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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.
    ...
    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 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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    Hello,
    I am unable to get the Tailscale package to work. The page at VPN > Tailscale > Authentication is stuck. It displays the error "Tailscale is not online," but also shows a "Logout and Clean" button, with no option to log in.
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    This state persists even after performing the following troubleshooting steps:

    Rebooting the pfSense router.

    Completely uninstalling and reinstalling the Tailscale package multiple times.

    Clearing browser cache and using a private browser window.

    Toggling the main "Enable Tailscale" checkbox in the settings.

    Checking the logs, which show the service gets a "terminate" signal and shuts down cleanly; it does not crash.

    Manually trying to delete the state file with rm /var/db/tailscale/tailscaled.state, which failed because the file does not exist.

    It appears that the package's configuration is corrupted in a way that persists even after reinstallation. Can anyone advise on how to perform a complete manual cleanup of all Tailscale files and settings?

  • 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.

  • MOVED: HAPROXY config Help !

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  • New PFSense user needs PFBlockerNG advice

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    @bmeeks:

    Same thought processes apply for any list.  Do you want to selectively allow some packets based on their source IP, and let the default block handle everything else; or do you want to have an "allow from any source IP" on the WAN rule and let the firewall check each packet IP against a bunch of IPs on a bunch of lists to see if it should in reality block the traffic.

    I, and some others on here, recommend the former approach.  Use smaller "allow" lists in conjunction with the default block.

    However, I'm not trying to change your mind.  You seem to have formed an opinion for how you want to do it, so do it that way and don't fret over it.

    Bill

    No, I'm using the package as recommended in the documentation and common sites that offer instructions. I asked, in the initial post, for comments from people who knew what I did and covered the same territory. The info on the lists was vague. The country blocking is really in your face in the package and appears to be recommended. Thus my questions for actual package users, as opposed to people who have opinions but no direct experience.

    Thanks, though, for the alias info, I intend to study it closely.

  • How often are official packages upgraded?

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    @PiBa:

    It seems to me it depends a lot on how active a package is maintained

    That's the bulk of the answer there. Also depends on what necessitated the update in the package itself. Updates for security reasons get updated packages quickly. Outside of that, "it depends", primarily on who's the maintainer. Sometimes a package being outdated means it's abandoned, but in other cases like haproxy as PiBa mentioned, it's more a factor of "it ain't broke, don't fix it."

  • Upgrade NTOP package to NTOPNG

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    ntopng 2.0 has not made it into the FreeBSD ports tree yet. That has to happen before any progress can be made on bringing it into pfSense.

  • Package OpenOSPFd not found

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    OpenOSPFd has been gone for a while. It was very broken, rarely worked properly, and hadn't been maintained in years. If you need OSPF, use quagga.

  • Does such a package exist?

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    I think i have that but would need more of a content oriented slant with websites highlighted. I've seen this available (not on pfsense) but don't know where/what package.

  • PFBlockerNg Questions

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    Thank you again, I was attempting it but got confused with all the settings.  I shall go and read, many thanks again….

  • PfBlockerNG blocking ports not listed in Alias port list

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    Thanks for the sharing of wisdom!!

    NOPE!!  Still any…  I'll change that ASAP

    Thanks!!

    Dino

  • PfBlockerNG Alias types (Deny, Permit, Match, and Native)

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    Thanks, tcp/udp here!

  • MOVED: Dansguardian suddenly borked

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  • MOVED: Squid and http/1.1 and 417 errors - FIX

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  • Rm -r SARG

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    Would be really grateful for a reply on this one as I can't get Sarg back to normal now and don't want to have to reinstall everything
    thanks

  • Squid & vSphere Web Client

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  • Arpwatch does not start on 2.2.2\. x64

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    Since this doesn't seem to be a priority, shouldn't it be removed from the package list for 2.2?

  • PostFix Not Receiving Mail?

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    For anyone curious. I found out my issue. It works on 2.1.5 and older, but not 2.2.2. What a shame :(

    Here is the link for anybody new like myself that wants to follow: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=40622.msg526566#msg526566

  • MOVED: Ipguard No funciona

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  • MOVED: squid breaks internet

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  • IP-based monitoring and notification

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    Well that is the snmp tab you need to install softflowd and configure it

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  • BIND - unable to load record (gc._msdcs)

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    Just found a solution… disabling  check-names using the this options:

    check-names master warn;
    check-names slave warn;
    check-names response warn;

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