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

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    JonathanLeeJ

    @aGeekhere They just release Squid 7 and it is stable if you want to check it out

    "The Squid HTTP Proxy team is very pleased to announce the availability
    of the Squid-7.1 release!

    This release is, we believe, stable enough for general production use.
    We encourage all users of any previous major version of Squid to upgrade to it,
    as well as users of beta version 7.0.X.

    It can be downloaded from GitHub, at
    https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/releases/tag/SQUID_7_1

    Since version 6, Squid offers:

    better support for overlapping IP ranges and wildcard domains in acl countless security, portability, and documentation fixes

    Since version 6, some previously deprecated features have been removed:

    Edge Side Includes (ESI) access to the cache manager using the cache_object:// scheme - use
    http instead the squdclient tool - use curl
    http://<squid-address>/squid-internal-mgr/menu instead the cachemgr.cgi tool the purge tool - use the http PURGE method instead Ident protocol support basic_smb_lm_auth and ntlm_smb_lm_auth helpers - use Samba's
    ntlm_auth instead

    Further details can be found in the release notes and in the changelog

    Please remember to run "squid -k parse" when testing the upgrade to a new
    version of Squid. It will audit your configuration files and report
    any identifiable issues the new release will have in your installation
    before you "press go".

    If you encounter any issues with this release please file a bug report at
    https://bugs.squid-cache.org/

    --
    Francesco Chemolli

    squid-users mailing list
    squid-users@lists.squid-cache.org
    https://lists.squid-cache.org/listinfo/squid-users"

    I am having issues with this right now

    "I got as far as this with the make clean install no matter what I do I can’t get this package installed. I have tried pkg install heimdal same error after install and pkg install krb5 and pkg install krb5-devel. I don’t know what I am doing wrong it does the make clean for a while and crashes for the bootstrap version the other one I could get going

    ERROR: checking whether S5L_CTX_sess_set_get_cb() callback accepts a const ID argument" ... yes checking "whether X509_get0_signature() accepts const parameters" ... yes checking whether the TXT_DB use OPENSSL_PSTRING data member... yes checking whether the squid workaround for buggy versions of sk_OPENSSL_PSTRING_V alue should used... no checking whether the workaround for OpenSSL IMPLEMENT_LHASH_ macros should used ... yes configure: OpenSSL library support: yes -lcrypto -lss1 configure "Library -Kit-kros" support: no (auto) /configure: LIBHEIMDAL_KRB5_PATH+=-L/usr/lib: not found /configure: LIBHEIMDAL_KRB5_CFLAGS+=-1/usr/include: not found checking for LIBHEIMDAL_KRB5... no configure: error: Required library 'heimdal-krb5' not found ニニニン Script "configure" failed unexpectedly. Please report the problem to timp87@gmail.com maintainerl and attach the '/usr/ports/uuu/squid/uork/squid-7.1/config.log" including the output of the failure of your make command. Also, it might be a good idea to provide an overview of all packages installed on your system te.g. a /usr/local/sbin/pkg-static into -g -tal. *** Error code 1 Stop. makel1]: stopped in /usr/ports/www/squid *** Error code 1 Stop. make: stopped in /usr/ports/www/squid root@free:/usr/ports/www/squid #"

    it gets so far along and fails with this error.

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

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    bmeeksB

    I saw where the Netgate kernel developer updated the Suricata package in the pfSense 25.07 development branch to work with the new kernel PPPoE driver. But so far as I know that updated package has not been migrated to 2.8 CE.

    Here is the commit into the DEVEL branch: https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/68a06b3a33c690042b61fb4ccfe96f3138e83b72.

  • 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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    @Laxarus This worked for me as well. Though I had to search the web how to edit the file (the easiest way).

    Therefore:

    Addition for anyone struggling to find where to edit files on your pfsense system.

    Go to Diagnostics --> Edit File --> insert the location of the file:

    /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.sh

    Go to line number 1232 by filling it in the Go to line field.

    That line should read:

    s1="$(grep -cv ^${ip_placeholder2}$ ${masterfile})"

    replace only (leave the rest intact):

    masterfile

    to

    mastercat

    Then follow the above instructions from @Laxarus https://forum.netgate.com/post/1219635

  • Discussions about Network UPS Tools and APCUPSD packages for pfSense

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    K

    @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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    johnpozJ

    @MacUsers

    https://help.zerossl.com/hc/en-us/articles/360060119933-Certificate-Revocation

    edit: oh you prob out of luck

    You can revoke any certificate issued via the ZeroSSL portal. Currently, certificates issued via ACME can not be revoked from inside the portal - please follow the instructions of your ACME client for revoking those certificates.

    the gui in pfsense does not have the ability to revoke - you prob have to move the certs to something you have certbot installed to and revoke that way.

