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<blockquote data-quote="Kaffee4Eck" data-source="post: 1122862" data-attributes="member: 46308"><p>Absolutely, I do believe that <strong>OPNsense provides significantly more protection</strong> for my network — and here’s why:</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><p></p><h3> <strong>1. Full Visibility & Control</strong></h3><p></p><p>With OPNsense, I have <strong>deep insight into every packet</strong>, every connection, and every device — not just logs, but real-time flow inspection, application-level analysis (with ZenArmor), and custom rule enforcement down to specific VLANs and user groups.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Unlike most commercial routers or all-in-one solutions</strong>, OPNsense allows me to build an environment based on the <strong>principles of Zero Trust</strong>, not just basic firewalling.</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><p></p><h3><strong>2. True Network Segmentation</strong></h3><p></p><p>I use VLANs to isolate:</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Work devices</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">IoT</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guest devices</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Malware testing labs<br /> ... each with <strong>individual firewall rules, DNS control, and security policies</strong>.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Compromising one device ≠ compromising my network.</strong> That’s a fundamental layer of protection commercial routers rarely offer in a meaningful way.</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><h3></h3><h3><strong>3. IDS/IPS with Active Threat Blocking</strong></h3><p></p><p>By running <strong>Suricata in inline mode</strong>, OPNsense actively blocks:</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Exploits</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Botnet traffic</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Known malicious payloads and scans<br /> I feed it with <strong>custom rulesets and global threat intelligence feeds</strong> (e.g., ThreatFox, ET Pro, AbuseIPDB), and can fine-tune it to my environment.</li> </ul><p></p><hr /><p></p><h3><strong>4. DNS Security & Privacy</strong></h3><p></p><p>Combining <strong>Unbound DNS resolver</strong> with <strong>AdGuard Home</strong> gives me complete DNS filtering, blocking malicious domains, ads, telemetry — with DNSSEC, DNS-over-TLS/DoH, and per-client filtering.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>No third-party DNS provider</strong> is involved unless I explicitly allow it — privacy stays within my infrastructure.</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><p></p><h3><strong>5. Enterprise-Grade Layer 7 Filtering (with ZenArmor)</strong></h3><p></p><p>Using ZenArmor, I have access to:</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Application-aware firewalling</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Country blocking</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bandwidth-aware policies</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Content filtering<br /> ... all with reporting and real-time stats.</li> </ul><p></p><p>This is <strong>beyond what even most SMB firewalls offer</strong>, let alone consumer devices.</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><h3></h3><h3><strong>6. Transparency, Open Source, and No Vendor Lock-in</strong></h3><p></p><p>OPNsense is <strong>fully open source</strong>, and I can audit, tweak, or extend every part of the system. No cloud dependencies. No silent data collection. No forced firmware updates.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That’s <strong>real control</strong>, and with it comes <strong>real trust</strong>.</p><p></p><p></p><hr /><h3></h3><h3>Conclusion</h3><p></p><p>OPNsense protects my network more than any closed consumer or SMB router ever could — <strong>not because of a brand</strong>, but because it gives me:</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Full control</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Granular enforcement</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Modern threat protection</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Auditable privacy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">True segmentation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And the freedom to evolve with my needs</li> </ul><p></p><p>It's not plug-and-play — it's <strong>powerful by design</strong>. And that's exactly what I want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kaffee4Eck, post: 1122862, member: 46308"] Absolutely, I do believe that [B]OPNsense provides significantly more protection[/B] for my network — and here’s why: [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2] [B]1. Full Visibility & Control[/B][/HEADING] With OPNsense, I have [B]deep insight into every packet[/B], every connection, and every device — not just logs, but real-time flow inspection, application-level analysis (with ZenArmor), and custom rule enforcement down to specific VLANs and user groups. [B]Unlike most commercial routers or all-in-one solutions[/B], OPNsense allows me to build an environment based on the [B]principles of Zero Trust[/B], not just basic firewalling. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]2. True Network Segmentation[/B][/HEADING] I use VLANs to isolate: [LIST] [*]Work devices [*]IoT [*]Guest devices [*]Malware testing labs ... each with [B]individual firewall rules, DNS control, and security policies[/B]. [/LIST] [B]Compromising one device ≠ compromising my network.[/B] That’s a fundamental layer of protection commercial routers rarely offer in a meaningful way. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [HEADING=2][B]3. IDS/IPS with Active Threat Blocking[/B][/HEADING] By running [B]Suricata in inline mode[/B], OPNsense actively blocks: [LIST] [*]Exploits [*]Botnet traffic [*]Known malicious payloads and scans I feed it with [B]custom rulesets and global threat intelligence feeds[/B] (e.g., ThreatFox, ET Pro, AbuseIPDB), and can fine-tune it to my environment. [/LIST] [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]4. DNS Security & Privacy[/B][/HEADING] Combining [B]Unbound DNS resolver[/B] with [B]AdGuard Home[/B] gives me complete DNS filtering, blocking malicious domains, ads, telemetry — with DNSSEC, DNS-over-TLS/DoH, and per-client filtering. [B]No third-party DNS provider[/B] is involved unless I explicitly allow it — privacy stays within my infrastructure. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][B]5. Enterprise-Grade Layer 7 Filtering (with ZenArmor)[/B][/HEADING] Using ZenArmor, I have access to: [LIST] [*]Application-aware firewalling [*]Country blocking [*]Bandwidth-aware policies [*]Content filtering ... all with reporting and real-time stats. [/LIST] This is [B]beyond what even most SMB firewalls offer[/B], let alone consumer devices. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [HEADING=2][B]6. Transparency, Open Source, and No Vendor Lock-in[/B][/HEADING] OPNsense is [B]fully open source[/B], and I can audit, tweak, or extend every part of the system. No cloud dependencies. No silent data collection. No forced firmware updates. That’s [B]real control[/B], and with it comes [B]real trust[/B]. [HR][/HR] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Conclusion[/HEADING] OPNsense protects my network more than any closed consumer or SMB router ever could — [B]not because of a brand[/B], but because it gives me: [LIST] [*]Full control [*]Granular enforcement [*]Modern threat protection [*]Auditable privacy [*]True segmentation [*]And the freedom to evolve with my needs [/LIST] It's not plug-and-play — it's [B]powerful by design[/B]. And that's exactly what I want. [/QUOTE]
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