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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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    @njaimo There's a note on https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/services/dns/resolver-config.html

    Python Module Order:

    Controls the position of the Python module in the DNS resolution process. If DNSSEC is disabled, this option has no effect. Pre Validator: The script is run before DNSSEC validation. Post Validator: The script is run after DNSSEC validation.

    Since we normally forward (to Quad9) we disable DNSSEC.

  • Discussions about Network UPS Tools and APCUPSD packages for pfSense

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    @elvisimprsntr thanks for your suggestion. I will give it a try.

  • 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.

  • Pfsense 2.2 package installation - mysql

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    I´ve fixed mysql install read https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=90962.msg504199#msg504199, now my only problem is freeradius2 don´t start after boot only manually, I think mysql is not ready when freeradius try to connect but works fine after.

  • Apache with mod_security-dev No protocol handler was valid for the URL

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    Had the same issue and this worked for me:

    Make sure the Backend Path path contains a slash and isnt empty in the Location(s) tab.

    And in apache conf, it looks like the below in /usr/pbi/proxy_mod_security-amd64/local/etc/apache24/Includes/virtualhosts.conf.
    This didnt work:

    ProxyPass        balancer://mysite
      ProxyPassReverse balancer://mysite

    This did:

    ProxyPass        balancer://mysite/
      ProxyPassReverse balancer://mysite/

  • Apache with mod_security-dev 2.4.9_2pkg v0.43 on pfense 2.2

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    Had the same issue and this worked for me:

    Make sure the Backend Path path contains a slash and isnt empty in the Location(s) tab.

    And in apache conf, it looks like the below in /usr/pbi/proxy_mod_security-amd64/local/etc/apache24/Includes/virtualhosts.conf.
    This didnt work:

    ProxyPass        balancer://mysite
      ProxyPassReverse balancer://mysite

    This did:

    ProxyPass        balancer://mysite/
      ProxyPassReverse balancer://mysite/

  • MOVED: nTop fonts in RRD graphs are Squares.

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  • Need correct configuration for SSL vHosts

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    @jetberrocal:

    I found a way to use HTTP instead of HTTPS with my WebGui.

    Congrats on digging holes into your firewall. Sigh…  ::)

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  • AutoConfigBackup enable/disable

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    Sorry to dig up an old thread, but after a Google search, this thread seemed the most relevant to what I was looking to do, and may be a good start to helping anyone else looking to do the same.

    Currently it just adds a 'Disable ACB' checkbox to the Settings tab of 'Diagnostics: Auto Configuration Backup', and skips uploading the config if that's set (not too sure if that's the best way, but it works for now).

    Tested with AutoConfigBackup 1.28.

    It needs two patches. (can you change multiple files in the same patch?)

    Fields not listed can be left at the default of a new patch.

    add new patch.

    Description: autoconfigbackup.xml - disable ACB

    Patch contents:

    *** /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.xml.orig --- /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.xml *************** *** 132,137 **** --- 132,143 ----                         <fieldname>crypto_password2</fieldname>                         <type>password</type> +              <field>+                      <fielddescr>Disable ACB</fielddescr> +                      <description>+                      <fieldname>disable_autoconfigbackup</fieldname> +                      <type>checkbox</type> +</description></field>         <custom_php_validation_command>                 custom_php_validation_command($_POST, $input_errors);</custom_php_validation_command> add new patch.

    Description: autoconfigbackup.inc - disable ACB

    Patch contents:

    *** /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.inc.orig --- /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.inc *************** *** 139,144 **** --- 139,149 ----         if($g['booting'])                 return; +      if ($config['installedpackages']['autoconfigbackup']['config'][0]['disable_autoconfigbackup'] == "on") { +              log_error(gettext("AutoConfigBackup: Config not uploaded - ACB is disabled.")); +              return; +      } +         /*         *  pfSense upload config to pfSense.org script         *  This file plugs into config.inc (/usr/local/pkg/parse_config)

    It needs two patches. (can you change multiple files in the same patch?)

    Seems you can.

    add new patch.

    Description: Disable ACB

    Patch contents:

    diff *** /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.inc.orig --- /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.inc *************** *** 139,144 **** --- 139,149 ----         if($g['booting'])                 return; +      if ($config['installedpackages']['autoconfigbackup']['config'][0]['disable_autoconfigbackup'] == "on") { +              log_error(gettext("AutoConfigBackup: Config not uploaded - ACB is disabled.")); +              return; +      } +         /*         *  pfSense upload config to pfSense.org script         *  This file plugs into config.inc (/usr/local/pkg/parse_config) diff *** /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.xml.orig --- /usr/local/pkg/autoconfigbackup.xml *************** *** 132,137 **** --- 132,143 ----                         <fieldname>crypto_password2</fieldname>                         <type>password</type> +              <field>+                      <fielddescr>Disable ACB</fielddescr> +                      <description>+                      <fieldname>disable_autoconfigbackup</fieldname> +                      <type>checkbox</type> +</description></field>         <custom_php_validation_command>                 custom_php_validation_command($_POST, $input_errors);</custom_php_validation_command>
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  • PfBlockerng Alias Rules

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    Yeah, it will make the alerts/counters not work since there is nothing to match against.

  • PfblockerNG not working?

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    Working! Thanks!  Do I need to force update on "Force Cron" and "Force Reload"?

  • Start freeradius2 after mysql

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  • Freeradius2 not starting on boot

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    IIRC this was caused by storing and reading the nas list in Sql db. Disable this and store your nas in a static config file. If this is indeed the case.

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