  • Discussions about the FRR Dynamic Routing package on pfSense

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    R

    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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    We have a very basic configuration between three locations. All are running Netgate firewalls (1x 4100, 1x 6100 & 1x 4200). All are on the latest firmware (03.00.00.01-2Ct-uc-15) and system versions (24.11-RELEASE).

    The local subnets are as follows:
    4100 - 192.168.5.0/24
    4200 - 192.168.4.0/24
    6100 - 192.168.1.0/24

    The VPN traffic between the 4100 and 4200 is functioning 100% as expected

    The traffic between 6100 and the 4100 works going from the 4100 subnet (192.168.5.0/24) to the 6100 subnet (192.168.1.0/24)

    Traffic from the firewall (i.e. the 6100 device) to the 4100 subnet works (i.e. I can ping any device on the 192.168.5.0/24 subnet from the 6100 firewall) but I cannot ping any device on the 4100 (192.168.5.0/24) subnet from any device on the 6100 subnet (192.168.1.0/24) - other than from the firewall itself.

    All routes are correct, but it seems that traffic from the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet hits the firewall and then gets lost - traceroute shows that it goes off into the internet.

    Note too that the 6100 has IPsec VPN configured on it as well

    Suggestions would be appreciated

    Attached is a zipped pdf file with the relevant screenshots
    Relevant screen shots.zip

  • Discussions about WireGuard

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    @patient0 Yes, have followed that guide and infact have set up quite a few Wireguard tunnels before with no issue. The difference this time is the CGNAT. I am pretty sure its some quirk of the CGNAT that is causing this but still unsure how to diagnose.

    My firewall settings on the tunnel interfaces are correct I think and are the same as I normally use, there is no blockage there.

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    IMspector 20111108 pkg v 0.3.1

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    Squid3-devel installation fails

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    belleraB

    :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

    Now, after 15-20 times worked!

    Perhaps because I rebooted the machine before installing a new time?

    :) :) :) :)

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    Snort 2.9.5.6 pkg v3.0.4 Update – Release notes and change log

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    bmeeksB

    @Cino:

    think i found another bug. I have 2 sensors for my WAN, one for blocking and another just for alerting. I've disabled my alerting interface but it still is starting when the service/router is restarted. If I re-save the disabled sensor, it brings it down

    I think I know what the problem is and will fix it in the next release.  I have the new 2.9.6.0 package almost ready.  Thanks for the bug report.

    Bill

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    Squid 3-dev + squidguard issue at restart

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    Huge issue with squid reverse proxy

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    Anxiety-inducing snort alert

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    Generally speaking, the shellcode signatures tend to trigger a lot of false positives on many networks, so I'd take that one less seriously than the malicious user agent, which is less likely to be a false positive (though certainly not impossible).

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    Packages moved to their own server and HTTPS

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    v1.2.3 packages are no longer supported, that's almost a 5 year old release now, and 6 releases behind current within a few days when 2.1.1 is released. There isn't any reason you can't upgrade them. That said, ones that worked a couple weeks ago should still work now. We're not intentionally breaking them (yet), but some are broken because they now require PHP 5.

    My first guess is maybe something about those systems is preventing them from fetching files via HTTPS. Go to a command prompt and run:

    fetch https://packages.pfsense.org/packages/config/filer/filer.xml

    see if that succeeds. If not, try:
    fetch http://packages.pfsense.org/packages/config/filer/filer.xml

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    Understanding Squidguard logs and unblocking something

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    I'm surprised I haven't had many responses yet. Is this because so few people use squid proxy?

    So, in an effort to be proactive I took a packet capture of the 10-15 seconds when my son is logging into the game that seems to have a problem with squid proxy. There are two public ip addresses involved in that transaction, but I don't really know what to do with that information.

    I'm willing to gather additional data if there is someone out there who would be willing to help.

    I realize my issue is not life or death, but I truly want to learn about squid transparent proxy and this is hindering my progress.

    I think it's safe to say I'm being patient. Anyone, please??

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    PfBlocker IP Count

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    I already moved four of the large Blacklists to a cron job running a bash script, mapped pfBlocker to a local .txt file which does that process as you so eloquently described.

    Shrunk the list by 50% already.

    I use a remote syslog (ELSA) and it would be nice to have the pfSense syslogs incorporate the Rule that Blocked/Rejected/Passed the event. I heard this might be fixed in 2.2?

    Also having a "hit count" would help this process.

    I have spent alot of time on the Blacklists. Different locations get hit with different attacks. Various lists help to protect different aspects of the network.

    If I had more PHP knowledge I would attempt to write some code to add some more functionality to pfBlocker.

