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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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    @AlexK-0 said in Can't receive GeoIP databases updates anymore, banned:

    Days ago, I received from MaxMind an email, notifying me that my country has been banned to receive GeoLite City database updates.

    You've found a reason to use a VPN.

  • 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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    @patient0 Thanks for further suggestions. The tunnel is definitely up and so I don't think this is a CGNAT issue after all. WAN firewall rule is in place for UDP on port 51823 (otherwise the tunnel wouldn't work, right?). I can ping from client 1 -> client 2 and visa versa and also ping all points in between like you suggest. I just can't open an HTTPS connection from pfSenseB from Client 1 using a browser. But I can do this the other way round i.e. from Client 2 to pfSenseA

    I will try and do some packet capture to see if that reveals anything.

  • Bandwidthd with names

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    @optimus-prime said in Bandwidthd with names:

    And to that extent, is there a way to assign user-defined device names within pfsense by mac address, regardless if devices are set up with DHCP, Static DHCP, or statically assigned?

    Of course.
    Add your own static DHCP leases at the bottom of this page : Services > DHCP Server > LAN
    One for each device + it's MAC address and the IP, member of the LAN network - and outside of the pool.

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    @wintok
    Start by backing up your existing config to a safe place (or multiple places).
    Then i'd suggest :
    Since you have Netgate hardware , that you get a new install image from them, and create a usb boot stick. Then via the usb stick,upgrade your box to the latest release.

    I would also suggest that you use ZFS as your new filesystem, as it offers some exciting new functionalities in 22.05 ... Snapshots.

    I can reinstall from scratch (w. hdd format), in less than 20 min.
    Providing i have a working config backup.

  • BIND package "reinstall" broken?

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  • Using syslog-ng to filter for critical events and send alert email

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    Hi peterglock! Very interesting post. Unfortunately your instructions to do in the "Advanced tab" are not longer available in the post (or at least I cannot see them). Can you please, share them again? thanks a lot!

  • Redirect www to non www

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    @overlord just learn how to use Converters in HAproxy.

    https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/2.6/configuration.html#7.3.1, for example regsub.

    http-request redirect code 301 location https://%[hdr(host),regsub(\"^www\.(.*)$\",\"\1\",i)]%[capture.req.uri] if { hdr_beg(host) -i www. }
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  • Haproxy forwardedfor option missing in GUI!

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    never mind. ssl offloading has to be enabled for that option to show.
    (admins can delete this post)

  • Freeradius - VLAN fallback assignement

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    @nogbadthebad - Thanks for your reply.

    If using 802.1x authentication you can have the radius server pass back the VLAN for the authenticated user (either using username/password or MAC authentication).

    This is all working as expected for authenticated users - I have one SSID thats broadcast, depending on the user or device (in the case of my IoT) it gets dropped onto the correct VLAN as it reads the radius response.

    The issue I have at the moment with PFSense is I cannot seem to set a fallback VLAN for failed authentication (ie guests) - Previously in OPNSense (using freeradius) I dropped all unauthenticated users back onto a guest VLAN for segregation. However I dont seem to have the GUI option and when trying to put in the right Syntax for the advanced options, cannot seem to get it to work.

  • Opinions on freeradius3?

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    @dominikhoffmann I also use freerad, good tool but the GUI is a little old. Have you looked at the captive portal on PFsense? Just another option though I think I saw somewhere a few years ago about issues with IPv6. Supports radius as well

  • openvpn-client-export update request

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    @herr_xyz
    Until then it's up to you to download the new version by yourself from there and install it on your Windows or even integrate it into the installer package manually.

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  • HAProxy: https redirect frontend not working

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    @viragomann Oh man! So, I finally figured out the problem. You were correct from the beginning. In fact, nearly every scenario we tried works.

    The problem had nothing to do with my setup. My ISP decided to up and block port 80 all of a sudden without telling me. I figured this out by going back to basics. I started up a simple webserver that listened to port 80 and just forwarded directly to that server. Worked on most every other port except 80. Spent 3 hours on the phone with my ISP to get this fixed.

    All works now.

    I really appreciate the help. I did learn a few things along the way, so not a total waste of time.

  • PIMD not showing all interfaces

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  • stunnel 5.50_11 Will Not Start on Clean Install of 22.05

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  • Anynone have Postfix addon working on any version of pfSsense?

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    No, and nobody should. A mail server does not belong on a firewall.

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    Yep! I was able to just renew the cert on that page. Thanks

  • Bulk FreeRADIUS User Add

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    @gprakosa Thanks, it works perfect and doesn't require to reboot, changes are applied to FreeRadius package instantly. Regards.

  • Squid guard configuration dead by daylight

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  • Anyone create new GrayLog Extractors v21.02_1?

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    @beachbum2021 I used this one. It seems to only be missing snort.

    https://github.com/jbsky/graylog

  • Client Export Can't Locate "the Requested Certificate"

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    @jimp Fixed!

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