HOW TO SETUP OPNsense: From First Boot to Fully Functional (with IPv6!)

apalrd's adventures August 28, 2023
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From first boot to a fully functional OPNsense home network with both IPv6 and IPv6, come along for my basic setup guide! By the end of this video, you can have your brand new OPNsense router working at least as well as your old consumer router, and ready for some more advanced projects in the future! Feel free to suggest the more advanced OPNsense projects in the comments or on my Discord! https://discord.gg/xJsaEukAr4 My blog: https://www.apalrd.net/ Support me on Ko-Fi if you enjoy my content and find it useful: https://ko-fi.com/apalrd Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - Hardware 03:50 - First Boot Wizard 09:57 - Basics of IPv6 Delegation 15:02 - Debug Internet Connectivity 20:43 - DHCP and Router Advertisements 26:29 - Hardening DNS 32:15 - Hosting and Port Forwarding 37:04 - Next Steps

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