Transform Your Home Network with PFSENSE 2.7! Step-by-Step Setup Guide for Beginners

[@mullthedroneguy]

You are a genius brother, you explain it so well. I have tried to follow this setup but without the switch. I have 3 main devices 1. ISP Model 2. 4 x 2.5 Port fanless pc (pfsense) 3. TP Link archer router as access point but internet not working when connected to the WiFI, if connected to the ethernet it works. Please make a video on this without the router.

[@PoeLemic]

Very good topic to educate all of us about. I plan to do a PfSense router in my house. The Xfinity one is $14.99/month, and it's quite limiting. I sure hope I can learn lots from you & others.

[@IMakeStuff92]

Yes! It is awesome that i found this! Im a student who is looking to try out some stuff for practice and learning purposes. I have created my plan, and seeing this video really helped me visualize and confirm what i need to do! Instead of using a switch and AP i plan on buying a router (tplink ax6000) and using that in AP mode - For several reasons: 1. Its less to manage. 2. Its less to buy. 3. Its a good router with a lot of functionality and range too.

[@thetradingclassroom]

So useful! And perfect timing as have been looking at this for my home recently! Thanks! 👌

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Glad you enjoyed it mate! :)

[@j.r._7416]

Congrats on your new channel man!

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thank you so much mate!! Really appreciate the support! :)

[@allaboutcomputernetworks]

Brilliant video and very well explained.....👍

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thanks matey! :)

[@okanerdem]

thanks for the video. Just a qucik question, if my modem is not supporting bride mode and if the modem does not have a modem mode what happen? I mean if i disabled the wifi, can i use like this way? or modem must support bridge mode? Right now I'm using ISP modem with closed dhcp and dhcp is on the synology device. Wifi is managing by TP-Link deco mesh system. Modem is only using going to internet

[@michaelwalter6937]

Brilliant video and very well explained. Subscribed.

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

thank you so much for the support! :D

[@scoty_does]

Good video! Have you thought about doing an OPNSense video. I was on PFSense but moved over about a week ago. OPNSense looks alot more modern and isn't pushing you toward buying stuff.

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thanks mate! Yes I am planning a few videos on opnsense for soon! I just have a few more AI/ML videos to get out of my system! :D thanks so much for watching mate and for the support! :)

[@socxdbuck]

Great video mate. Keep em coming.

[@thor_thorsteinsson]

Good job and thanks, keep them coming 🙂

[@mariuspy]

9:49 who assigned the ip address? you didn´t set dhcp server

[@AcidAlexx]

So anything coming out of the firewall is a separate segmented vlan?

[@duanemyhre]

I have a mini ATX AMD 12 core 3.5 with an older SSD for my build. My 2.5 i225 QNAP 4 port card comes tomorrow. I will be adding ubiquity AP and a 8 port 2.5 switch soon. I hope you can help me through the journey. I’m so tried of the retail router disaster

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

That's great news! You will not regret! It's a tiny bit of a learning curve, but just persevere and you will be fine! :)

[@FamiljenVonMillfjard]

Hi ! We bought the Netgate 1100, do i really need to install the pfsense ? or is it some standard firewall inside the netgate hardware that will run by itself without software ?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

I am not sure, but if it comes with PFSense already installed, just check the version. If it's 2.7.2 your good, if not you can always upgrade. Hope this helps! :) And thanks for watching!

[@FamiljenVonMillfjard]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing I just got these mail from Netgate What do you think after reading this. Thanks for contacting Netgate! The Netgate 1100 is specifically designed to run pfSense Plus. When you purchase a Netgate 1100, it comes pre-installed with pfSense software.

[@TentsUp]

I am looking into this. The download and install looks different now of Pfsense ? Thanks for the video. O I can just hook my UniFi AP into switch and it will configure into network? Or do I need to do more ? Thanks 🙏

[@6omb7la]

Thanks for the detailed explanation, now the question is which pf sense is good for my home?

