I appreciate pfSense offering something that's better than the average firewall, but I really wish they would just build it on top of the latest release of OpenBSD.
OpenBSD and pf really is the best. As noted above, FreeBSD has wandered off into the weeds with pf for no good reason. There have been so many improvements to pf since 2009 that I wouldn't even consider using something that old.
I used pfSense years ago when I was first learning firewalls. These days the best GUI for me is no GUI but a CLI, but some people don't want to take the time to build a firewall. Granted, once you know how to do it, it doesn't take that much time to build a firewall, but it does take time to understand what you're doing and why. But really, not that much time, considering the aggravation it can save you down the road.
OpenBSD and pf really is the best. As noted above, FreeBSD has wandered off into the weeds with pf for no good reason. There have been so many improvements to pf since 2009 that I wouldn't even consider using something that old.
I used pfSense years ago when I was first learning firewalls. These days the best GUI for me is no GUI but a CLI, but some people don't want to take the time to build a firewall. Granted, once you know how to do it, it doesn't take that much time to build a firewall, but it does take time to understand what you're doing and why. But really, not that much time, considering the aggravation it can save you down the road.