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    VPN gateway and pfSense router

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    • tinfoilmattT
      tinfoilmatt @Antibiotic
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      @Antibiotic if you absolutely need to use this other VPN device but still want to make use of pfSense's security services... then yes, #1 is the best option.

      you're correct that if you put the VPN device before pfSense (#2), then pfSense/Suricata/pfBlocker/etc. would have no way to inspect the encrypted VPN traffic passing through it.

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        Antibiotic @tinfoilmatt
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        @cyberconsultants Finally))) Thank's

        pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
        CPU: Intel N100
        NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
        RAM : 16 GB DDR5
        Disk: 128 GB NVMe
        Brgds, Archi

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          But, yes, why use two devices for that?

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            Antibiotic @stephenw10
            last edited by

            @stephenw10 I'm bought GLInet 2500A small VPN gateway before and don't have any ideas, how better to use with pfSense)))

            pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
            CPU: Intel N100
            NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
            RAM : 16 GB DDR5
            Disk: 128 GB NVMe
            Brgds, Archi

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Well you don't have to use it at all. 😉

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                Antibiotic @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 Could be but filling yourself that a wasted money, better use it)))

                pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                CPU: Intel N100
                NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                Brgds, Archi

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  Ha! It's running OpenWRT? You could probably run pihole on it or something similar.

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                    Antibiotic @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10 Yea OpenWRT but 21.02 snapshot officially, dont know why not a last release. You think its possible running pihole on him?

                    pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                    CPU: Intel N100
                    NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                    RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                    Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                    Brgds, Archi

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                      Antibiotic @Antibiotic
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                      @Antibiotic This box officially support AdguardHome in build.

                      pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                      CPU: Intel N100
                      NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                      RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                      Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                      Brgds, Archi

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        I don't know about pihole specifically by adguard does much the same thing and is in the OpenWRT software repo.

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