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Mastering pfSense

You're reading from   Mastering pfSense Manage, secure, and monitor your on-premise and cloud network with pfSense 2.4

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788993173
Length 450 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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David Zientara David Zientara
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Revisiting pfSense Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced pfSense Configuration 3. VLANs 4. Using pfSense as a Firewall 5. Network Address Translation 6. Traffic Shaping 7. Virtual Private Networks 8. Redundancy and High Availability 9. Multiple WANs 10. Routing and Bridging 11. Extending pfSense with Packages 12. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 13. Assessments 14. Another Book You May Enjoy

Questions

Answer the following questions:

  1. What term is used to refer to a network that is separate from the rest of the local network and provides services to users outside of the local network?
  2. What are the minimum specifications for pfSense in terms of CPU, RAM and disk space?
  3. How much memory does a state table entry require?
  4. Why is it a good idea to use checksums?
  5. What is the best filesystem choice for an organization that (a) requires support for filesystem-level encryption and data deduplication? (b) requires maximum backward compatibility?
  6. Identify the two places from which interface assignment can be done in pfSense.
  7. Identify at least four different valid configuration types for a pfSense interface.
  8. What is the default setting for Block Private Networks and loopback addresses (a) on the WAN interface? (b) an the LAN interface? (c) why?
  9. Identify two places within the web GUI where the time zone can be set.
  10. Identify at least three parameters that can be set in the Setup Wizard.
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Mastering pfSense - Second Edition
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