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      Divya 0
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      Hi,
      I have using the pfsense version 2.4.4 and Freebsd version 11.12
      The Problem is that cpu utilization high on frequent basis and also my swap space 100% instead on RAM memory is 2GB available
      How to resolve this issue? and why my swap space is full?
      how to take remote console for pfsense?

      Thanks in Advance!

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        Gertjan @Divya 0
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        @divya-0

        Help will be difficult, as no one is using your version any more for a couple of yeas now.
        Check here.

        A 'out of the box' pfSense installation will work just fine with 2 Gbytes of memory.
        An out of memory situation can only happen if the admin started adding or activating advanced features (that need a lot of memory).

        @divya-0 said in Regarding CPU & Swamp Space full:

        how to take remote console for pfsense?

        Quick and less secure : open port 80 and/or 443 on the WAN interface.
        Best method : You've noticed that since two years or so, half the planet is talking about 'remove office working' using a VPN access ? Welcome to the club : this is the method you should be using also. pfSense has several VPN support build in.

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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          Divya 0
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          @ Gertjan

          I didn't add or activate any kind of services but swap memory high gradually and now it's 100% complete

          For remote console, new to access freebsd console like putty with using ssh

          Your response is most welcome

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            Gertjan @Divya 0
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            @divya-0 said in Regarding CPU & Swamp Space full:

            For remote console, new to access freebsd console like putty with using ssh

            In that case, as you'll be using port 22 TCP, so open this port.
            Or again : use a VPN. Nothing to open, no security issues.

            If you are using a 'stock' pfSense with 2 Gbytes, and it starts to use swap, consider your system unstable.
            SSH access, and also GUI access can tell you what process use what memory and when.

            You might even hit a bug that was solved many years ago.
            The answer was : upgrade 😊 This answer still applies.
            As said : who recalls issues of the last version ? Nearly no one.
            2.4.4 ? Why should we ?

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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