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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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    cyb3rtr0nianC

    @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.

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    Squid3 mutual authentification with client certificate

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    HEllo
    I made a patch for reverse-proxy squid3-dev package to allow the peer authentification by certificate.
    the patch add in the general menu a section to choose the CA autority and the CRL.

    I didnt find way to call the regeneration of the crl after the crl was modified there are no hooks for that in crl manager

    the work arround is to save again the reverse-proxy config or to make a php script for the crontab who call squid_regenerate_crl()

    Regards

    squid_reverse_inc_patch.txt
    squid_reverse_general_xml_patch.txt

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    Squid and the Limiter

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    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=59600.30

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    Any news on updates for the Zabbix 2.2 Packages?

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    Ok, thank you for your reply. I never built a pfSense package before, good to know how it works. Hope the next version will have fixed the glitches and the default will be fine.

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    SNORT Alerts

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    @FlashPan:

    Thanks bmeeks,

    I have a small lan but have only ever listened on my Wan interface.

    Are you saying it's better to listen on Lan just so you can see which internal client is being targeted or responding to something dodgy?

    I would have thought you would want Wan with all or most rules as it's better to capture or stop elements before it reaches your Lan interface?

    Hope I'm not starting a Lan, Wan War here now  :P

    My view for home users is it's better to analyze the LAN traffic so you can easily track down any internal problems by IP address.  Since the usual default for home users is "deny all unsolicited inbound" traffic on the WAN, there is not a huge risk for something coming in that an internal host did not first ask for.  Or stated another way, properly configured and not loaded down with tons of packages, your pfSense firewall itself  (the WAN IP) presents a very limited attack surface.  The bigger worry in my view is all the hosts on the internal networks.  Those are the ones that will be visiting potential problem web sites, downloading files, and opening possibly malicious e-mails.

    Bill

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    Snort Whitelist question

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    Thanks Bill, I'll see if I can edit any additional rules or just wait for the newer version.

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    PfBlocker only for a ip range in our network ?

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    Set pfBlocker to alias only and add firewall rules by hand.

    Edit: Firefox + Cookie for pfSense forum = Broken for me :|

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    HAProxy intermediate certificates (unknown issuer, missing chain)

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    jimp's solution/workaround worked for me.

    thx

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    Can't update pfSense packages

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    That worked! Thanks!

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    MailReport

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    Having an alert sent out for power-related issues would indeed  be quite useful I think!  Also to tie in to this, it's good to get the alert for gateway failures but I do think it would be beneficial to also get an 'alert' when the failed gateway goes back online

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    Asterisk codec g729 installation

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    Has anyone succeeded in making G729 run on pfSense??

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    Questions on Status - Squid

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    One Of the best post i ever seen in this great forum
    squid is the "most wanted directly after pfsense "
    stable squid3-dev copy will add significant change to thew whole PFSENSE WORLD

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    Snort destination LAN IP

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    The only way is to run snort also in LAN (as I do). I use the same rules for both WAN and LAN. There is a long sticky thread with some advises on that.

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    Alix 2d13&pfsense&freeswitch

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    MAilscanner 4.84.6 pkg v.0.2.10 doesn't start

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    Thanks for the fast reply. It worked for me, thanks

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    Squid-dev 3, squidguard and icap issue recap

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    Additional :

    I am using squid in transparent mode

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    Squid transparent proxy blocks skype calls

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    Skype appears to use HTTPS for much of its connectivity. I expect that it exchanges keys for the call over HTTPS before switching to UDP with encrypted payloads or something like that to send the audio/video.

    Disabling for specific destination IPs isn't practical - I would have to know what IP addresses any of my friends had who I wanted to call/talk to.

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    Can't start Postfix

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    thx, it start when I configured postfix via loopback interface

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    Solved: How do I limit IP RANGE downloads larger than 50MB?

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    Sorry Guys, once again I asked the question and after some soul-searching ;) found it.

    The way I did it was to add the following ACL to my squid configuration:
    (Services/Proxy Server - Custom Options)

    acl sized-users src 10.0.0.157-10.0.0.165
    http_access allow sized-users
    reply_body_max_size 50 MB sized-users
    request_body_max_size 1 MB sized-users

    –- Explanation ---:
    line1: Create an ACL with an IP SOURCE RANGE.
    line2: Allow the ACL to use the defined access-list.
    line3: Maximum download size for the ACL.
    line4: Maximum upload size for the ACL.

    That's it.  Hope I helped someone else but myself :)
    kind regards
    cyber7 (aka Aubrey Kloppers, Cape Town, South Africa)

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    Squidguard Integrations Ordering Test

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    its hard coded in the squidguard package.

    read the post and you'll get an idea how to manually get the files to your liking

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

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    Troubleshooting Squid and Squid Guard

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    install cron packages

    *    *    *    *    *    root    /usr/pbi/squid-amd64/sbin/squid -k reconfigure

    thats work for me

    for troubleshooting
    squid -z  >> any eror message
    squid -k rotate
    squid restart

    show the log
    delete  the cach

    check the squid guard log  / database
    cpu /  ram  /  mbuf

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