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• Cache/Proxy

  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?

• IDS/IPS

  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.

• Traffic Monitoring

  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.

• pfBlockerNG

  Discussions about the pfBlockerNG package
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  @Gertjan
  Hello,
  Thank you.
  I had exactly the same issue, and your solution helped me fix it.

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• UPS Tools

  Discussions about Network UPS Tools and APCUPSD packages for pfSense
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  @dennypage Interesting. I would have thought the initial reboot, which occurred as part of the upgrade, would have done the trick, but it took a second reboot, just now, to get things working.

  So the issue, for me at least, seems resolved, but of course this leaves open the question of why a second reboot was needed. Here's some more information in case it helps.

  There was no difference in the output of usbconfig show_ifdrv at any point -- before or after unplugging/replugging the USB cable, nor after rebooting. Here's the output relating to the UPS, which was identical at all 3 points:

  ugen0.5: <PR1500LCDRT2U UPS Cyber Power System, Inc.> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)

  Question: What would tell me whether or not a driver was loaded?

  Prior to rebooting, I also tried running usbhid-ups -DDDDDD -a CyberPower-1500, and the only apparently meaningful message was (complete output later):

  ... 0.001460 [D2] Initializing an USB-connected UPS with library libusb-1.0.0 (API: 0x1000102) (NUT subdriver name='USB communication driver (libusb 1.0)' ver='0.47') 0.001760 [D2] libusb1: No appropriate HID device found 0.001774 libusb1: Could not open any HID devices: no USB buses found 0.001780 No matching HID UPS found ...

  Here's the full output:

  [2.8.0-RELEASE][admin@janus.jhmg.pvt]/root: /usr/local/libexec/nut/usbhid-ups -DDDDDD -a CyberPower-1500 0.000001 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.state "init.starting" Network UPS Tools - Generic HID driver 0.53 (2.8.2) USB communication driver (libusb 1.0) 0.47 0.000284 [D1] upsdrv_makevartable... 0.000449 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.version.usb "libusb-1.0.0 (API: 0x1000102)" 0.000465 [D1] Using USB implementation: libusb-1.0.0 (API: 0x1000102) 0.000604 [D5] do_upsconf_args: confupsname=CyberPower-1500, var=driver, val=usbhid-ups 0.000616 [D5] do_upsconf_args: call main_arg() 0.000624 [D3] main_arg: var='driver' val='usbhid-ups' 0.000631 [D5] do_upsconf_args: not a main_arg() 0.000637 [D5] do_upsconf_args: this is a 'driver' setting, may we proceed? 0.000645 [D6] testval_reloadable: var=driver, oldval=usbhid-ups, newval=usbhid-ups, reloadable=0, reload_flag=0 0.000654 [D6] testval_reloadable: verdict for (re)loading var=driver value: -1 0.000659 [D5] do_upsconf_args: 'driver' setting already applied with this value 0.000667 [D5] do_upsconf_args: confupsname=CyberPower-1500, var=port, val=auto 0.000673 [D5] do_upsconf_args: call main_arg() 0.000678 [D3] main_arg: var='port' val='auto' 0.000685 [D6] testinfo_reloadable: var=port, infoname=driver.parameter.port, newval=auto, reloadable=0, reload_flag=0 0.000692 [D6] testinfo_reloadable: verdict for (re)loading var=port value: 1 0.000703 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.port "auto" 0.000728 [D1] Network UPS Tools version 2.8.2 (release/snapshot of 2.8.2) built with FreeBSD clang version 19.1.5 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-19.1.5-0-gab4b5a2db582); Target: x86_64-unknown-freebsd15.0; Thread model: posix and configured with flags: --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/nut --program-transform-name= --localstatedir=/var/db/nut --datadir=/usr/local/etc/nut --with-devd-dir=/usr/local/etc/devd --with-drvpath=/usr/local/libexec/nut --with-statepath=/var/db/nut --with-altpidpath=/var/db/nut --with-pidpath=/var/db/nut --with-pkgconfig-dir=/usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig --with-user=nut --with-group=nut --with-python=/usr/local/bin/python3.11 --without-python2 --with-python3=/usr/local/bin/python3.11 --without-nut_monitor --with-ltdl --with-nut-scanner --with-avahi --with-cgi --with-cgipath=/usr/local/www/cgi-bin/nut --with-htmlpath=/usr/local/www/nut --with-gd-includes=-I/usr/local/include --with-gd-libs='-L/usr/local/lib -lgd' --without-dev --with-freeipmi --without-ipmi --with-doc=no --with-modbus --with-neon --without-nss --with-openssl --with-powerman --with-serial --with-snmp --with-usb=auto --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local/share/man --disable-silent-rules --infodir=/usr/local/share/info/ --build=amd64-portbld-freebsd15.0 0.000748 [D1] debug level is '6' 0.000759 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.debug "6" 0.000768 [D5] send_to_all: SETFLAGS driver.debug RW NUMBER 0.001368 [D1] Succeeded to become_user(nut): now UID=316 GID=316 0.001431 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO device.type "ups" 0.001444 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.state "init.device" 0.001451 [D1] upsdrv_initups (non-SHUT)... 0.001460 [D2] Initializing an USB-connected UPS with library libusb-1.0.0 (API: 0x1000102) (NUT subdriver name='USB communication driver (libusb 1.0)' ver='0.47') 0.001760 [D2] libusb1: No appropriate HID device found 0.001774 libusb1: Could not open any HID devices: no USB buses found 0.001780 No matching HID UPS found 0.001809 [D5] send_to_all: SETINFO driver.state "cleanup.exit" 0.001818 upsnotify: failed to notify about state 4: no notification tech defined, will not spam more about it

  You might consider adding this resolution to the release notes for 2.8.

  Thanks for the assistance!

• ACME

  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.

• FRR

  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.

• Tailscale

  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?

• WireGuard

  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.