Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?
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@michmoor said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
@DefenderLLC said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
Just in case you’re not aware, the EFG does not run Protect.
Ahhh good looking out. I didn't know that. Thats ok. Do still plan on getting a UDM or some variant.
I’m happy to speak with you about this before you make that decision. It’s not ideal to have two UniFi gateways connected to each other. It won’t work as intended unless you’re OK with a dual-NAT scenario. You can only have one network controller in use and one can’t manage the other.
If you don’t plan on running the other UniFi apps like talk or door access, I would just get one of their protect NVR‘s instead since it’s just a layer 2 device. Just something to think about.
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@michmoor said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
@DefenderLLC said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
Just in case you’re not aware, the EFG does not run Protect.
Ahhh good looking out. I didn't know that. Thats ok. Do still plan on getting a UDM or some variant.
Just ordered my EFG. :)
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@DefenderLLC need detailed review asap
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@michmoor said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
@DefenderLLC need detailed review asap
Will do! Know anyone that wants to buy a 6100 MAX with rack mount kit in pristine condition?
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@DefenderLLC Hmmmm…..
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To be fair, Unifi is great and all, with the UI design, simplicity, getting started with new devices, but you all seem to be forgetting about it's proprietary nature, which sure, if you're building a network for someone else, who cares, but for your homelab? I don't think I'd ever want to run an Unifi router as my main one. Protect on the other hand, being fully isolated from the internet, is plausible.
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@FoolCoconut said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
To be fair, Unifi is great and all, with the UI design, simplicity, getting started with new devices, but you all seem to be forgetting about it's proprietary nature, which sure, if you're building a network for someone else, who cares, but for your homelab? I don't think I'd ever want to run an Unifi router as my main one. Protect on the other hand, being fully isolated from the internet, is plausible.
They've really come around in the past year. The interface is just better. It's much easier to manage and you can easily integrate it with non-UniFi gear. I have doing that for several years including my 6100 MAX. It's gotten to the point where I don't really need pfSense anymore. Plus their switches and APs are awesome.
I say use what you want to use. My home lab is separate from all of this anyway.
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Side note I would like a new 2100 with dual Arm Cortex A76 processors. Man that would be wicked fast… also dual SSD ports one specifically for swap use, and maybe 8GB ram
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@michmoor PM sent.
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It's fun to keep getting news letters about how great the new version of pfsense is, and yet we are almost 2 months without updates and its starting to feel like netgate fired their entire dev team, never in over a decade have they been so quiet on the forums.
Can we tag this marketing woman, maybe she will have some insight into whats going on....
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@behemyth she actually replied to me this afternoon. Let me give you a screenshot!
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@DefenderLLC Thats not her, Sharon Snyder is the one who sends out the marketing emails.
I've never heard of a Glen Shok before lol...
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@behemyth said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
@DefenderLLC Thats not her, Sheri Snider is the one who sends out the marketing emails.
I've never heard of a Glen Shok before lol...
Actually I didn’t pay attention to the name until after I posted the screenshot. They did respond immediately though which I found interesting. His/her reply was pretty funny.
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not aged well my post. and not surprising.
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Not surprising, they have released a single update this entire year now, and with all the vulnerabilities that have been discovered, for a security focused company that just blows my mind.
I'm also shocked how tight lipped they are being. There has to be something going on behind the scenes. I wonder if some of the main developers left.
I know many of us are looking at other products. This is rediculous.
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They are rushing to complete this Multi-Instance Management (MiM) solution. It's a little late if you ask me. UniFi is lightyears ahead of Netgate when it comes to remote management and site-to-site automation.
IMHO, Netgate should have completed 24.08 and then added the MiM on the next release which probably won't even be done until the next version was due to come out anyway.
I recently sold my Netgate 6100 MAX to a forum member a few weeks ago in favor of the new UniFi Enterprise Fortress Gateway. Being able to inspect SSL/TLS traffic for $2k license-free was too good to pass up. That also makes the optional Proofpoint ET Pro subscription worth the $75/mo. since IDS/IPS will actually inspect the encrypted traffic now.
I love pfSense, but I needed something more. Say what you want about Ubiquiti, but they have really come around in the past two years.
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@behemyth Reading from what Netgate folks have mentioned on Reddit (a bit of reading the tea leaves) there are about 100 devs working at the company. Safe to say the majority of them are involved in the MIM project which is one if not the biggest project they have ever worked on. Netgate placed the due date on 24.08, not the consumer so the delay is on them. They are probably so far into development that they cant pull the code and just release 24.08 hence the almost 2 months delay.
That said, there isn't anything pending that I'm personally waiting for and there are no security concerns so might as well still wait.
I have to say the warm and fuzzies i do not have on this........edit: Its my view that Ubiquity is probably the closest competitor to pfSense in the SMB space and now they are targeting more mid tier Enterprise customers who require dynamic routing and TLS inspection and content control. Its going to be a very interesting next few years but competition is heating up
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@michmoor said in Can we get an update from pfsense team on 24.08 status?:
@behemyth Reading from what Netgate folks have mentioned on Reddit (a bit of reading the tea leaves) there are about 100 devs working at the company. Safe to say the majority of them are involved in the MIM project which is one if not the biggest project they have ever worked on. Netgate placed the due date on 24.08, not the consumer so the delay is on them. They are probably so far into development that they cant pull the code and just release 24.08 hence the almost 2 months delay.
That said, there isn't anything pending that I'm personally waiting for and there are no security concerns so might as well still wait.
I have to say the warm and fuzzies i do not have on this........Speak of the devil! How's my 6100 MAX treating you? :)
I do miss that tab always being opened on my browser!
And you're right... The next few years will be be interesting!
