide me through the process, it would have taken much longer to get where I am now. I now have a decent understanding on how pfSense works and how to configure most of what I need. In a few more days, I should have finished reading the book and gone through the rest of the setup and configuration process and be up to speed with pfSense. I plan to roll pfSense out as a solution to several specialized needs at work and also for several tech savvy friends and co-workers that want something more then Linksys or Dlink can provide.
The book walks you through the process and explains what everything means and how it relates to the overall system. If you are currently using or thinking about using pfSense as a router/firewall solution, you need to check this book out. This book is going to save many hours of frustration and searching for the answers online. Two thumbs up! This is the must have reference for pfSense users!
-- Ubergeek / Systems Administrator
The book walks you through the process and explains what everything means and how it relates to the overall system. If you are currently using or thinking about using pfSense as a router/firewall solution, you need to check this book out. This book is going to save many hours of frustration and searching for the answers online. Two thumbs up! This is the must have reference for pfSense users!
-- Ubergeek / Systems Administrator
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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As one of the other reviewers stated, this book goes to the trouble of explaining why certain things work the way they do and what your options are when something isn't quite how you expected it. I have only read the setup chapter and browsed through some of the other chapters to see what is there. I have been using pfSense for over a year at work and am a huge fan of the system as it has remained a rock-solid application. I am very excited to use the book to help me improve the network as we implement VLANs and more.
For experienced administrators, I would recommend trying out pfSense and then buying this book when you see how many options are available to you. For new users, this is a great starting point and will walk you through the initial setup phase and choosing hardware so I recommend picking this up before you start. There is plenty of information for all in this book and it's a great way to help support the further development of the project!
*Update* 2/10/2011
I have read through the entire book now and it is all very helpful. I even started reading portions that I have no use for at the moment but knowing they are there helps me plan for the future. I am eagerly awaiting the release of pfSense 2.0 and even if some things have changed by then this book will still prove useful because it teaches you the fundamentals and is not afraid to go into the "why".
*Update* 1/11/2012
I now have been using 2.0 for a few months and although things have changed the book is still very helpful. Things may be in slightly different places but the concepts remain the same.
For experienced administrators, I would recommend trying out pfSense and then buying this book when you see how many options are available to you. For new users, this is a great starting point and will walk you through the initial setup phase and choosing hardware so I recommend picking this up before you start. There is plenty of information for all in this book and it's a great way to help support the further development of the project!
*Update* 2/10/2011
I have read through the entire book now and it is all very helpful. I even started reading portions that I have no use for at the moment but knowing they are there helps me plan for the future. I am eagerly awaiting the release of pfSense 2.0 and even if some things have changed by then this book will still prove useful because it teaches you the fundamentals and is not afraid to go into the "why".
*Update* 1/11/2012
I now have been using 2.0 for a few months and although things have changed the book is still very helpful. Things may be in slightly different places but the concepts remain the same.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
This is the book you need for PFsense
When ever I have to work on something, the first thing I do is gather knowlege from the guy that built it. This time was no exception. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Agent1911
DO NOT BUY THE KINDLE EDITION
I have this book in print. It's a fantastic book, a gold mine of information.
For easy reference I purchased the Kindle Edition.
This was a big mistake. Read more
For easy reference I purchased the Kindle Edition.
This was a big mistake. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Seppe De Loore
great information
Using this book, I deployed a PFsense machine, and it appears to be working fantastic. It is now my firewall, router, and DHCP server. Read more
Published 13 months ago by rmc
The pfsense Bible
I'm new to BSD and firewalling and I needed a hand to really get started with pfsense. This book is perfect for a newcomer like me and It will certainly help network administrators... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Rémy LEFEVRE
Great book on more than pfSense
I have to admit that pfSense: The Definitive Guide (pTDG) caught me off guard. I expected the book to mainly discuss installing and using the pfSense firewall appliance, which... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Richard Bejtlich
highly recommended
If you run pfSense, this is THE book to get.
Been running pfSense in several places for years,
wish this book had been around when I was messing with possible... Read more
Been running pfSense in several places for years,
wish this book had been around when I was messing with possible... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Steven Knights
This is a good book.
I found this book to be very useful. It not only gave me a good understanding of the pfsense system but it also explained several practical methods to deploy this system. Read more
Published 17 months ago by jason0
The Best Documentation for pfSense
I'm a self-taught computer geek with over 30 years of experience using, building, programming, networking and supporting PCs, Macs, Linux boxes, etc. Read more
Published 17 months ago by R. Cross
Must have guide for exotic configurations
I've been supporting myself as a System Administrator for over a decade, and pfSense is one of the best things to come down the pipe in that time. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Darnell Wilson
Very Good
This book its helping me a lot to understand this excelent firewall. Good book to buy.
Published 19 months ago by Dico
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