    Convert /32 to /24 as an option per list Deduping based on Primary lists taking precedence Hit Count Log showing completion of list updates Previous IP count, post update IP count .csv and other file format download options (I Fixed that temporarily with a bash Script)
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    Snort adds hosts to blocklist but not blocking traffic

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    @DmitriyTitov:

    Hello!
    I'm new to pfSense and snort and I got a task to block P2P traffic.
    I've installed snort package, downloaded rules and enabled snort-p2p and emerging-p2p rules. I've enabled snort on LAN interface and checked "Block Offenders" and left block "Both" IP addresses. Also I've disabled all "Decoder" and "Preprocessor" rules because I've had IMAP related alerts and don't want to block hosts based on these rules.
    I've started uTorrent BitTorrent client on my workstation and I nstantly had a lot of records at "Alerts" and "Blocked" tab,  but I see that my uTorrent still downloads traffic from the peer that is added to blocked!

    So I have visualy working instant of snort, but it doesn't actualy block traffic. Where to search for answer?

    Thanks in advance!

    Another thing to consider, the automatic "default" whitelist for Snort includes all locally attached networks.  This means, for instance, that your LAN IP addresses will not get blocked even when they generate an alert.  Now if they go out to an external host, that external host should get blocked.  To ensure this happens, though, you must click the KILL STATE checkbox on the Interface Settings tab for the interface running Snort.  Otherwise the initial packet will establish "state" for the connection and all further traffic for that session bypasses the firewall.  So even though Snort might insert a block, if an entry for the session is in the state table, traffic will continue to flow around the block via the open state table entry.  Killing state when inserting a block is how Snort can get around this.  But killing state is a manual choice of the user.

    Bill

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    Sarg not displaying reports

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    So finally i was able to generate the reports .

    the problem was on configuration ….

    If someone else has the same problem with me ...

    On the general tab select only the American or European format . DO NOT SELECT the weekly On the schedule tab
    You can use the below args …

    TODAY
    -d date +%d/%m/%Y

    YESTERDAY
    -d date -v-1d +%d/%m/%Y

    WEEK AGO
    -d date -v-1w +%d/%m/%Y-date -v-1d +%d/%m/%Y

    MONTH AGO
    -d date -v-1m +01/%m/%Y-date -v-1m +31/%m/%Y

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    TinyDNS (dns-server) package creating incorrect NS records

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    SQUID+HAVP causes frequent disconnects/reconnects for Outlook (office365)

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    Hi,

    I have the same setup and facing similar issue as Lemb. I've also added the list of IP's and URL's of office 365 provided by Microsoft (http://blogs.technet.com/b/neiljohn/archive/2012/01/26/office-365-proxy-server-exclusion-list-office-365-service-url-s.aspx) to whitelist of HAVP Antivirus, still facing the same issue. Outlook looses connectivity to Exchange server and reconnects very frequently. If HAVP is uninstalled, everything  works fine.

    And Lemb, as I noticed you've posted this issue in December 2013. It's been 3 months that you've faced this issue, have you been able to find a solution or workaround for this issue?

    Please help.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Gautham B

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    Squid3 w/ SquidGuard3 Transparent Mode

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    @loupalladino:

    What is logged in access.log and squidGuard.log when you make the attempt with transparent enabled?

    Hi loupalladino,

    Thanks for the response. Sorry for the delay. I tried checking the logs under:

    /var/squid/logs
    /var/squidGuard/log

    but I do not see any errors in either. Under access.log I do see the requests I've made.

    Also note I tried removing all squid. Even when under pkg_delete and removed anything left behind. Re installed just Squid3 and turned on transparent mode and the problem still exists…

    Thoughts?

    Thanks

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    Squid3-dev update

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    @marcelloc:

    Some forum users reported that squidguard3 is not working with squid3-dev. I did not had time to test it because I do not use squidguard.

    Working…

    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=73640.msg402286#msg402286

    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=73740.0 (Spanish Forum)

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    Adding rules through putty

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    Do not edit rules from the Command Line. You can severely break pfSense if you make a mistake. All Snort Rule changes should be made from the Web GUI.

    (Change the WAN to LAN depending what you are trying to achieve)

    Step 1-
    Snort:WAN Interface EDIT:WAN Categories and make sure that ET Policy has a checkbox. If not select and restart the interface.

    Step 2-
    Snort:WAN Interface EDIT:WAN Rules (Select ET Policy Category)

    CTRL-F (search for dropbox to enable the rules that are already defined)

    And enable/disable the rules this way.

    If you want to create a local rule, you would enter the rule

    Snort:WAN Interface EDIT:WAN Rules - Custom.rules

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    HTTPS - Redirection with HAProxy

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    for https you either need to use mode 'TCP' or use haproxy-devel package and use mode 'https' or use 'http' with ssl offloading and configure certificates on pfSense.

    Only the haproxy-devel package has the more advanced ssl options.

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    Squid3-dev clamav test

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    Pfsense squid proxy, two times of refresh than it works

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    the solution is to go to pfsense gui -> services -> proxy server -> general and set the "Resolv dns v4 first" checkbox

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    Squid3-dev service failing to start.

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    fetch missing libs.

    i386 help thread
    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=62256.msg373791#msg373791

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