[@PeteBatko]

I having issues that DCHP is not being distributed to computers on different VLANs. My Setup: protectli Model-FW4B-0-8-120 PFSense Ubiquiti U6 Pro Netgear GS308PP switch (unmanaged) HP 2524 24 port managed switch (VLANs setup, but not sure if I have done it correctly) and waiting on arrival of TP-Link TL-SG3428 24-Port Gigabit Switch (managed) Starlink Gen1 router I have setup VLANs on PFSense as per your videos, but can't seem to get it working. Any help would be greatly appreciated Kind regards Pete

[@phizaal]

Perfectly timed video! Was just looking at buying a used pc for this purpose lol. I just thought of an idea to help you with your new journey on yt. You could create some custom windows ISO’s with some scripts to debloat windows to help you with the annoying pop ups on a fresh install. Even some scripts which you could just copy paste across from your host machine would do tbh :) I know you’re an IT man that loves to tweak things lmao 🤣 (could be wrong here lol)

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

hhehe that's a fun idea!! I will add it to my list! :) Thanks for the comment and the support mate! :)

[@repairstudio4940]

Great video 🎉 more please

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thanks so much!!!:))))

[@Saxoguy2010]

Great step by step instructions. I used Untangle firewall for years and I never had any issue, unfortunately Untangle has changed a lot and now it is very expensive and complicated. Is PFsense free?. Thanks a lot for your video. Keep doing videos like this..

[@PoeLemic]

free

[@chokoloytv8776]

Keep it up bro.. nice content, very informative.

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thanks for the support mate :)

[@oscargraveland]

Would you need a password for your ISP modem to switch it to bridge-mode or modem-mode ? How would one know what mode it is in and why is it important that it is on one of those modes, versus what other modes it might be in ?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Well it will all depend on your ISP. I guess for most ISP's all you really need is to go to the ISP router admin page (which you can find by accessing your default gateway). You will need a user and password but you can request that from your ISP. Some routers also come with that info in the back or side. If your router is working on it's own, without any other additional device and your wifi is also working it is in router mode most likely. But once you access your isp router admin page, just go through the menus to check if you have that option. Hope this helps! :)

[@oscargraveland]

@@DigitalMirrorComputingThat was a very detailed reply, thank you very much. I used to be able to log in, but then they replaced my modem and I never tried after that. I only use it as a modem, I got my own router with WiFi after it. Thank you for the info. Will have to try it again once the family is out. LoL Never change router settings when wifes and teenagers are using the internet. 🙂

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

@@oscargraveland Good luck mate! :)

[@Covey08]

Nice Start!

[@shivakts]

I have installed pfsense 2.7 in phycial machine, but after complistion of all setup only LAN IP was showing to 192.168.1.1/24, WAN (static) IP was not showing? still I'm unable to access the pfsense main page

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

try rebooting the system and you turn on and off your cable modem. Also make sure the cable modem is on the correct ethernet port! good luck! :)

[@zaneklavina8828]

Awesome, thank you for sharing 🙌🙌🙌

[@MarkWoodhall]

Great video friend. I have an old NETGEAR router with an extender at the back of the house. Would love to improve our network with what you showed in this video, I’m not hugely technically minded but found this fairly easy to follow which I like. My question is, is there a way to enable a wireless signal for mobiles/tablets etc as we have already and to extend the signal to the back of the house? What product would be recommended to use with PFSense/fanless pc?

[@Sirius-me5zy]

Hi ,I click finish nothing happens, anyone can help

[@anand-nb4bb]

Hi Bro, I need your help. I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop and it has a VPN settings configured on it. I think its managed through pfsense I use this VPN to connect to my work environment Now my query is that when I connect to this VPN I connect to my work network & am able to work inside it, but this disconnects the internet connectivity that is working on my base machine. I want the internet to be working on my base system as well & also should be able to connect to my work network as a lot of websites are blocked inside the work network. Split Tunneling is enabled on the VPN server but it seems my system is missing some configuration which is causing it to not work Can you please tell me what settings I need to do on my laptop VPN to make this work. Kindly help. Thanks & regards,

[@vadentek]

I don’t understand why you would only use that wireless router for VR gaming. What’s wrong with the AP?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

I like to have it dedicated for VR to avoid latency! You are right though, it works great with my AP especially now with the Quest 3 which supports 6Ghz. But I only have a Quest 2 :D

[@theyorkshiretrophy272]

Hey great video, really useful however noticed the link for the mini pc does not work any thoughts on an alternative. Cheers

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Thanks a lot for letting me know mate! I am new to this and didn't know we need to verify the links with youtube in order to embed them in the description. I've updated it now with the direct link, so please see if it works for you! :) Thanks for the support and happy new year!

