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OPNsense
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9.5 from 6 review(s)
Version: 22.1.8
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-06-22
Votes: 19
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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.
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Version: 22.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-02
Votes: 5
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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.
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Version: 21.7.5
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-11-23
Votes: 5
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Have this running on an APU board in my home lab. So far I am liking it. Currently using pfsense but will switch over to OPNsense before the new year.
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Version: 21.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-08-01
Votes: 16
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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.
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Version: 21.1.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-13
Votes: 10
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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.
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Version: 21.1.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-02-14
Votes: 51
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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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Latest Reviews
Project: OPNsense
Version: 22.1.8
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-06-22
Votes: 19
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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.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 22.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-02
Votes: 5
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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.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 21.7.5
Rating: 9
Date: 2021-11-23
Votes: 5
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Have this running on an APU board in my home lab. So far I am liking it. Currently using pfsense but will switch over to OPNsense before the new year.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 21.7
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-08-01
Votes: 16
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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.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 21.1.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-05-13
Votes: 10
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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.
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Project: OPNsense
Version: 21.1.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2021-02-14
Votes: 51
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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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