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

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    JonathanLeeJ
    Squid can be configured externally, I would love a how to guide on how to do this correctly.

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

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    DARAD
    Hello team, I have a Netgate 8200 running 24.11-RELEASE (amd64) with Suricata 7.0.8_5 package installed. Suricata doesn't seem to start. It loops to red once I press the Play button on the interface. It leaves no logs in the System logs, it leaves no logs in suricata.log at /var/log/suricata/suricata_ovpns933787/suricata.log I tried launching it manually: # /usr/local/bin/suricata -V or # /usr/local/bin/suricata -c /usr/local/etc/suricata/suricata_33787_ovpns9/suricata.yaml -i suricata_ovpns933787 and I get this output ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/bin/suricata: Undefined symbol "__strlcpy_chk@FBSD_1.8" Thanks in advance, Dara

  • Discussions about packages that handle bandwidth and network traffic monitoring functions such as bandwidtd, ntopng, etc.

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    @kabeda If memory serves, that old version of ntopng did not run as user ntopng, but as user nobody. There are lots of problems in that old version. Anyway, check the ownership and permissions of /var/db/ntopng and make sure it matches the user that ntopng runs as. You may need to set ownership of the entire hierarchy. Example: /usr/sbin/chown -R nobody:nobody /var/db/ntopng However, the better choice would be to upgrade to a more recent version.

  • Discussions about the pfBlockerNG package

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    @shady28 Are you maybe looking at IP block list feeds vs DNSBL feeds?

  • Discussions about Network UPS Tools and APCUPSD packages for pfSense

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    @dennypage Nicely done sir!

  • Discussions about the ACME / Let’s Encrypt package for pfSense

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    GPz1100G
    @agitelzon I have no issue connecting to LE servers from pf shell. The issue is cloudflare security setting is configured as a whitelist for api zone record changes. The whitelist includes my ipv4 address only, as a /32. As I mentioned, I could add the ipv6 prefix as a /64. Given that pf is configured to prefer ipv4, I thought that would carry over to acme as well.

  • Discussions about the FRR Dynamic Routing package on pfSense

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    C
    This one has been tricky still not sure what to try. Any ideas?

  • Discussions about the Tailscale package

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    @lbm_ I have the same problem: pfSense v25.07.1 on FreeBSD 15-Current, Netgate 6100. Could you let me know if you found a solution? I haven't. I have been updating Tailscales from Freshports while keeping the Tailscale Package installed. I have recently read that this can cause problems with routes, interfaces, firewall rules, and others. I am leaning towards deleting the Tailscale package.

  • Discussions about WireGuard

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    chpalmerC
    @tinfoilmatt Thanks! I have done that and it worked when forcing just her TV out the Centurylink.. My problem is my local box here. Im missing something because I can not get it to pass traffic from the WAN to the Wireguard tunnel. Ive got some time today so will chip away on my lab setup to see if I can finally accomplish it here first.
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    Packet capture doesn't work when specifying port

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    I wouldn't worry about it too much. The package's xml passes lint, so it seems OK for me. If the fixed worked, it's probably fine.
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    Squid Proxy report + captive portal user

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    Block p2p with squid

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    uTorrent will get out on a single open port including DNS. I have been unsuccessful in being able to completely block p2p. More and more p2p torrent applications will tunnel their way through anything. Even if you block every single tracker out there DHT will still work. If this is for a work environment or a place where there are professional consequences then the only way to handle p2p traffic completely is to have your users sign an agreement and hold them accountable when that agreement is broken.
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    LightSquid missing dates in report?

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    seems I am talking to myself here.. :( I parsed the access.log file and the dates are missing there also.. so either the user switched off the pfsense box or squid just stopped working…. No rotation was on, so perhaps the log files just got too big? Can someone tell me the relation of the Squid rotate log scheduler (for Squid light) and the Log rotate setting in my proxy server? Currently the latter is 30, if I make the Squid light setting "weekly at Saturday" surely I must change the squid setting to 7 then? thx.
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    Snort Error:/usr/local/lib/snort/dynamicpreprocessor/: No such file or directory

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    I downloaded the latest rules, enabled some of them and also enabled preprocessors. The directory snort is looking for does not exist, do you think it could be missing from the latest snort package? I didn't have this problem with the previous version.
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    [Snort] Blocked IP deleted after reboot of pfsense

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    I'll add it, but a warning, if your pc that connects to Pfsense gets blocked reboots will not save your skin. James
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    How to install mysql + php+ lighttpd?

