I have used a lot of FW OS's throughout the years but these days i stick with OPNsense Its been running very well for both on dedicated hw and in VMs. Previously i was using PFsense which is just as good but slightly different, mostly in the UI/features where OPNsense is fresh/uptodate and PFsense is more minimalistic and focused on total reliability.
I switched over because OPNsense supported the newer tech which is what i needed, its not totally without issues though.. currently its undergoing some updates and its spitting quite some error logs for no reason. Everything works well though, i've not experienced any breaking changes but thats exactly why many people prefer PFsense. At the end of the day they are both great. Try either and stick with what you enjoy using.
OPNsense's biggest weakpoint is easy IDS configuration, PFsense has a great plugin which is easy to setup... but aside the IDS config .. evrything else feels more intuitive and easier to setup/manage.
OPNsense has more plugins, PFsense very few in comparison.
OPNsense has a great UI, while PFsense has menus that are a mess but its do able.
... agh just try both and see what you like
I have used a lot of FW OS's throughout the years but these days i stick with OPNsense Its been running very well for both on dedicated hw and in VMs. Previously i was using PFsense which is just as good but slightly different, mostly in the UI/features where OPNsense is fresh/uptodate and PFsense is more minimalistic and focused on total reliability.
I switched over because OPNsense supported the newer tech which is what i needed, its not totally without issues though.. currently its undergoing some updates and its spitting quite some error logs for no reason. Everything works well though, i've not experienced any breaking changes but thats exactly why many people prefer PFsense. At the end of the day they are both great. Try either and stick with what you enjoy using.
OPNsense's biggest weakpoint is easy IDS configuration, PFsense has a great plugin which is easy to setup... but aside the IDS config .. evrything else feels more intuitive and easier to setup/manage.
OPNsense has more plugins, PFsense very few in comparison.
OPNsense has a great UI, while PFsense has menus that are a mess but its do able.
... agh just try both and see what you like
I like this Firewall/Router distro. It is very powerful. It is quick to update which is both good and bad. I've had a few updates break functions needed for my network, I always wait a week before updating because of this.
I like this is true BSD. It used to be based on HardnedBSD but not has returned back to FreeBSD, like the other BSD router software which is also very good in its own way. I feel the developers are more focused now and I see a lot of good features added and un-needed ones removed. It has also forked long enough where they are forging their own path with very little legacy code.
Version: 22.1 Rating: 9 Date: 2022-02-02 Votes: 5
I have this running smoothly on a Dell Precision T1700 using on-board NIC and USB Ethernet adapter. The OS had no trouble detecting the hardware and installing the appropriate drivers. Rock-solid stable and full of features.
Best firewall/router solution ever i used. Simple and ergonomic UI, in contrast to the similar products. Using it for 4 years in our organization and remote departments. This is very feature rich and flexible solution include bleeding-edge vpn technologies like wireguard and many more.
Was using PfSense for years with no problems for a home firewall. By chance I ran into OPNSense on DistroWatch. Thought I'd give it a try. Was not happy that PfSense changed to require a dedicated disk. Also ran OPNSense from a disk. Found that we did not require the IDS/IPS systems, so happily reverted back to a USB base install. Other than a few issues converting configuration from PfSense to OPNsense, and re-instating my firewall rules, I've had no issues. OPNsense scheduler did a better automatic optimization than PfASense's WRT bufferbloat. So I found both PfSense & OPNSense very good, but plan to stay with OPNSense so that I can free-up an SSD for more important play.
I run through many firewall distros last 20 years in my networks and onsite in my clients.
There was three main distros that deserves attention: IPFire, pfSense and OPNsense. The last one is youngest and best developed with the most feature. With an addon called Sensei it's best NGFW you can use today, and on top of it - it have free version - no hassle. You have to know some rules of thumb about BSD and especially netmap, hardware offloads and VLAN configuring.
It's just the best.
I have used a lot of FW OS's throughout the years but these days i stick with OPNsense Its been running very well for both on dedicated hw and in VMs. Previously i was using PFsense which is just as good but slightly different, mostly in the UI/features where OPNsense is fresh/uptodate and PFsense is more minimalistic and focused on total reliability.
I switched over because OPNsense supported the newer tech which is what i needed, its not totally without issues though.. currently its undergoing some updates and its spitting quite some error logs for no reason. Everything works well though, i've not experienced any breaking changes but thats exactly why many people prefer PFsense. At the end of the day they are both great. Try either and stick with what you enjoy using.
OPNsense's biggest weakpoint is easy IDS configuration, PFsense has a great plugin which is easy to setup... but aside the IDS config .. evrything else feels more intuitive and easier to setup/manage.
OPNsense has more plugins, PFsense very few in comparison.
OPNsense has a great UI, while PFsense has menus that are a mess but its do able.
... agh just try both and see what you like
I have used a lot of FW OS's throughout the years but these days i stick with OPNsense Its been running very well for both on dedicated hw and in VMs. Previously i was using PFsense which is just as good but slightly different, mostly in the UI/features where OPNsense is fresh/uptodate and PFsense is more minimalistic and focused on total reliability.
I switched over because OPNsense supported the newer tech which is what i needed, its not totally without issues though.. currently its undergoing some updates and its spitting quite some error logs for no reason. Everything works well though, i've not experienced any breaking changes but thats exactly why many people prefer PFsense. At the end of the day they are both great. Try either and stick with what you enjoy using.
OPNsense's biggest weakpoint is easy IDS configuration, PFsense has a great plugin which is easy to setup... but aside the IDS config .. evrything else feels more intuitive and easier to setup/manage.
OPNsense has more plugins, PFsense very few in comparison.
OPNsense has a great UI, while PFsense has menus that are a mess but its do able.
... agh just try both and see what you like
I like this Firewall/Router distro. It is very powerful. It is quick to update which is both good and bad. I've had a few updates break functions needed for my network, I always wait a week before updating because of this.
I like this is true BSD. It used to be based on HardnedBSD but not has returned back to FreeBSD, like the other BSD router software which is also very good in its own way. I feel the developers are more focused now and I see a lot of good features added and un-needed ones removed. It has also forked long enough where they are forging their own path with very little legacy code.
I have this running smoothly on a Dell Precision T1700 using on-board NIC and USB Ethernet adapter. The OS had no trouble detecting the hardware and installing the appropriate drivers. Rock-solid stable and full of features.
Best firewall/router solution ever i used. Simple and ergonomic UI, in contrast to the similar products. Using it for 4 years in our organization and remote departments. This is very feature rich and flexible solution include bleeding-edge vpn technologies like wireguard and many more.
Was using PfSense for years with no problems for a home firewall. By chance I ran into OPNSense on DistroWatch. Thought I'd give it a try. Was not happy that PfSense changed to require a dedicated disk. Also ran OPNSense from a disk. Found that we did not require the IDS/IPS systems, so happily reverted back to a USB base install. Other than a few issues converting configuration from PfSense to OPNsense, and re-instating my firewall rules, I've had no issues. OPNsense scheduler did a better automatic optimization than PfASense's WRT bufferbloat. So I found both PfSense & OPNSense very good, but plan to stay with OPNSense so that I can free-up an SSD for more important play.
I run through many firewall distros last 20 years in my networks and onsite in my clients.
There was three main distros that deserves attention: IPFire, pfSense and OPNsense. The last one is youngest and best developed with the most feature. With an addon called Sensei it's best NGFW you can use today, and on top of it - it have free version - no hassle. You have to know some rules of thumb about BSD and especially netmap, hardware offloads and VLAN configuring.
It's just the best.
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