Subcategories

  • Discussions about packages which handle caching and proxy functions such as squid, lightsquid, squidGuard, etc.

    4k Topics
    21k Posts
    J
    @qupfer What did I bang my head over this strange 502 issue. Your solution did it! Thank you so much, even 2.5 years later!
  • Discussions about packages whose functions are Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention such as snort, suricata, etc.

    2k Topics
    16k Posts
    M
    Hi, I had a problem with my home network today, so I checked pfsense and discovered that suricata had blocked the wan ip. After some tests and triggering some suricata alerts, the wan ip was blocked. I restarted pfsense and ran some more tests, but the problem no longer occurred. I then checked the wan interface settings and indeed the ip list does not include the wan ip, both now that it's working and before, when it was blocked. I'm using pfsense 2.8.0 and suricata 7.0.8_2. I use PPPoE to access the Internet.
  • Discussions about packages that handle bandwidth and network traffic monitoring functions such as bandwidtd, ntopng, etc.

    571 Topics
    3k Posts
    dennypageD
    @Leon-Straathof Data retention settings are handled inside of ntopng. Documentation here. Pay attention to the RRD note. Also, if you've turned on some of the slice and dice time series information (is off by default), I'd suggest turning them back off. These balloon the storage requirements and are of little actual use.
  • Discussions about the pfBlockerNG package

    3k Topics
    20k Posts
    fireodoF
    @tinfoilmatt said in Failed or invalid Mime Type: [application/SIMH-tape-data|0]: (ASN data is IPinfo, not Maxmind) Thats correct but "GeoLite2-Country" is from Maxmind ... (that confused me) I'm considering simply adding "application/SIMH-tape-data" to the list to test. Thats what i tought too ... I'll try when I have the time for it ... Edit: I can confirm - adding "application/SIMH-tape-data" to the list at line 257 in /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc did the trick - no more error! Edit: OK, problem resolved but I would like to know, whats the cause for that error! (SIMH-tape-data sounds like a "blast from the past" ...) Thanks a lot!
  • Discussions about Network UPS Tools and APCUPSD packages for pfSense

    101 Topics
    2k Posts
    dennypageD
    @jhg said in NUT fails to start after 2.7.2 -> 2.8.0 upgrade: Interesting. I would have thought the initial reboot, which occurred as part of the upgrade, would have done the trick, but it took a second reboot, just now, to get things working. Glad you have it sorted. There was no difference in the output of usbconfig show_ifdrv at any point -- before or after unplugging/replugging the USB cable, nor after rebooting. ... Question: What would tell me whether or not a driver was loaded? If there were an attached driver, it should have shown up with the show_ifdrv command. If you use the command and look at the other usb devices, I think they will show attached drivers. I don't expect to see a driver attached to the ups, because there is a quirk that tells the OS to ignore that device (and not attach a driver). Look for idVendor and idProduct in the above output. The Vendor ID for your device is 0764, which corresponds to Cyber Power Systems, and the Product ID for your device is 0601, which is registered as "PR1500LCDRT2U UPS" (don't sweat an exact match for the name). You can see the quirk with the following command: [25.07-RC][root@fw]/root: usbconfig dump_device_quirks | grep 0764 VID=0x0764 PID=0x0005 REVLO=0x0000 REVHI=0xffff QUIRK=UQ_HID_IGNORE VID=0x0764 PID=0x0501 REVLO=0x0000 REVHI=0xffff QUIRK=UQ_HID_IGNORE VID=0x0764 PID=0x0601 REVLO=0x0000 REVHI=0xffff QUIRK=UQ_HID_IGNORE [25.07-RC][root@fw]/root: Your device is third on the list. The HID_IGNORE quirk says to ignore the device and not attach a driver. @jhg said in NUT fails to start after 2.7.2 -> 2.8.0 upgrade: You might consider adding this resolution to the release notes for 2.8. LOL... sorry, I don't have input to the release notes (I don't work here). While I wrote and maintain various packages, including NUT, I'm still just a volunteer. Most packages are actually written by volunteers.
  • Discussions about the ACME / Let’s Encrypt package for pfSense

    496 Topics
    3k Posts
    M
    And when you are on version 25.07.1 or 25.07 and then click on the reinstall button for the ACME package. It will downgrade. :) [image: 1755753389733-125fc31e-ef4f-4342-b364-48c2b03446c5-image.png]
  • Discussions about the FRR Dynamic Routing package on pfSense

