• Notification error

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    @jimp Thanks ... 2FA and App Password solved the problem

  • Basic 2 interface LAGG help

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    Only ports 23 and 24 should be in the LAGG on the switch.

    Check the output of ifconfig lagg0 in pfSense. If LACP is correctly setup it will show '<ACTIVE,COLLECTING,DISTRIBUTING>' on each port.

    You are not using a VLAN for the captive portal interface in pfSense so you shouldn't have any VLAN config in the switch for the lagg or port 7. Including VLAN trunk enable.

    Steve

  • increase in ram usage

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    @enesas

    Its probably in context of this:

    Memory Leak

    Memory Usage

    As far as I read it should be fixed for CE 2.7.0 and PF+ 22.05 ...

  • Disk Full - but not seeing how

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    @derelict

    I had lost webui access entirely... so I didn't have the opportunity to see the capture process still running. I had forgotten about it.

    Likely because the file being removed is still open by the capture process.

    Is there a command to see what files have open file descriptors?

  • Newbie question, just want to use VPN function not as router.

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    Yup, that^.

    You just need to change the pfSense LAN subnet to something other than what the ISP router is using. The default 192.168.1.1/24 for LAN will work if it's not already in use somewhere on your network. But I suggest you don't use that, especially for a VPN server, because it can easily conflict with remote VPN clients. Use something obscure instead like, for example, 10.100.10.1/24.

    Steve

  • IPv6 - set static address on tracking interface

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    @jknott it looks like - thank you.

  • New pfsense install runs at only 610Mb/s on a gigabit fibre connection

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    I have CAT5e jacks throughout the house and get gig speeds on every device.

    Possibilities I can see... misbehaving NIC on the endpoint, damaged cabling, bent pins (or corrosion) on the jack, bad termination on the jack (or patch panel), misbehaving switchport, misconfigured NIC, could also be running CAT5 instead of CAT5e, amongst other things.

    You can actually get up to 5 Gbit over CAT5e using mGig ports, so there shouldn't be any issues getting 1 Gbit speeds under normal circumstances. If you're not getting 1 Gbit over CAT5e, then there's an issue with something... somewhere... however subtle it may be. I feel like the CAT6 cable may be masking the underlying issue... but glad it's working.

  • NETGATE 3100 drops connection on downloading large files

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    Mmm, odd. I know of nothing that would do that without a deliberate config to make it do it. Like using Squid with ClamAV perhaps. But the 2GB RAM in the 3100 would restrict that.

    Steve

  • ZFS Boot Environments and old pool name

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    Mmm, the name itself should not be an issue but, yeah, I would definitely re-install.

  • /boot/loader.conf.local replaced during Upgrade to 2.6

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    It wasn't that it's unstable in 2.6 it's that the drivers stopped building in our build infrastructure for some reason and the errors were preventing snapshots being built. Since the only thing we've ever sold that has Realtek NICs (apu1) runs just fine with the default driver the easiest thing was to remove it at that point. I can ask about adding it back.

    Steve

  • Can't reach access point on other interface/subnet to configure it.

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    @indiegamesfan said in Can't reach access point on other interface/subnet to configure it.:

    and block the web interface on the guest network

    I doubt that would be possible with most AP devices, but probably the best chance is to use an outbound NAT rule as mentioned and on the AP allow access only from that IP (the IP of that NAT rule).

  • unplugged 1 nic causes pfsense to not work

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    Yeah, the chances of a NIC failing so that it's not seen on the PCI bus is extremely low. It's far more likely to fail on the other side.

    If hardware failures like that are a concern you should be using an HA pair.

    Steve

  • ntpd Server Log Level

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    @johnpoz Thanks, yeah I was aware I can see it real time, I was looking for logging. Firewall rules with logging enabled works too but IMO the service itself should do it.

  • windows clients can only ping gateway

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    ok so i solved the problem...
    idk why I didn't do this earlier but I checked the arp table of the computers that were not working and the mac didn't match my router.
    turns out that my brother's switch killed itself and decided to give itself statically the same IP as the router, arp poisoning the network so the computers could only access devices in the same subnet.
    idk why this affected only Windows devices

  • Certificates expiring

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    @bob-dig

    Found it and it expired 120 days ago. I have renewed and it will expire on Dec 3, 2027.

    tnx

  • Send system information to MQTT broker or similar

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    @stephenw10 Thank you, I will check the snmp protocol ;)

  • Can't turn on

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    More information needed.

    This fails after the install?

    Can we see a screenshot?

    Which pfSense version? Which ESXi version? How is the VM configured

    Steve

  • How to disable configure automatic file deletion?

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    @dimskraft where are you creating this file - I use public key to auth to my pfsense, I only have that enabled, you can not ssh with password.

    You put the Authorized SSH Keys for a user, in the user manager..

    key.jpg

  • No link when LAN connects to Cisco Switch

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    Ah, that sounds like it's missing some lines and the linksys can detect that and fall back to 100M, which only needs two pairs. If that is the case then setting 100M fixed at both em0 and the Cisco switch should also link. If that does work then you are losing some connections somewhere. If not the cable then it could be in the port perhaps?

    Steve

  • V2.6.0 browser cookies warning loop

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    I have a new, clean install of 2.6.0 CE that is doing the same thing as the OP described.

    I'm running this box in a VMWare environment. Initial install went normal, with no issues. The issue started when I went into System->Advanced and tried to tell the webConfigurator to use HTTPS. I'm using the default self-signed certificate. The WebGUI redirect box is unchecked (default) and the Anti-lockout is enabled (default). As soon as I click the Save button it breaks the webConfigurator. Every browser gives the message "This browser must support cookies". I have also tried multiple browsers from multiple machines with different OS's. The only way to regain access is to use the console and re-enter the LAN static IP. During that process it asks if the webConfigurator should be reset, choose Y and it resets back to HTTP access only and access is regained.

    Has anyone found why this is happening?

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