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    Network Monitoring Without Proxy

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      scorpion2087
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I know that PFSENSE is proxy based firewall, but in my office i cant configure firewall because most of are laptop users, so is there is any option if i configure PFSENSE only for Monitoring not for Proxy firewall.

      For eg. i just want to check which user is using so much youtube or facebook or torrent. i just want monitoring not firewall system.

      and i want to configure all this on VMWARE HYPERVISOR

      please help

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Where did you get the idea that pfsense was a "proxy firewall" ??  There is a package(s) you can install to run a proxy on pfsense - but out of the box pfsense has no proxy support.

        What does laptop users have to do with running a firewall or proxy?

        "i just want to check which user is using so much"

        So your looking for top talker?  Pfsense will show you this out of the box to some extent with – see attached.

        As to running "firewall"  What are you running now?  Pfsense yes is firewall, but if you set rules to any/any your just really routing traffic.. Still confused by why "laptops" would have anything to do with firewall or router or proxy, etc.

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          scorpion2087
          last edited by

          Thanks Buddy

          I am new with PF SENSE i saw people are using it with Proxy thats why i thought its a proxy based fiirewall.
          and for monitoring part eg:

          in my office one user is using so much you tube so i want to monitor, which links user was browsing.

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          • JeGrJ
            JeGr LAYER 8 Moderator
            last edited by

            That sort of monitoring has nothing to do with the core concept of a packet filtering firewall. It can be done with one of the various packages but I'd still say your are not aware what exactly pfsense or a border gateway / firewall is for in the first place?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              I assume you mean BYOD style laptops, something over which you cannot enforce a proxy policy.
              You can use Squid in transparent mode such that all devices will use it be default.

              Steve

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                barryherne
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                Have you thought of trying the usual network monitoring tools? There are so many of them. I know that Anturis http://www.anturis.com can work with BYODs and it has been designed to work various system within the company network.

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                  Darkk
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                  You can use something like Security Onion to monitor your network.  It's very in-depth security and monitoring tool.  This is probably overkill what you need but wouldn't hurt to take a look.

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