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post Apr 30 2019, 08:27 AM

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QUOTE(Anime4000 @ Apr 29 2019, 10:09 PM)
oh, it just like using PiHole as DNS Server to block ads
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Not really.

PFSense / Untangle / Sophos are firewalls that can detect suspicious activities eg port scanning / flooding / SSL Cert mismatch etc.

Pi-Hole can block traffic from known list of malicious sites or ad sites.

Both complement each other. Trend Micro solutions in higher-end Asus/TP-Link routers do both things to some extent.

 

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