Block Ads in pfSense | Full Setup Tutorial
Learn how to block ads across your entire network using pfBlockerNG in this comprehensive 2025 setup tutorial. Whether you're running a home lab, protecting family devices, or managing small office traffic, this video walks you through configuring DNS and firewall rules to eliminate ads at the firewall level.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a powerful, ad-free internet experience—no browser plugins required.
💡 In this tutorial:
Step-by-step pfSense configuration for ad blocking
DNS Resolver & firewall rule optimization
Live demos to test ad block success
⏱️ Watch now to take full control of your network and improve browsing speed and privacy.
0:00 How to Install pfBlockerNG on pfSense (Ad Blocker)
0:52 How to Install pfBlockerNG-Devel (Package Manager)
2:01 pfBlockerNG Setup Wizard (Inbound/Outbound & VIP)
3:23 Before: Testing a Website With Ads
5:16 How to Force Update pfBlockerNG Lists
6:09 FIX: Ads Still Showing? (Clear DNS Cache & Reboot)
7:12 After: Ad-Free Website! (Test Results)
8:06 How to Block a Specific Website (Custom Domain List)
9:44 Applying & Testing the Custom Block (example.com)
11:56 Final Review
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