We have already demonstrated how packages can be used to extend the functionality of pfSense in previous chapters. For example, Snort is useful for blocking certain sites and for Layer 7 traffic shaping. HAProxy provides high availability and load balancing capabilities beyond what pfSense natively supports. Packages such as routed and FRRouting enable us to implement dynamic routing. These packages, however, only represent a fraction of what is available. The purpose of this chapter is to cover pfSense packages in greater depth. We will briefly discuss what issues package installation can raise, how to install packages from both the webGUI and the command line, and cover the most important packages. This includes ...
Extending pfSense with Packages
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