FreeBSD-ports VS pfSense

Currently running pfSense 2.6 and pfBlocker 3.2.0_4

I see that the package system_patches 2.2.2 and its installed but I see here https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/de76acb1d15fdff5587739ffdf6bb92eeb6b6e22 that 2.2.3 is apparently there but not able to see it as an update.

Running 23.05, why is suricata still on 6.0.10 version while 6.0.11 brings some netmap fixes and was committed to devel branch almost a month ago ? Update Suricata GUI package to support version 6.0.11 of the binary. · pfsense/FreeBSD-ports@7b3e46e (github.com)

The latest WG package version in pfSense+ 23.05-devel is currently 0.2.0_1, and the details of the commits on GitHub say "WireGuard support is now included in base."

I have installed PFBlocker Devel 3.2.0_3 on PFSense+ 23.01 and it works perfectly! I was able to install and do a basic configuration. I also added a feed or two for blocking ads, adult content etc. When I click on Update or Reload, I'm unable to use the internet until it is done reloading or updating and everything is back to normal after. It doesn't take very long and this is a home office so I'm not super worried about it. However, some of our clients made some changes without knowing this and caused some minor outages.

After upgrading to 3.2.0_2 there seems that there are no longer custom options which used to include pfblockerng inc is that regression or correct? thanks.

I suppose what I am expecting is for the following files to be in '/var/unbound': https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/blob/devel/net/pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG-devel/files/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfb_dnsbl.safesearch.conf https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/blob/devel/net/pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG-devel/files/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfb_dnsbl.youtube_restrictmoderate.conf

One option is Firewalla Gold Plus, or you could buy a mini PC like it and run pfSense/OPNsense yourself.

Download and install pfsense as a virtual machine or partition: https://www.pfsense.org Configure it with the rules you want: https://youtu.be/VAGFGppSt74 Play with it, but be careful because it will block all traffic unless you check everything properly.

Another option is Firewalla, or buy a mini PC like it and run pfSense/OPNsense yourself. Two similar concepts, with the cost being either money or your DIY time. A lot of Firewalla users say that it's much easier for home use than pfSense/OPNsense, so you might find it worthwhile to spend a little more on it upfront and have to tinker less.

If you want firewall, I think you can use https://www.pfsense.org/ or https://opnsense.org/ , maybe running on an old PC or a Raspberry Pi. Not sure.

I've recently started using OPNsense. It's similar to pfSense, but seems to be considered a little more user-friendly.

For most router issues, I recommend people always put them in to dumb bridge mode and put a proper firewall like pfsense or opnsense as your gateway.

I have found that my historical average packet loss is about 0.02%. Something distinctly changed around 4/20 of this year, and now the average packet loss has gone up to 0.05% with spikes even higher, associated with periods of elevated ping times. It rarely did that before. Typically the IPv6 stack has more problems than v4 (especially an incident of packet loss on 4/28), and neither has been trouble-free since I started service in early 2020. My data comes from a pfSense installation.

I have done this using the Pfsense