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Learn pfSense 2.4

You're reading from   Learn pfSense 2.4 Get up and running with Pfsense and all the core concepts to build firewall and routing solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789343113
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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David Zientara David Zientara
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with pfSense FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing pfSense 3. Configuring pfSense 4. Captive Portal 5. Additional pfSense Services 6. Firewall and NAT 7. Traffic Shaping 8. Virtual Private Networks 9. Multiple WANs 10. Routing and Bridging 11. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 12. Assessments 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Questions

  1. (a) What type of DNS record maps hostnames to IPv4 addresses? (b) What type of DNS record maps hostnames to IPv6 addresses? (c) What type of record is used in reverse-DNS lookups?
  2. (a) What can happen if a DNS record contains false information? (b) What is a method we can use to prevent that from happening?
  3. (a) Name the two services available in pfSense for DNS. (b) What is the default service in the current version?
  4. (a) What port does DNS use? (b) What protocol does DNS use?
  5. What option on the DNS Resolver allows us to configure the service to resolve specific hostnames differently?
  6. What are the two forms of DDNS supported by pfSense?
  7. Under what circumstances might you want to configure pfSense’s NTP service?
  8. What command-line utility can be used to make sure the preferred NTP service is running?
  9. (a) In SNMP, what software is running on the managed devices? ...
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