pfSense SSH Key Authentication

Following on from previous posts about my new pfSense device I’m going to write a quick guide on how to add authorised SSH keys to a user account so one can move away from password based authentication when connecting over Secure Shell (SSH). There are many clients available for SSH connectivity and key generation, I … Read more

pfSense DNS Resolution for DHCP Leases

Name resolution makes life easier for everything so today I’ll show you how I’ve setup my pfSense device to perform DNS resolution on devices registered via pfSense DHCP.   pfSense General Setup – Domain In this example I’m going to use the default domain name configured with pfSense. Obviously this should be tweaked for your … Read more

pfSense Universal Plug and Play UPnP NAT-PMP Configuration

Following my recent purchase and deployment of a pfSense SG-4860 I’ve been working my way through the wealth of settings to get everything up and running. While taking a break I fired up my Playstation 4 and then found it wouldn’t connect out, a quick check showed it was trying to leverage ‘Universal Plug and … Read more