    294 Topics
    1k Posts
    yon 0Y
    said in Please update frr on Pfsense+ to FRR 10.3: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15785 now frr 10.4.1
  • Discussions about the Tailscale package

    90 Topics
    599 Posts
    S
    Upgraded to 25.07 and facing the same issue. Tried the "tailscale up" command as suggested above but restarting the tailscale service kills the login again.[image: 1755715824513-tailscale_logged_out_25_07.jpg]
  • Discussions about WireGuard

    695 Topics
    4k Posts
    GertjanG
    @rosskan In theory, when you tunnel a 'VPN1' over another 'VPN2', VPN2 will see the originating IP as the one belonging to VPN1, not your real WAN IP. So far, ok. That said, when you subscribed to VPN1 and VPN2, you probably used your ISP IPv4 ^^ You installed the VPN1 (or2) application on your crappy laptop ?, if so, 'forget about it' ^^ 'as they know', the app is at an end point, and can see 'everything'. Don't forget that you pay for your VPN subscription, but you give them more then your money. They can see and use your data connection for 'data mining'. And they will make use of that data - by selling it. Why ? Because the share holders want a good financial result. If you need to connect two (your !) networks (or sites) together, use your own VPN solution. Don't use a commercial company. For example, take the ones you got with pfSense. If you really need to use that public network (aka : the Internet) to contact public servers, you are aware that the connection is already encrypted end-to-end ? That's what https is all about. 'http' doesn't really exist anymore / shouldn't be used. Also, you need to take other steps to be safe : you really should start with removing "windows 10" out of the equitation .... @rosskan said in What information can vpn provider see when I use wireguard?: does wireguard share the mac address of the ethernet port of the crappy laptop with vpn provider #2? MAC addresses travel on a local segment. Your laptop's MAC doesn't travel any further then the first hop, this is most probably your first router (gateway) like pfSense. Packet capture your traffic to check this. The Ethernet headers are not encrypted.
  • Install gkrellmd

    Locked
    1
    0 Votes
    1 Posts
    1k Views
    No one has replied
  • How can I create a config file that will automatically install packages

    Locked
    10
    0 Votes
    10 Posts
    4k Views
    B
    @jimp: It would also help to see the output of this when it is in the broken state: var_dump($config['installedpackages']['package']); Run that in the PHP Execute section of Diagnostics > Command. Sorry for the long delay. It's been a little while since I've had to deploy another system and I haven't had the time to troubleshoot this on its own. I did another one today, and the output of the above command was NULL. Notes doesn't work this time either, none of the packages do. Installed packages in the GUI shows nothing, but I do still have entries in the services menu that don't work, so I will have to reinstall al packages manually again. I appreciate your help on this, Jim. I should have another system to deploy soon so I'll be able to get back to you more quickly. Thanks.
  • Packet capture doesn't work when specifying port

    Locked
    6
    0 Votes
    6 Posts
    3k Views
    jimpJ
    I wouldn't worry about it too much. The package's xml passes lint, so it seems OK for me. If the fixed worked, it's probably fine.
  • Squid Proxy report + captive portal user

    Locked
    1
    0 Votes
    1 Posts
    2k Views
    No one has replied
  • Block p2p with squid

    Locked
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    7k Views
    T
    uTorrent will get out on a single open port including DNS. I have been unsuccessful in being able to completely block p2p. More and more p2p torrent applications will tunnel their way through anything. Even if you block every single tracker out there DHT will still work. If this is for a work environment or a place where there are professional consequences then the only way to handle p2p traffic completely is to have your users sign an agreement and hold them accountable when that agreement is broken.
  • LightSquid missing dates in report?

    Locked
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    2k Views
    K
    seems I am talking to myself here.. :( I parsed the access.log file and the dates are missing there also.. so either the user switched off the pfsense box or squid just stopped working…. No rotation was on, so perhaps the log files just got too big? Can someone tell me the relation of the Squid rotate log scheduler (for Squid light) and the Log rotate setting in my proxy server? Currently the latter is 30, if I make the Squid light setting "weekly at Saturday" surely I must change the squid setting to 7 then? thx.
  • 0 Votes
    3 Posts
    5k Views
    Z
    I downloaded the latest rules, enabled some of them and also enabled preprocessors. The directory snort is looking for does not exist, do you think it could be missing from the latest snort package? I didn't have this problem with the previous version.
  • [Snort] Blocked IP deleted after reboot of pfsense

    Locked
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    1k Views
    J
    I'll add it, but a warning, if your pc that connects to Pfsense gets blocked reboots will not save your skin. James
  • How to install mysql + php+ lighttpd?

