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

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    Can I use pgblockerng aliases in Haproxy?

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    If it was a firewall rule, typing pfb would produce a dropdown to select.

    Here it has to be written, but will it work? Is it supported?

  • Discussions about packages whose functions are Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention such as snort, suricata, etc.

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    @bmeeks So after upgrading to the newest PfSense 2.8.0 everything is now working like a charm!

    Suricata no longer seems to strip off tags like it did before! Which means I can now use my network segmented by VLANs and still use the benefits of Suricata Inline IPS! Very niiize!

    I checked in the Alerts section and it is indeed generating the correct alerts from the different VLAN sections, I put Inline IPS on the parent interface of all the VLANs.

    I assume this is because the FreeBSD version is also updated with the new PfSense 2.8.0 version?

    Because before, as soon as I selected Inline IPS mode, my entire VLAN tagging would break and nothing was reachable until I switched back to Legacy mode.

  • Discussions about packages that handle bandwidth and network traffic monitoring functions such as bandwidtd, ntopng, etc.

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    @pulsartiger
    The database name is vnstat.db and its location is under /var/db/vnstat.
    With "Backup Files/Dir" we are able to do backup or also with a cron.

  • Discussions about the pfBlockerNG package

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    @Gertjan
    Hello,
    Thank you.
    I had exactly the same issue, and your solution helped me fix it.

    Ask ChatGPT

  • 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.
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    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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    @EChondo

    What's your pfSense version ?
    The instructions are shown here :

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    A restart of a service will start by re creating their config files. If a certificate changed, it will get included. When the process starts, it will use the new certificate.

    @EChondo said in Issue with ACME Certificates Refresh & Restarting HAProxy:

    I haven't been able to confirm if the above works(mine just renewed, don't feel like doing it again just to test), so we'll see in 60 days I guess.

    No need to wait x days.
    You can re test / renew right away, as you are 'allowed' to renew a couple (5 max ?) of times per week.

  • Discussions about the FRR Dynamic Routing package on pfSense

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    I had a similar issue with Routed VTI over IPsec recently. FRR lost its neighbors after rebooting or when a tunnel went down. It never re-discovered it automatically. Only restarting FRR (either in GUI or via CLI) brought the neighbors back.

    When I manually added those under the OSPF neighbors tab in the GUI it seems to solve the problem as well.

  • Discussions about the Tailscale package

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    @elvisimprsntr Thanks, just updated, works fine! 👍 😊

  • Discussions about WireGuard

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    I've read through some other posts about this, but they either didn't say whether the proposed solution worked or they were very convoluted and difficult to understand. Here is our scenario: We have 6 locations--Las Cruces (LC), Sunland Park (SP), El Paso (EP), Abilene (ABI), Fort Worth (FW), and Plano (PL). LC and ABI have software that is accessed by the other 4 locations via VPN. There are WireGuard VPNs set up between LC and those 4 locations (SP, EP, FW, PL), and ABI and those 4 locations (SP, EP, FW, PL). There is also a WireGuard VPN connection between LC and ABI. LC and ABI have 2 internet connections. SP, EP, FW, and PL each have one internet connection.

    If the primary internet connection goes down at either LC or ABI and failover occurs to the secondary internet connection, is there a way to set up the WireGuard VPN connections so that they also failover without purchasing some 3rd party application?

    Thanks.

  • PfBlockerNG Stripping 0s from Downloaded IP List

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    @f34rinc:

    Are you using the full bogons ipv4 in plan text format?  When you are viewing the file on the server is it the deny file that has the invalid IP address?

    Yes, that is the list I've been using. It's the alias file that's showing the mangled addresses.

    Why pfBNG alias???

    I have rules in place for particular networks to allow traffic to !bogon. Using the Cymru list allowed me to have a single rule that would allow traffic to everywhere except local networks (of which I have several) and bogons.

    I'm about to implement BBcan177's patch, and will report back with the results.

  • Package Re-installation after upgrade usually fails…

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    @jimp:

    @Pistolero:

    OK, but what do I do now that my Filer package is not installing? How can I force the install with GUI elements from the command line?

    Start a new thread just for that issue.

