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#1
26.1 Series / Re: cloudflare blocklist
March 20, 2026, 10:29:59 PM
If I'm not mistaken you could also use their family DNS servers that [attempt to] block porn and malware. 1.1.1.3 & 1.0.0.3
#2
26.1 Series / Re: OPNSense Get Hacked
March 06, 2026, 03:25:52 AM
Quote from: notspam on March 06, 2026, 12:04:18 AMYou should correct the thread title.
The actual title is not the real situation.
There is no way readable you described in the past with a hack concerning opnsense.
So be so serious and change the title to whatever, i was hacked or so.

THIS!
#3
Well I'm not sure if this would compatible with your network configuration, but this worked very well for me.

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=50768.0
#4
Hardware and Performance / Re: Wireless
February 10, 2026, 01:15:19 AM
Thanks for the input!  I'll check it out.
#5
Hardware and Performance / Re: Wireless
February 09, 2026, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: passeri on February 09, 2026, 05:41:34 AMDo you mean an AP to attach to an interface on an existing Opnsense box?

At face value you are asking to run Opnsense on an ARM A53. How would you propose to do that with proven software?

LOL  Okay, I guess I missed the ARM A53 aspect of that box.
#6
Hardware and Performance / Wireless
February 09, 2026, 03:00:03 AM
I'm looking for fire up wireless using a box with OpnSense on it.  it'll be separate from my firewall.  I've used OpenWRT in the past, but I've always ended up bricking my unit, probably because I forgot which image I used originally and used a different/wrong image with subsequent updates.  Not sure if you've ever checked their download image lists, but it seems like there are HUNDREDS of different images for a single version of the software.  For this reason alone, I want to try an OpnSense wireless interface, but there's also the interface familiarity.

I've read that MediaTek is most compatible hardware acceleration and wifi 6.

So focusing on MediaTek, I was looking at this interesting little kit.  Any thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0G5JW186G
#7
General Discussion / Kea w/ Unbound?
February 07, 2026, 03:56:31 AM
Has anyone heard of or tried this?

https://github.com/JameZUK/os-kea-unbound

It LOOKS like it's a package that allows Kea DHCP to add leases to Unbound.
#8
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:25:03 AM
BufferBloat

Sorry, the pic is too large for upload, so I had to use this file format.  It's A+, but the bottom is the impressive part.  There appears to be minimal difference between the three tests.
#9
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:20:41 AM
Status

After using speedtest.net to test.
#10
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:20:15 AM
Rules 2
#11
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:19:18 AM
Rules
#12
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:18:44 AM
Queues
#13
Tutorials and FAQs / Re: Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:18:19 AM
Pipes

Updated the Pipe - Download pic showing Scheduler Type switch to WFQ.  This seemed to speed up Microsoft Teams initial connection before and during joining Teams meetings.
#14
Tutorials and FAQs / [HOWTO] Yet Another Shaper Tutorial
February 07, 2026, 03:17:50 AM
Greetings everyone.

I've been messing with trying to understand and subsequently configure, the OpnSense Shaper for a while now.  I would chalk it up mostly to my unfamiliarity with firewalls in general, but also not really understanding what needs to be prioritized.

I work from home, and one day my throughput went to crap.  Turns out one of the kids was downloading a new game.  All of a sudden I know what to prioritize. :)

I found a thread that got me started here, https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48936.0

With all the threads/questions regarding the Shaper, I figure I'd post my config here.  So if it helps someone, cool.  If not, cool too.

Something to note; the upload rule needed Firewall > Settings > Advanced > Shared Forwarding set to enabled (checked).

Something ELSE to note; your Windows config can also lead to a bad bufferbloat score.  For example, I moved my laptop (on wireless) from a C- to an A+ with the following command;

  netsh int tcp set global autotuning=disabled

Of course, ymmv.
#15
Okay!  Got it figured out!  It even honors the speed limits set on the pipe!

The Firewall > Settings > Advanced > Shared Forwarding option, to 'On' (checked).

Hope this helps someone.

-S