    Locked
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    2k Views
    S
    Welcome to Installation With this option, it is possible to install phpBB3 onto your server. In order to proceed, you will need your database settings. If you do not know your database settings, please contact your host and ask for them. You will not be able to continue without them. You need: The Database Type - the database you will be using. The Database server hostname or DSN - the address of the database server. The Database server port - the port of the database server (most of the time this is not needed). The Database name - the name of the database on the server. The Database username and Database password - the login data to access the database. Note: if you are installing using SQLite, you should enter the full path to your database file in the DSN field and leave the username and password fields blank. For security reasons, you should make sure that the database file is not stored in a location accessible from the web. phpBB3 supports the following databases: MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported) PostgreSQL 7.3+ SQLite 2.8.2+ Firebird 2.1+ MS SQL Server 2000 or above (directly or via ODBC) Oracle Only those databases supported on your server will be displayed. How to complete them?
  • Conflict between CountryBlock and IPBlockList?

    Locked
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    T
    This has been fixed for both packages. Thank you for pointing this out.
  • 0 Votes
    2 Posts
    12k Views
    M
    I had similar problem with some sites (sorceforge.net was one of them) with the same error. The problem was snort and an ET rule. Find the IP of that site and search in the blocked (snort) IPs and search for an Alert with the IP in /var/log/snort/alert file.
  • Squid problem after restore

    Locked
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    3k Views
    X
    I have been running into problems when it comes to updating squid. I just install squid3, uninstall squid, uninstall squid3 install squid. Could be I just need to redo the FWs but it works for now, at least for me its not that big a deal.
  • Newbie needs help installing freebsd ventrilo package

    Locked
    6
    0 Votes
    6 Posts
    3k Views
    T
    I have decided to install that on a different machine since it will be for internal use only.
  • Getting internal IP in snort logs?

    Locked
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    J
    OK. I setup a second instance in logging-only mode with just the rules that would be relevant to the workstations I'm concerned with (virus, malware, phishing, etc). After I get a better idea of what rules are relevant to the LAN, and which are relevant to the WAN, I'll divide the rulesets between the two sensors and have both operate in blocking mode. I think this would be the most efficient use of resources.
  • Havp strange problem

    Locked
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    3k Views
    jimpJ
    I rolled the 1.2.3 package down to the previous version again. I had feedback from someone on the forum who said it worked after the change was made, but it seems to cause problems for others. After about 5 minutes it should show up on the package server.
  • Snort changelog?

    Locked
    1
    0 Votes
    1 Posts
    1k Views
    No one has replied
  • Stupid snort 1.32 GUI

    Locked
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    4k Views
    S
    james, sorry, but i have problem with snort on pf 2, all images was broken, not only snort,.. now it is ok :) you can imagine how piss i was  ;)
  • [SOLVED]Squid ad Squidguard status running but not filtering

    Locked
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    4k Views
    A
    well i am sorry to bother you. i guess my mistake though. I even tried to install 1.2.3 which at first run on the default config ACL of squidguard. and then when i try to create some custom ACLs and Destinations then that trigger the problem for squidguard not to filter anything at all. I should be very carefull on that. I return back my hard drive with 2.0 beta4 installation and reconfigure the ALCs and Destinations and it's working fine again. thank you very much. cheers! :)
  • What packages do you use to secure your network?

    Locked
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    2k Views
    X
    Im going to assume just packages on PF as thats all you listed Snort- no blocking as on one system it likes to block itself, just lets me know about the malicious traffic Squid- speed up Internet, also can prove who did what if accused of something because of the http logs Country Block-I block country's I dont like in and out Cron- i run clamav, other stuff listed there is standard or required by a package dashboard-see everything at a glance phpSysInfo- see how components are doing nut-so it turns off gracefully ntop/darkstat-mostly for statistics and future planning nmap-basic scanning from fw, for more basic i use a diff system
  • Configuring squid

    Locked
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    3k Views
    jimpJ
    https does not work with transparent mode. It can't, due to the way SSL security works. As for configuring the proxy settings, have a look here: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/WPAD_Autoconfigure_for_Squid
Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.