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    Welcome to Installation With this option, it is possible to install phpBB3 onto your server. In order to proceed, you will need your database settings. If you do not know your database settings, please contact your host and ask for them. You will not be able to continue without them. You need: The Database Type - the database you will be using. The Database server hostname or DSN - the address of the database server. The Database server port - the port of the database server (most of the time this is not needed). The Database name - the name of the database on the server. The Database username and Database password - the login data to access the database. Note: if you are installing using SQLite, you should enter the full path to your database file in the DSN field and leave the username and password fields blank. For security reasons, you should make sure that the database file is not stored in a location accessible from the web. phpBB3 supports the following databases: MySQL 3.23 or above (MySQLi supported) PostgreSQL 7.3+ SQLite 2.8.2+ Firebird 2.1+ MS SQL Server 2000 or above (directly or via ODBC) Oracle Only those databases supported on your server will be displayed. How to complete them?
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    Conflict between CountryBlock and IPBlockList?

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    This has been fixed for both packages. Thank you for pointing this out.
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    Squid ERROR: The requested URL could not be retrieved: Operation not permitted

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    I had similar problem with some sites (sorceforge.net was one of them) with the same error. The problem was snort and an ET rule. Find the IP of that site and search in the blocked (snort) IPs and search for an Alert with the IP in /var/log/snort/alert file.
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    Squid problem after restore

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    I have been running into problems when it comes to updating squid. I just install squid3, uninstall squid, uninstall squid3 install squid. Could be I just need to redo the FWs but it works for now, at least for me its not that big a deal.
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    Newbie needs help installing freebsd ventrilo package

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    I have decided to install that on a different machine since it will be for internal use only.
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    Getting internal IP in snort logs?

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    OK. I setup a second instance in logging-only mode with just the rules that would be relevant to the workstations I'm concerned with (virus, malware, phishing, etc). After I get a better idea of what rules are relevant to the LAN, and which are relevant to the WAN, I'll divide the rulesets between the two sensors and have both operate in blocking mode. I think this would be the most efficient use of resources.
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    Havp strange problem

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    jimpJ
    I rolled the 1.2.3 package down to the previous version again. I had feedback from someone on the forum who said it worked after the change was made, but it seems to cause problems for others. After about 5 minutes it should show up on the package server.
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    Snort changelog?

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    Stupid snort 1.32 GUI

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    james, sorry, but i have problem with snort on pf 2, all images was broken, not only snort,.. now it is ok :) you can imagine how piss i was  ;)
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    [SOLVED]Squid ad Squidguard status running but not filtering

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    well i am sorry to bother you. i guess my mistake though. I even tried to install 1.2.3 which at first run on the default config ACL of squidguard. and then when i try to create some custom ACLs and Destinations then that trigger the problem for squidguard not to filter anything at all. I should be very carefull on that. I return back my hard drive with 2.0 beta4 installation and reconfigure the ALCs and Destinations and it's working fine again. thank you very much. cheers! :)
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    What packages do you use to secure your network?

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    Im going to assume just packages on PF as thats all you listed Snort- no blocking as on one system it likes to block itself, just lets me know about the malicious traffic Squid- speed up Internet, also can prove who did what if accused of something because of the http logs Country Block-I block country's I dont like in and out Cron- i run clamav, other stuff listed there is standard or required by a package dashboard-see everything at a glance phpSysInfo- see how components are doing nut-so it turns off gracefully ntop/darkstat-mostly for statistics and future planning nmap-basic scanning from fw, for more basic i use a diff system
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    Configuring squid

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    jimpJ
    https does not work with transparent mode. It can't, due to the way SSL security works. As for configuring the proxy settings, have a look here: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/WPAD_Autoconfigure_for_Squid
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    Any Presetup steps to make Squidguard work - quick question

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    Try the squidguard Default and ACL or squid proxy server settings. No need to setup each browser for a proxy. I tested it on my network.
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    64bit snort?

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    Building this file tonight or in the morning. Night. James
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