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

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    @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.

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    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.

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    @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

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    @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

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    @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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    @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.
  • NUT (or APCUPSD): Connect QNAP NAS as slave

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    @mike69 said in NUT (or APCUPSD): Connect QNAP NAS as slave: Uuuh, you exhume an old thread. :) @Cino said in NUT (or APCUPSD): Connect QNAP NAS as slave: Now to find the setting/config file on the QNAP NAS so I can change the UPS name to something other than "qnapups" After an Update, QNAP overwrite the custom configs. It`s better to use the default values of QNAP. I try not to reply to old/stale threads but being this one was a how-to. It made sense too. You are right about the settings would get overwritten after an update. My OCD doesn't like the name tho.. lol. Maybe someday QNAP will allow that setting to be user-configurable.
  • LLDP daemon package

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    Yes I mean of pfsense. That’s why I have installed the packages lldpd on pfsense. And if I connect a fluke network analyzer at the ports of pfsense, I don't get VLAN information anywhere.
  • Enabling smartd in regular pfsense

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    Don't install an MTA on the firewall. If you install the arpwatch package, it comes with a small script which pretends to be sendmail so it can send mail using the pfSense notification settings.
  • lldpd not working on XG-7100 (or any version with a built in switch?)

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  • Filer Package doesn't load content of file

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  • PFsense Remote NUT server to UPS connected to a Synology

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    UPDATE: Looks like an update from synology did the trick. :-)
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    There was no issue with HAProxy. The issue was related with my Apache config, sorry for that. I'm now using mod_remoteip instead of deprecated mod_rpaf and appropriate log format options. On HAProxy side, it's only required to select option 'Use "forwardfor" option' in the frontend, as described in below documentation: https://github.com/PiBa-NL/pfsense-haproxy-package-doc/wiki/haproxy_pass_clientip_to_webserver
  • Arpwatch -v option for CARP not working for me.

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  • Squid log file conversion

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  • haproxy question about: dual stack / authentication

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    Thank you @PiBA. I changed my actions so that they use the ACLs. Works quite nicely. Regarding IP Filter / Authentication I found this article: https://hochwald.net/user-authentication-with-haproxy-on-pfsense/ I have not tried it, yet but I really prefer authentication over IP filter since you do not see if the filter works when you come from an authorized IP. I would have preferred an LDAP user backend but a static user list will suffice for me, too.
  • Subcategory for FRR

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  • usb_modeswitch for ARM devices (SG-3100, SG-1000)?

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  • haproxy configuration generation hiccup

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    @PiBa Thank you for your reply. That lead me to another interesting thing. In pfSense's WebGUI the right certificate is chosen. I have a look into /var/etc/haproxy/shared_frontend and did: openssl x509 -in ip.domain1.net -text -noout And baam, the common name is 'images'. The letsencrypt certificate though had a wrong CN configured so that's what this is.
  • Bind9 - zone transfers

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    @watkinsufs said in Bind9 - zone transfers: thought there would be a listing of the transferred records. why would you think that? Its a gui around the config..
  • Remote printing over stunnel

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    @johnpoz first off, I'm dismayed that you are belittling my request for support. If I wanted advice on how to best connect a remote printer, I would have asked that in the appropriate section of the forum. I've done the research and determined that a VPN is not the best solution. I don't (nor likely will) have any ability to change the network setup on the distant side of the solution. In most cases, they are built using off the shelf products that typically leverage one or two very common Class C network IP ranges. This would require a rather complicated split-tunneling VPN solution a user would need to manually start. I would also add that a proper VPN deployment is much more than running a wizard and dumping out a config file. As I received no such support, I spent hours researching solutions on my own. Here is what I've built, tested, and fielded, for folks out there actually looking for a solution: Most printers using standard IP printing use port 9100 and the RAW protocol over TCP. Local Side pfSense Firewall w/ stunnel add-on installed pfSense Stunnel Config: Listen On Port: 9100 (Can be whatever you like, as long as it matches the stunnel config file on the distant side.) Redirects to IP: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (Printer IP attached to the LAN (or better, a DMZ)) Redirects to Port: 9100 Custom Options: PSKsecrets = /conf/stunnel_psk.txt stunnel_psk.txt contains a list of identities and preshared keys in the format ID:Key. pfSense even provides a handy editor under Diagnostics once the file is created in the conf directory. Create WAN firewall rule to pass inbound TCP traffic on 9100. (Even better, only allow connections from specific public IPs you need to print from.) Distant Side Install standard stunnel from: www.stunnel.org then enable running as Windows service. Edit stunnel config file: ; encrypt outbound printing [Remote_Printing_9100] client = yes accept = 127.0.0.1:9100 connect = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9100 (Public IP and the "Listen on Port" of pfSense firewall.) PSKsecrets = psk.txt PSKidentity = ID Create psk.txt in the same folder as the config file and past the same ID:Key combination from stunnel_psk.txt and restart the stunnel service. Then simply change the IP port of the printer to the local host and enjoy!
  • Did a clean install of 2.4.4. Got two additional packages??

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    @Rico OK thanks for your feedback, I guess I just leave them be unless there's some risk involved? I do not need them...
  • HAProxy - Slow Page Load on 1 (of 4) FrontEnds

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    Just to follow up, after moving all my sites to a new VM, speed is as expected. Dunno.
  • PFSense FreeRadius Quota

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    @Gertjan thanks, for the reply.. I'll try your suggestion.
  • Can not disable http_inspect rule.

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    @Peglas Your welcome
  • Freeradius on new SG-1100

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    jimpJ
    That is just an automatic one that should generate itself for convenience. It is much better to make your own.
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