The number of changes implemented from the previous version is quite large

Dec 21, 2011 14:20 GMT  ·  By

PfSense, a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router, is now at version 2.0.1.

PfSense 2.0.1 is a maintenance release and is recommended for all installations. Users can upgrade from any previous release directly to version 2.0.1.

The changelog is quite large and it covers a lot of areas, from stability to various networking fixes. Here are some of the more important changes in PfSense 2.0.1:

· The ability to kill relayd when restarting has been added; · DNS load balancing is now available; · RRD upgrade/migration and backup problems have been fixed; · Policy route negation for VPN networks has been fixed; · LDAP custom port handling has been repaired; · CARP status widget will now properly show “disabled” status; · Clarified text for media selection.

Download PfSense 2.0.1 right now from Softpedia.