    He already started a new thread: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=97540.0
    and FILER package latest version install is broken.

  • BIND Server - export/import configurations

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    @mvrk:

    Hi,

    Is there anyway to export the configurations of the BIND Server to import on another pfsense?

    Yes. Using sync, xml backup restore or just copy result config from first pfsense to the zone custom config on the other pfsense box.

  • Setting up slave zone but I see "garbage" syntax in zone config file

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    So what's happening is the slave zone config is saved as raw binary format and when the UI displays it it shows up as garbage because it's not translating to a legible format?

    Do you know the file location of the slave zone config?

    MODIFY: was able to find the location of the slave file /cf/named/etc/namedb/slave

  • MOVED: I can't start squidguard on pfsense 2.2.4

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  • How to completely uninstall iperf and freeradius2

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    Package is probably uninstalled but it is another BUG on pfSense that still show them in services… I made a test with Squid on v2.2.3 and run int the same problem after deleted package and manual removed all files left behind; you have to restore your config backup before installed package ( I try to manual edit config on pfSense and reboot but no luck for me ... so I restored backup )

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  • Bind package work on lan but not work on WAN

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    Kindly describe "won't work" in detail.

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    FYI - After talking with BBcan177, who wrote the php script for removing pfblocker he found an extra alias in config.xml. Removing this tag and deleting /tmp/config.cache fixed the problem :)

    So if anyone else runs in to this , after backing up the config, they might want to and try this:

    So to fix it, I suggest the following (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! :) ) Are you comfortable using the Shell and a text editor like VI or nano or ee ? or edit the file from the pfSense Diagnostics: Edit File GUI 1) First Backup the pfSense configuration from Diagnostics: Backup/Restore 2) goto the Shell and edit the file /conf/config.xml 3) Find the <aliases>XML tag 4) Delete the line <alias>5) Save the file 6) Delete the config cache file with this command:  rm /tmp/config.cache 7) Load the pfSense Dashboard to get the Updated config file settings. The error should be gone.... The config should look like the following when you remove that one line:   <aliases></aliases> <proxyarp></proxyarp></alias></aliases>
  • I have a dream…

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    Yeah - And 100 computers behind pfsense is only 1 of the 9….

  • 2.3.3 -> 2.2.4 nrpe2 service can't start

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    Well, good luck then.

  • MOVED: Squid - which interface?

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    @Cino:

    @finalcut:

    but i still face this log
    kernel: Bump flowset buckets to 256 (was 0)

    That is from Limter being enabled… Goto Traffic Shaper, Limter tab.. Click on first limter you created, Show Advance Options; change Bucket Size to 256. Do this to the rest of them and you shouldn't see that message anymore

    The limiter is not enabled. Any ideas?

  • NUT and driver for PowerWalker VFI3000RT won't start

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    I actually got it working with he blazer driver now. I am not exactly sure why… It could be that I changed the status of the UPS on the device itself from standby to online..., and that it required to be properly powered on?

    I am however still seeing some strange usb disconnects, and I need to start NUT twice to get it running. Will be interesting to see if this is stable or not.

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  • What need package if I want create mail gateway?

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    @akong:

    Could I need postfix forward package?

    Postfix forwarder is a bit broken on 2.2.x - unless you want to try the workaround found here.

  • MOVED: Squid Not Allowing Any Connections

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  • Apcupsd 3.14.10 on pfSense 2.1.5 (amd64)

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    Hello all,

    Just wanted to mention that I noticed a new version of the apcupsd package was available; I uninstalled the previous package and installed the new one. That resolved this issue.

    Hooray!

    Cheers,
    Greg

  • PfblockerNG Howto

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  • Pfblocker – list only contains a single IP 1.1.1.1

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    Hi BBCan177 – thanks for that, I did have two lists enabled, Top20 and Oceania but as far as I can remember Oceania is not part of Top20.

    I'll leave dedupe switched off for now, doesn't look like there is any benefit for having it enabled in my environment.

  • FreeRadius2 fails to start after upgrading to 2.2.4

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    There seems to be an issue with your server certificate. Go to 'EAP'  tab under FreeRADIUS config and make sure 'SSL Server Certificate' field is populated. Then save the page and try to start the server again.

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