“As a product test lab that specialises in technology such as Wi-Fi, it’s important that we’re at the bleeding edge”

Whether it’s wired or wireless, the latest developments in networking speed and reliability might prompt you to make a big upheaval. Here’s one man’s story on doing exactly that

JON HONEYBALL

After years of very solid service, I have moved away from pfSense running on a dedicated Netgate gateway appliance at the lab. Why move away from such an illustrious and well-regarded platform for the core lab network? Well, let me first say that pfSense is a superb piece of work – I have no qualms about using it again. It’s supremely flexible and has a wide range of add-on packages that you can install and tweak to get it working just how you want. The problem is that I am not, and never have been, a pfSense nerd. I have relied on the default configurations to work well, and they have. And that isn’t just a matter of trust: I have poked and probed it on both the LAN and…

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