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General Discussion / Reasons to get OPNSense with Unifi General Home Use
« on: August 09, 2024, 09:27:19 am »
Hey guys
So i was wondering since ive been toying with OPNSense in a virtual machine environment/lab
OPNSense and unifi together, i do see some people who run a unifi gateway or switch and a OPNSense in a home lab, and i have so many questions about that
I have a unifi gateway ultra with a single U6+ AP and it works fantastic with default settings and ive considered buying a OPNSense
And considering im a just a general home user/gamer with a knack for tinkering with toys
one benefit i can personally think of might be adblocking or pihole, if they can be installed on an OPNSense device
First of is why? what benefit does it have over just using unifis firewall or default settings
What benefit does a firewall even serve a home user
Whats the setup like and how would they work together in tangent
So i was wondering since ive been toying with OPNSense in a virtual machine environment/lab
OPNSense and unifi together, i do see some people who run a unifi gateway or switch and a OPNSense in a home lab, and i have so many questions about that
I have a unifi gateway ultra with a single U6+ AP and it works fantastic with default settings and ive considered buying a OPNSense
And considering im a just a general home user/gamer with a knack for tinkering with toys
one benefit i can personally think of might be adblocking or pihole, if they can be installed on an OPNSense device
First of is why? what benefit does it have over just using unifis firewall or default settings
What benefit does a firewall even serve a home user
Whats the setup like and how would they work together in tangent