[@theyorkshiretrophy272]

That’s spot on thank you very much that worked a treat and have a great new years

[@amoryblaine1102]

can I us epfsense on its own without the kindgdel thingie?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

You can use it anywhere you want mate, I just use the fanless pc because it's the most affordable thing I could find with 2.5Gbe. But you can use it anywhere or even buy their netgate hardware which comes with pfsense.

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

well, by "anywhere" it needs to be amd64 cpu. It doesn't run on ARM.

[@PedroLopez-yo7nr]

Thank you. Great video.

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Glad it helped mate! :)

[@metamask0x]

Hello Sir ! Very Informative Tutorial ! Can you do a Captive Portal setup with Wireless Router for a Guest Network Next ...If you have the time Of course :)

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

I will add it to my todo list! thanks for the support! :))

[@metamask0x]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing 🙏🙏🙏

[@xwired3985]

Thanks for the great video. I so want to do this but my tin foil hat is preventing me from buying one of them. The N100 PCs with 4-2.5g ports is very compelling, but isn't it possible that something nefarious could be hard coded in the firmware ?

[@piggroll]

Bro, are u brazilian?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Portuguese! :)

[@piggroll]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing Wow! Cool!

[@kbsao5]

Brasileiro?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

Portugues! :D

[@kbsao5]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing Então vou responder em português 😁. Gostei muito do seu vídeo. Entendi perfeitamente seu inglês. Excelente explicação e didática. Parabéns pelo vídeo.

[@kbsao5]

Now I have a doubt. What do you think is best: manage VLANs in pfsense or in a layer 3 switch?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

@@kbsao5 I have a video on vlans!!

[@FieldHugh-b4y]

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[@opensourcepandit]

HI, Insightful but not helpful as the 2.7.2 set up has changed a bit and you are eating few steps along the way

[@arnoldsmit3289]

OPNSense is better option, its slightly faster, user interface is more slick. But most important, regular updates. I was a happy Pfsense user, but switched to OPNsense since I have a 2Gb internet connection. I could handle those speeds better than pfsense on the same hardware.(vm)

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

I use both! Regarding the speed I am not sure I believe that and as for the interface it's totally down to the user! I very much prefer PFSense. I find it a lot simpler to use. BUT, that halt and restart buttons under diagnostics sure is stupid! :D

[@arnoldsmit3289]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing if you would like, I could post several speedtest results. The jitter is consistently lower OPNSense, 1 or 0ms vs 2 or 3ms pfsense. Also the download speed on average 40 Mbps higher, upload on average 20. Measured in exactly the samen VM on a 2 Gb internet connection.

[@Pizzapartyat9Tk]

opensense dose a better job for hardware support but they still wait for netgate the creators of pfsense to commit some code for fixes as opensense laggs behind their both are quite good tho

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

@@Pizzapartyat9Tk I love opnsense as well mate! I used both! I just think for beginners pfsense is easier to get on. But I am planning to make some opnsense videos in the future also! pfsense, opnsense = win!

[@repairman2be250]

2GB Internet! Where on earth would that be?

[@davidnee6157]

Beginners? I think not! Why do this? What is the reason someone would do this?

[@DigitalMirrorComputing]

I think the real question is "why not?" :D

[@davidnee6157]

@@DigitalMirrorComputing You misunderstood me......maybe it was my question. What IS the reason for doing this? What does this do for my internet

[@ppal64]

@@davidnee6157 For most home users, the advanced features of pfSense may be more than what’s strictly necessary. A standard ISP router is often sufficient for basic tasks like browsing the web, streaming, and managing multiple devices. However, pfSense offers benefits for users who want more control, security, or customization. Features like custom firewall rules, VPN support, and traffic management might be useful if you prioritize privacy, want to manage internet speed across devices, or need more robust security. Similarly, advanced monitoring and content filtering could appeal to users who want to keep a close eye on their network or restrict access to certain websites. If you're comfortable with the extra setup and maintenance, pfSense can enhance the overall security, performance, and flexibility of your network, but for a basic home setup, it's often overkill. It depends on whether you want a "set-and-forget" solution or prefer more hands-on management.

[@TheTastefulThickness]

I had that shirt 20 years ago