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    No Available Packages - Package Manager

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      I'd also make sure you have a valid default route in Diag > Routes.

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      • linuxstudent1990L
        linuxstudent1990
        last edited by

        Hi @Gertjan Sorry for late response. Just back from holiday..

        This is my pfsense DNS.

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        This is my DNS resolver Settings.

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        Can you show Status > System Logs > System > DNS Resolver
        Can you find the word 'start' on that page ? Often ?
        

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        Nope. I dont find "start" on the page.

        I have ping using CMD and this is the result.

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        2023-12-18_03-01_1.png

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        • linuxstudent1990L
          linuxstudent1990 @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10

          hi
          this is the result.

          2023-12-18_03-14.png

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            That all looks good. Are you still seeing the same issues updating?

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            • linuxstudent1990L
              linuxstudent1990 @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 Yes.
              Still same. No package manager.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Like pkg-static -d update still fails?

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                • linuxstudent1990L
                  linuxstudent1990 @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10 Hi..
                  Still same..
                  What else should I do ?

                  2023-12-18_13-16.png ![2023-12-18_13-16.png]

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                  • G
                    GeorgeCZ58
                    last edited by

                    I had a same issue. I didnt find way how to resolve that. For me the main things worked, so I keep router for few days, as I dont have time. After 4 days when I logged back, everything was working and I was able to install packages.

                    I do not know why that happen, I tried everything what was found on phorum without any luck. @stephenw10 can you check if there arent really some package service issues on your side? Maybe thats why there is also so many issues with upgrades..?

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                    • linuxstudent1990L
                      linuxstudent1990
                      last edited by

                      I FOUND A SOLUTION !!

                      I go to System > General Setup

                      I untick the DNS Server overide.

                      I add cloudflare dns.

                      2023-12-18_13-54.png

                      Then save

                      At the system information, the button check for update appear.

                      2023-12-18_14-03.png

                      Then I try revisited the package manager. It work fine !! 😲

                      2023-12-18_13-56.png

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                      • GertjanG
                        Gertjan @linuxstudent1990
                        last edited by

                        @linuxstudent1990 said in No Available Packages - Package Manager:

                        Nope. I dont find "start" on the page.

                        I presume you have this :
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                        set to level 2 or 3. That means that every dns request will get flogged, and this flushes out the log fil really fast - like the line you've showed : just one second.

                        This :

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                        says your one 2.7.2

                        This :

                        b6cdbab9-db10-40d8-ab00-e2b6215591c9-image.png

                        says the same thing - the prompt says 2.7.2.
                        Then why the 2_7_1 repository is requested ?

                        I stephenw10 doesn't know a correct command line solution for this one, I'll vote for the fast way out that will succeed without a hitch : get a copy of the config.xml, re install, import the copy of the config.xml and call it a day.

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

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                        • linuxstudent1990L
                          linuxstudent1990 @GeorgeCZ58
                          last edited by

                          @GeorgeCZ58 I think I have solve this issue. It happen because of the DNS.

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                          • GertjanG
                            Gertjan @linuxstudent1990
                            last edited by

                            @linuxstudent1990

                            DNS did its work :

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                            But true : never understood what these do on a firewall

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                            pfSense doesn't need "them" to work.

                            You need public (company owned) DNS servers if your own company forces you make your DNS records public or you have a special uplink with high latency to root or tld DNS servers, and a more close by servers speeds things up a little bit.
                            pfSense doesn't need the DNS server it got from the upstream DHCP server (most probably it well send the IP of the ISP router, itself being a forwarder to an ISP DNS router).
                            Remember : public DNS servers, your ISP DNS servers are revolvers that use the Internet's root and DNS tld servers, something that pfSense also does with the resolver.

                            Anyway, the issue right now is : pfSense is on 2.7.2. It's internal package database 'thinks' it's on 2.7.1.

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

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Yes that^. Make sure you set the update branch to 2.7.2 because it appears you are running 2.7.2 but pulling packages from 2.7.1.

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                              • linuxstudent1990L
                                linuxstudent1990 @GeorgeCZ58
                                last edited by

                                @GeorgeCZ58 I think I have solve this issue. It happen because of the DNS.

                                @Gertjan said in No Available Packages - Package Manager:

                                pfSense doesn't need the DNS server it got from the upstream DHCP server (most probably it well send the IP of the ISP router, itself being a forwarder to an ISP DNS router).
                                Remember : public DNS servers, your ISP DNS servers are revolvers that use the Internet's root and DNS tld servers, something that pfSense also does with the resolver.

                                I also feeling weird. That dns are from my isp. After remove the DNS override. Its fix the problem.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Yes strange because you have the resolution behaviour set to use localhost (Unbound) by default and only fall back to remote servers.

                                  It implies Unbound is failing yet you specifically tested that and it resolved OK.

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